VET Toolbox is an international facility aiming to improve the effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems by making them opportunity-driven, turning investments into drivers for inclusive economic growth, social development, and decent job creation.
We deliver our services through the VET Toolbox partner agencies and their networks.
Since 2022, we have focused on piloting opportunity-driven actions in 11 selected Sub-Saharan African countries. We help improve local benefits of European investments through improved availability of skilled manpower, ensuring maximum employment impact.
From 2017 to 2022, during our first phase of implementation, we delivered services to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. They included:
• Technical assistance, building up VET system capacities.
• Funding of innovative projects promoting inclusion in VET and labour markets.
• Knowledge exchange activities aiming to influence changes in VET systems: twinning and mentoring partnerships, knowledge products, and events.
The VET Toolbox project in Mozambique contributes to the economic development and the investment climate in the economic corridors of Maputo and Beira through the promotion of demand-oriented skills development for the T&L sector...
VET Toolbox is collaborating with both public and private partners to reinforce national investment programmes in the Transport and Logistics (T&L) sector, with a specific focus on enhancing the skills of courier riders. Key...
In Tanzania, VET Toolbox collaborates with key public and private partners to create a conducive environment for local job creation and future investments in the solar photovoltaic (PV) subsector. Notable achievements include...
The VET Toolbox project in Uganda addresses skills gaps in the solar energy sector, which is poised for substantial investment and job growth in the years ahead, and boosts income and job opportunities in underserved rural areas...
Factsheet: Gender Mainstreaming Overview Employment Outcomes: 39% of employed graduates are women, surpassing the target of 35%. Female employment rates average 68%, compared to 77% for men, a significant achievement given the...
Depending on the context, VET Toolbox introduced new PPDs or strengthened existing PPD structures in partner countries, using different approaches: Strengthening existing PPD structures for efficient opportunity exploration and...
The overarching goal of VET Toolbox is to demonstrate that local skills development systems can be flexible and more responsive to the labour market’s needs. When skills systems deliver the competent local workforce needed to...
The VET Toolbox project in Senegal targets skills gaps in the heavy machinery sector, partnering with SMT to create local job opportunities and increase the income of local youth. So far, achievements include the following...
VET Toolbox involves a range of public and private stakeholders at various levels to address the skills gap in electronics and telecommunications and contribute to the development of the ICT sector in the region. So far, notable...
VET Toolbox works together with public and private actors to reinforce skills development and unlock job opportunities in the thriving eco-construction sector. Key achievements so far include the following: Organising multi-level...
