VSDP - Vocational Skills Development Programme


COVID-19 and the military coup had a negative impact on the availability of jobs, economic resilience and access to training in Myanmar. This last phase of the VSDP project aims to provide an alternative for women and youth to get relevant training and (self-) employment while supporting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to improve their income, contribute to learning and create jobs. The project builds on Switzerland’s strategic position and experience in the vocational training sector.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Myanmar
Emploi & développement économique
Formation professionelle
nothemedefined
Création d'emplois
Formation professionnelle
Développement de petites et moyennes entreprises
01.04.2023 - 31.07.2028
CHF  9’977’000
Contexte Myanmar's economy has suffered enormously since the covid pandemic and the military coup. 40% of the population live below the poverty line with more than a million people who lost their jobs. All this is happening in a context of conflict that also affects the education sector, preventing millions of children from accessing education. Engagement with the Ministries involved in Technical and Vocational Educational and Training is no longer possible as per Swiss/UN engagement principles. Nevertheless, after an intense reorientation exercise following the coup, the last phase of VSDP aims to provide an alternative for young people to get relevant training and (self-) employment while supporting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to improve their own income, contribute to learning through practical work and create jobs. Switzerland/SDC with Swisscontact has a comparative advantage thanks to our thematic expertise and knowledge of the Myanmar context after already 9 years of activity in this sector.
Objectifs

The overall goal is to contribute to better livelihood opportunities and increased economic resilience for women and men in target areas.

The geographic focus is southern Shan, the southeast (Mon & Kayin) and Yangon.

Selected sectors: Agriculture, traditional textiles and infrastructure maintenance were selected for their economic potential and resilience in the current context.

Groupes cibles

-    15’000 direct beneficiaries (with minimum 50% women), such as agricultural workers (in particular women and youth); MSMEs (in particular women-owned), women artisans, single mothers, women with disabilities, women who lost jobs in the ready-made garment sector, domestic migrant workers, IDPs, people whose education was disrupted due to the coup.

-    50’000 indirect beneficiaries.

Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1)    Women and men have relevant skills to find employment or self employment.

Outcome 2)    Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises are more resilient and able to generate and safeguard employment opportunities.

Outcome 3)    Key stakeholders collaborate to contribute to more resilient local labor markets, employment numbers and economies.

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1)    Skills of unemployed and working people in selected labour markets are strengthened.

Output 1.2)    Employment Support Services are strengthened.

Output 2.1)    Linkages of MSMEs to finance and Business Development Services are established.

Output 3.1)    Collaboration and learning spaces are established and functional.


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

-    9’000 people have been trained and around 22’500 indirectly benefited people;

-    64% of graduates found a job and 59% improved their income, yet only 44% of women graduates. Specific support to women graduates is thus needed to improve their employability and income;

-    Support to the demand side is also required to improve the employment results; 

-    Partnering with private training providers has proved to be a more sustainable way of delivering vocational training while keeping a lower profile. 


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
ONG internationale ou étrangère
Organisation suisse à but non lucratif
  • Swisscontact


Autres partenaires
Mandate implemented by the consortium Swisscontact / INBAS 
Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs

The project will especially coordinate with the portfolio under Skills & Market Development Domain (FOSTER, LIFT, Biotrade Project), but will also have links with the Humanitarian Direct Action.

The project does not provide technical or direct financial assistance to government bodies, but will have to sign two Memoranda of Understanding to be able to implement its activities.

Swisscontact will coordinate with other projects in the TVET sectors such as the ones implemented by LIFT, GIZ, the EU and NORAD.

Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    9’977’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    4’369’340 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   42’339’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   52’316’000
Phases du projet Phase 3 01.04.2023 - 31.07.2028   (Phase en cours) Phase 2 01.05.2018 - 31.03.2023   (Completed) Phase 1 01.12.2013 - 30.04.2018   (Completed)