UNESCO South Sudan UNESCO Sydsudan UNESCO has applied for 100 000 000 SEK from Sida to the programme "Strenghtening Technical and Vocational Education and Training in South Sudan", during the period 2021-2025. 

The programme aims at strengthening the technical and vocational education and training in South Sudan. The programme specifically contributes to SDG 4, 5, 8 and 13 by aiming at reaching results in three outcomes. 

Under outcome one the programme aims at establish and strengthen an inclusive TVET governance mechanism in the country with active participation and engagement of the private sector in the TVET governance body. Consequently, a TVET system that responds to the needs of the labour market will lead to skilled human resources, job growth and promote a decent work environment. 

Under outcome two national TVET institutes will be better equipped to deliver TVET by strengthening the training of TVET teachers, reviewing and developing gender-aware curricula and teaching/learning materials. 

Under outcome three out of school youth will have access to TVET including functional literacy skills. 

All three outcomes contributes to SDG 5 on gender equality.

Sida is the only funder of programme which will be implemented by UNESCO together with selected implementing partners. UNESCO har ansökt om 100 000 000 SEK för implementering av programmet "Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training in South Sudan" under perioden 2021-2025 i Sydsudan. 

Programmet  syftar till att stärka Sydsudans yrkesutbildningssystem. Programmet ämnar bidra framför allt till SDG 4, 5, 8 och 13 genom att uppnå resultat inom tre målområden. 

I målområde ett är syftet att etablera och stärka en inkluderande styrning av Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) där den privata sektorn ska vara delaktig. Ett yrkesutbildningssystem som svarar mot behoven på arbetsmarknaden förväntas leda till bättre utbildad arbetskraft, ökat antal arbetstillfällen och främjandet av en sundare arbetsmiljö. 

Under målområde två är syftet att stärka nationella utbildningsinstitutioner genom vidareutbildning av yrkesutbildningslärare, utveckling av läroplaner, utbildnings- och lärandematerial med gender-perspektiv och  miljö- och klimatperspektiv.  

Under målområde tre är målet att ungdomar som står utanför skolan ska få tillgång till yrkesutbildning och baskunskaper inom läs- och skrivkunnighet. 

Sida är den enda finansiären av programmet som ska implementeras av UNESCO tillsammans med utvalda implementerande partners. The UNESCO programme "Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training in South Sudan" aims to reduce unemployment and boost livelihood among young women and men from poorer families through strengthening gender responsive governance, quality and relevance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in South Sudan. This includes strengthening environment and climate change awareness and adaptation capacity to reduce vulnerability and incident of conflict.

The expected impact of the intervention is to develop a labour market responsive TVET (Governance and TVET provision) in South Sudan that fosters youth employment and contributing peace resilience and nation building towards achieving SDG 2030, specifically 4 and 5.

Outcome 1: National Inclusive TVET governance structures established, and evidence-based policies established implemented by the Government of South Sudan. This outcome aims at strengthening TVET governance and coordination among ministries and with the representatives of the private sector, as well as to strengthen the management information system on TVET. 

Outcome 2: National TVET Institutions, Teachers, Trainers and Instructors trainers provide quality gender-transformative and greening TVET programmes. The outcome aims to strengthen TVET quality through improvement of TVET teacher training and curricula developments functions, with a strong gender lens.

Outcome 3: Young women and men in South Sudan are empowered by improving their livelihood through access to climate change and labour market responsive TVET opportunities. This outcome aims to equip the authorities with capacities to design, implement and monitor targeted, relevant, gender-transformative and flexible skills development and internship opportunities for young people in remote and conflict affected areas, deprived from access to education and employment.