Grants for Work Readiness and Continuing Education Training for Out-of-School Youth (Philippines)

Deadline: 30-Nov-22

Implemented in partnership with the Department of Education Alternative Learning System (DepEd ALS), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and local government units (LGU), USAID’s Opportunity 2.0 is a five-year $37.5 million program designed to strengthen national and local capability to provide out-of-school youth (OSY) with quality education and learning experiences, inspire life-long-learning, and lead to an improved education, livelihood, or employment opportunities.

The curriculum is designed to bridge the gaps between skills and in-demand jobs, and will cater to out-of-school youth (OSY) who may be DepEd ALS completers, and non-ALS or non-TVET vouth.

Themes

• EDC’s WRN Curriculum shall be delivered by organizations or institutions with experience, expertise, and resources in implementing DepEd ALS, TVET, or other capacity-building programs for OSY aged 15-24 years old, of all genders across the country.
• Proponents will deliver work and entrepreneurial training and teach at least (minimum of) 100 OSY relevant and in-demand skills to prepare them for their transition to their jobs, own businesses, or further education and higher-level training pathways.

Funding Information

• The Total grant amount may be up to Php 2 million, depending on the programs to be implemented and the number of OSY to be trained.
• The grant is will co-fund the delivery of the WRN training and transitioning programs to OSY aged 15-24 for six to 12 months.
• The grantee should target to train at least (minimum of) 100 OSY.

Components

• Strengthening the capacity of local and national systems for second chance education.
• Strengthening the capacity of work-readiness and technical – vocational education and training (TVET) systems and
• Improve the enabling environment for positive youth development (PYD). These components are further reinforced by crosscutting activities which engage both universities and the private sector.

Target Beneficiaries

• Gender: Male, Female
• Social and health situation: OSY who are single parents, teen-age mothers, PWDs, IPs, youth in conflict with the law are eligible to participate in the Opportunity 2.0 program.
• Work Situation: Unemployed, employed or self-employed OSY may participate in the program
• A resident of an Opportunity 2.0 program site or from its environs, i.e. OSY who may not be from the site but are employed or studying in the program sites.
• Education Attainment (any one of the following):
  • May have dropped out of Junior High School or Senior High School;
  • May be a Junior High School graduate but have not enrolled to the next higher level (Senior High School) in the 6 months before the start of the WRN program;
  • May be a Senior High School graduate but have not enrolled to the next higher level (Tertiary level) in the 6 months before the start of the WRN program;
  • May have started a college course but have no college degree (associate, certificate, diploma or bachelor’s) or have dropped out of college;
  • May be an ALS Learner or Completer;
  • May be a TVET course completer but should not be an NC V course completer in TESDA.
• The institution/organization should employ process for screening, placing and orienting youth including people  with disabilities (PWDs) in appropriate training courses. The process should include a strategy to ensure gender-balance or equal participation of male and female youth.

Eligibility Criteria

• Local training service providers, NGOs or non-profit organizations, private technical vocational institutions (TVIs), higher education institutions (HEIs), and youth-serving organizations in lloilo City.
• Organizations or Institutions with proven experience in conducting DepEd ALS, TVET or other training programs for OSY or youth in general in the target areas or sites.

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