Title:
Young Competent Madagascans at Work
Agreement Number:
7380138 P002173001
Agreement Value:
$6,105,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 2, 2018 - Jul 31, 2024
Description:
The project aims to increase the employability of and facilitate entry into the labour market of young women and men in Antananarivo, Ambositra and Antsiranana. In order to help young people participate in activities to increase the socio economic prosperity of the people of Madagascar, the project includes vocational, technical and university training (VTUT) for jobs in construction and public works, and the tourism, hotel and food services industries, as well as training to help young people become entrepreneurs.
Project activities include the following: (1) reviewing targeted training programs in educational institutions (secondary school and university) using a skills based approach; (2) setting up institutional services to help young people, particularly girls, enter the labour market and/or provide support to help them start businesses; and (3) developing joint action and collaborative arrangements between educational institutions and private sector and civil society organizations in order to expand the supply of vocational, technical and university training.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: 1) strengthened organizational management for institutions providing VTUT for jobs in construction and public works, and the tourism, hotel industry, food services industries, as well as support to help young people start businesses—that is, strengthened organizational management that incorporates approaches based on equality between men and women, as well as on the environment and sustainable development; (2) increased implementation of revised vocational, technical and university training programs that incorporate the environment, sustainable development, and equality between men and women, and meet various labour market requirements in the fields concerned; and (3) increased long-term collaboration between institutions providing VTUT and private sector and civil society organizations for the purposes of setting up institutional services on an egalitarian basis to help young people enter the labour market and/or provide support to help them start businesses.
Location:
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, CA G8Z 4M3
Reference Number:
064-2018-2019-Q1-00001
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119278927
Additional Information:
The end date is changed to 2024-07-31
Amendment Date
Jan 31, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
Federal Riding Name:
Trois-Rivières
Federal Riding Number:
24076
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.