Quality Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Youth (QualiTY)

The rationale to design the QualiTY project emanates from on-the-ground realities at TVET school level and from the opportunities presented by the federalisation process to create an enabling environment for TVET school to perform better. Whilst TVET is recognised as an important driver of economic growth and social inclusion, TVET schools struggle with declining attendance of the youths to TVET programmes, with inadequate plans, human and financial resources and ultimately with their limited ability to offer programmes that capture the commitment of the private sector as a partner and of youths as beneficiaries.

The lack of incentives is derived from the absence of accreditation procedures for TVET schools. Unavailability of qualified teachers outdated or unadopted curriculum due to limited resources have diminished the quality of numerous TVET programmes delivered across the country and are neither incentivised nor coerced to improve the quality. 

Expected Results

Outcome 1: MoEST provides coherent national standards for TVET and procedures and monitors quality of their implementation.

• 1 national accreditation standard and 1 accreditation procedure are endorsed by the Intergovernmental Council.
• 1 national instructor licensing standard and 1 licensing procedure are endorsed by the Intergovernmental Council.
• 250 TVET schools are accredited to “level A”.
• 100% of the accredited schools receive the level of subsidy from provincial or local governments defined in the accreditation procedure.
• 1’000 instructors are licensed, 500 from disadvantaged groups, out of which 300 are women.

Outcome 2: The Office for TVET in the Provinces implements the accreditation procedure and collaborate with local governments to manage TVET schools.

• 70 TVET school principals receive coaching support through the Office for TVET.
• 90% school principals are satisfied with mentoring and coaching/supervision provided by the Office for TVET.
• 280 TVET school Principals receives orientation from the Office for TVET for applying for accreditation.
• 75% of school principals seeking accreditation are satisfied with the procedure.
• The Office for TVET processes 250 applications for accreditation submitted by TVET schools.
• 250 accreditation verification visits (1 per school) are conducted by the Office for TVET and local governments to assess schools using national quality standards.

Outcome 3: TVET schools enrol and retain youth, including from disadvantaged groups, in quality TVET programmes.

• 90% of 280 TVET schools supported by QualiTY apply for accreditation.
• 60’000 youths are enrolled in TVET programmes in schools supported by phase 1, including 36’000 from disadvantaged groups, out of which 18’000 are women
• 50 % of decrease in drop-out rate compared to baseline in TVET schools benefiting from the project’s support.