2022 - 2026
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 Unavailability of qualified teachers outdated or unadopted curriculum due to limited resources have diminished the quality of numerous TVET programmes delivered across the country and are neither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.
The QualiTY project will provide support to each sphere of the government to fulfil their constitutional mandate in TVET to improve TVET school’s performance and ultimately the quality of the graduates for better employment prospects. The impact hypothesis is that if the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) provides coherent national quality standards and procedures, if provincial governments implement the accreditation procedure, coach TVET school Principals and collaborate with local governments to manage TVET schools and if TVET schools as a result of the coaching enrol and retain youth in quality TVET programmes, then Nepali youth, including from disadvantaged groups, will benefit from better employment prospects because quality of education is ensured by TVET schools’ adherence to common standards and transparent accreditation procedure. Innovative tools will include e-learning platforms for all types of learners and the use of management information systems (MIS) for project management and monitoring and for monitoring the quality of schools. Primary beneficiaries Secondary beneficiaries Project GoalsThe QualiTY project will support Nepali youth including from disadvantaged groups benefit from quality TVET and better employment prospects. Project PartnersMinistry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST); Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) at Federal level; Ministry for Social Development/Education (MoSD/E) at Province level; and Municipalities and TVET schools at local level. |
Outcome 1: MoEST provides coherent national standards for TVET and procedures and monitors quality of their implementation.
Outcome 2: The Office for TVET in the Provinces implements the accreditation procedure and collaborate with local governments to manage TVET schools.
Outcome 3: TVET schools enrol and retain youth, including from disadvantaged groups, in quality TVET programmes.