Deadline: 6-Mar-25
The Government of Canada is requesting proposals for the Skills development, Technical, Vocational Education and Training Fund.
This call aims to select an organization to establish and manage a skills development and TVET fund. The fund will provide sub-grants to Canadian, international and local organizations to support skills development, including TVET, with the purpose of supporting better access to decent work.
Funding Information and Duration
- The total amount of funding available under this call is up to $49.5 million over 5 years.
Expected Outcomes
- Under this call, your proposed project must contribute to the achievement of the following ultimate outcome:
- Improved employment, self-employment, and entrepreneurship outcomes for the hardest to reach young people, including young women and girls, youth living with disabilities and refugees and displaced population, to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth, including in crisis, and conflict-affected settings.
- Your proposed project must also contribute to all the following intermediate outcomes:
- Improved employability skills and increased access to employment, self-employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities of skills development /TVET trainees.
- Increased provision of quality and demand-driven skills development/TVET for youth, including green, blue and digital economy skills.
- Increased partnerships including financial support for the fund from other donors and partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must meet each of the following eligibility screening requirements and, where stipulated, provide supporting documentation:
- Your organization is a Canadian organization, which means for the purpose of this call that your organization is legally incorporated in Canada, established with an office and employees in Canada and can provide proof of legal status (e.g. a letter of incorporation) along with a Canada Revenue Agency business number;
- If your organization is an Indigenous organization in Canada, it must provide supporting documentation on its history, governance and/or ownership structure.
- Your organization is a Canadian organization, which means for the purpose of this call that your organization is legally incorporated in Canada, established with an office and employees in Canada and can provide proof of legal status (e.g. a letter of incorporation) along with a Canada Revenue Agency business number;
- You must provide separate financial statements for your organization’s 2 most recent fiscal years. Audited statements are preferred. If these are not available, statements must be signed by a member of the board of directors of each signatory, by the board’s delegate or by the owner(s).
- You must provide an Organization Attestation (PDF, 102 KB, 4 pages) signed by the organization’s chief financial officer or a duly authorized board member.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.