GIZ-KOICA

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Project Brief

In 2016, CAPYEI through a partnership with the GIZ E4D program carried out a Basic Employability Skills Training project, which recorded a great impact on the lives of vulnerable youths by Providing more than 5000 youth with Basic Employability Skills Training where 60% of the youth trained got entry-level jobs and 15% of the youth trained started micro businesses.

In addition to converting learning to livelihoods in every county, they established strong private and government networks. They created a platform for capacity building of government-owned VTCs to offer short CBET courses.

Upon the completion of the project’s first phase, there was a notable demand for continued training, hence the need for a project extension.

It is in this regard, CAPYEI received an extension of the project between February 2019 and September 2021 which was implemented in 6 counties; Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, Kisumu, Kericho, and Bungoma counties. After successful implementation and completion of the extension, CAPYEI got a further extension in October 2021 to be implemented in two counties; Lamu and Nakuru, and in October 2022 three more counties were added to the project; Makueni, Laikipia, and Murang’a. This phase of the project is set to end in June 2023.

This project is under the GIZ-KOICA co-financing and, is jointly implemented by Employment and Skills for Africa Program, CAP Youth Empowerment Institute, and selected vocational training centers/TTIs/TVC.

Expected Outcomes

To equip the youth in Nakuru, Lamu, Murang’a, Laikipia, and Makueni with demand-led skills that enable them to secure decent livelihoods.

Achievements

- 1,953 youth (1,042 Male: 911 Female) in the target counties enrolled in four cohorts in Nakuru, five cohorts in Mpeketoni and Lamu, and one cohort each in Wote, Laikipia, and Murang’a completed their specific course as at the end of the project.
- Several networking sessions were done across all the sectors to support training; particularly on-the-job training where selected partners granted trainees opportunities to learn on the job at their establishments and eventually offered them placements.
- A good reception with the Host institutions, which provided all the needed support to ensure that the project kicked off and concluded with minimal challenges.
- The Host institutions successfully engaged in all activities such as mentorship, placements, mobilizations & roadshows amongst others to ensure the sustainability of the project.
- The project was successfully able to target and enroll the most vulnerable groups for training such as single mothers.