[{"bbox": [112, 76, 1146, 184], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, improved access to decent employment (wage/self employment) and incomes for youth and women (in particular) are to be addressed and facilitated by institutionalised partnerships between the private sector and TVET colleges, support to access to finance (also through innovative instruments) and through online platforms and digital management information platforms."}, {"bbox": [112, 197, 288, 227], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Key stakeholders"}, {"bbox": [112, 238, 1146, 346], "category": "Text", "text": "The primary beneficiaries are the teachers and students from the targeted polytechnic colleges in Ethiopia. Main stakeholders include TVET providers, higher education institutions, the private sector and, over time, Ethiopia's broader digital ecosystem. This Action will also specifically target women and youth in vulnerable areas and from marginalised groups, including young persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [112, 357, 405, 385], "category": "Text", "text": "Other key stakeholders include:"}, {"bbox": [112, 395, 1146, 504], "category": "Text", "text": "**EU Member States:** Several EU MS and MS agencies (ex. KfW, AICS, NL, SW and FI) are actively engaged in digital transformation, TVET and/or facilitating dialogue between the public and private sectors. By providing support to Ethiopia's digital transformation through TVET, the EU will position itself as a key partner in this strategic area of intervention."}, {"bbox": [112, 513, 1146, 782], "category": "Text", "text": "**Government (duty bearers):** The Ministry of Labour and Skills (MoLS) and the Ministry of Innovation and Technology will be the EU's main counterparts. The MoLS is tasked to coordinate the implementation of the TVET strategy and implement the ESHI Basket fund. The Federal TVET Institute under the Ministry of Labour and Skills is responsible for teachers' training. Regional Labour and Skills Bureau, part of the local governments, as well as Woreda level offices are responsible for the administration and management of TVET and teacher training programmes. They will therefore play a crucial role in the implementation as well as in the monitoring of the programme, allowing for the Action to be sustained at institutional level. Close collaboration will be ensured also with the Ministry of Innovation and Technology who has recently signed a MoU with the MoLS regarding the provision of digital skills through TVET. Coordination with relevant level of the government structure is a key for successful implementation and sustainability."}, {"bbox": [112, 792, 1146, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "**Private Sector:** Local and European businesses, sectoral associations, incubators and accelerators participating in the digital economy, focusing on specific value chains and involved in strengthening entrepreneurial skills. Companies will be involved in the development of the course content to ensure it reply to the local needs. Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations as well as the EuroChamber."}, {"bbox": [112, 919, 1146, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "**Civil Society:** This Action envisions the engagement, participation of and coordination with the civil society organisations, entrepreneurs associations/unions, NGOs focusing on digital rights and organisations of persons with disabilities and women associations."}, {"bbox": [112, 1011, 1146, 1126], "category": "Text", "text": "**Development partners:** Close coordination will be ensured with other Development Partners active in the sector such as World Bank, South Korea, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UN Agencies to avoid overlapping, create synergies and leverage support to sustainable digital transformation, skills development and employment creation in Ethiopia."}, {"bbox": [175, 1167, 693, 1200], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [101, 1232, 522, 1264], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [112, 1290, 1146, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will contribute to the EU's goal of supporting the digital transformation of Ethiopia by strengthening the quality and relevance of the TVET system to meet the skills needs of the digital economy and to facilitate (digital) entrepreneurship."}, {"bbox": [112, 1383, 497, 1411], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [112, 1422, 1146, 1476], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improving access to quality digital learning through advanced technologies and locally relevant content in collaboration with the private sector."}, {"bbox": [112, 1476, 1146, 1529], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Strengthening TVET trainers' digital skills and their ability to provide digitally-enabled TVET through gender-specific and disability inclusive capacity building."}, {"bbox": [112, 1529, 1146, 1582], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Enhancing youth's market-relevant digital skills and entrepreneurial understanding with a focus on female students and including students with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [112, 1582, 1146, 1636], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Improving employability of youth in collaboration with the private sector by facilitating linkages to the labour market in relevant value chains and sectors (incl. in the digital economy)."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1667, 1158, 1691], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 28"}]