Verfahrensangaben

Benin has a young population of 13.4 million. With an annual demographic growth rate of 2.7 % (2022), 42 % of the population is under 15. Every year, around 200,000 young people join the labour market. Despite economic growth of around 6 % per year (2017-2022), the labour market is not in a position to offer qualified employment to all young people. 84 % of the workforce works in precarious conditions in the informal business sector. And 72 % of the workforce (92 % of young people aged 15 to 24) is underemployed in terms of income or working hours. The result is a high poverty rate of 49.6 % and a highly unequal distribution of income (Gini coefficient of 0.48) (World Bank 2022).
The TVET system is not sufficiently capable of preparing young people for the labour market. The number of students registered in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is low compared to the number of students in general secondary education. Currently, 30,000 young people, 31 % of whom are women, are enrolled in formal TVET, corresponding to 3.8 % of all secondary school students. The low enrolment in TVET can be explained by the lack of formal training opportunities of this type, the high entry requirements, the lack of information among families about the needs of the labour market, and the high fees for trainees" families.
Recognising the constraints of the national TVET system, the government has adopted a National Strategy for TVET 2020 - 2030, which aims for higher quality of technical and vocational skills and qualifications in priority sectors of the country's economy. The government is also committed to enhance the governance of the system, the modernisation of curricula and the certification of apprenticeships. In this way, it aims to contribute to the structural transformation of the economy as reflected in the Government Action Programme PAG2 (2021-2024).
The Federal Republic of Germany is supporting Benin in the operationalization of the reform of its vocational training system through, among other initiatives, the "Promotion of vocational training" Project (ProFoP). The project aims to improve the institutional framework for a formal vocational training offer aligned with the needs of the local economy. To this end, it encourages the establishment of systematic cooperative relationships between state structures in charge of vocational training and the private sector, as well as the piloting of cooperative training approaches in selected sectors. The project measures support practical, inclusive vocational training that meets the needs of the national economy. In this way, they contribute to increasing opportunities for decent employment and secure income, particularly for women.
The module is structured around four main outputs:
Output 1 aims to strengthen the steering and implementation capacities of public and private sector structures involved in the governance and coordination of vocational training .
Output 2 aims to improve cooperation mechanisms between state and private-sector players in the field of dual vocational training.
Output 3 is aimed at piloting dual vocational training provision in the selected sectors of renewable energies, agriculture, IT and other prospective sectors, which are relevant to the labour market. This means that parts of the training are carried out in a company.
Output 4 aims to improve career guidance, training support and integration measures for young people, particularly women and disadvantaged groups.

The mission of the contractor is to develop and implement measures to ensure a perfect match between the vocational training offer and the needs of companies, and more generally the needs of the job market. The services covered fall under outputs 2, 3 and 4 of the module.
The tenderer is responsible for achieving the following module and output indicators:
Module indicator 2:
555 companies supported by the module have taken on the training function in their own company.
Module indicator 3:
2,100 apprentices out of 3,000 (70%), including 630 women (40%), who took part in cooperative vocational training found a job within six months of completing their training.
Output Indicator 2.1 In all the target regions of the project, the committees set up for the selected sectors and made up of representatives of the formal vocational training system and the private sector to coordinate the local supply of cooperative vocational training have implemented multi-year work plans.
Output Indicator 2.2 750 companies, including 225 companies run by women, have improved their capacity to train apprentices in-house.
Output Indicator 3.2 3,000 young people, including 1,500 (50%) women, have completed their vocational training with a certificate.
Output Indicator 4.1 4,000 young people, including 2,000 (50%) women and 55% youth from the northern regions, who have taken part in vocational guidance courses confirm that they feel better prepared for possible cooperative vocational training or integration into the professional occupation.
Output Indicator 4.2 2,700 trainees, including 1,350 (50%) women and 55% youth from the northern regions, have successfully taken part in offers aimed at developing skills relevant to professional integration.
The activities of the tenderer are structured into four work packages:
Work package 1: Increasing private sector capacity and engagement in cooperative vocational training programmes (linked to Output 2)
In this work package, the contractor will support the achievement of Output 2 by developing the competences of local private sector actors in charge of implementing and coordinating the cooperative training programmes. More specifically, the contractor will help strengthen the capacities of local cooperation mechanisms in regard to public-private partnerships, as well as of individual companies which participate in the cooperative training programs.
Work package 2 : Support to the development and implementation of cooperative training programmes in the fields of agriculture, renewable energies, IT and other prospective sectors (linked to Output 3)
The contractor will support the implementation of the cooperative training programs piloted in Output 3, specifically regarding the practical and in-company side of the trainings (Output Indicator 3.2).Based on the 11 existing training curricula and the 9 training curricula that are to be developed, the contractor will be responsible for the development, validation and distribution of teaching and learning materials as well as for the technical training of trainers in the TVET centres. Furthermore, during the implementation of the dual training programs, the contractor will be responsible for accompanying the students and companies to ensure that the dual training programs are implemented in compliance with the newly introduced standards.

Work package 3: Support to career guidance and transition to labour market services (linked to Output 4)
The main goal of this work package is to increase the vocational training applicants" chances for better labour market integration. Therefore, the contractor will be responsible for the development of career guidance services (Output Indicator 4.1). In the field of labour market integration, the contractor will contribute to the design and implementation of complementary training measure for graduates" job and life readiness (Output Indicator 4.2).
Work package 4: Other areas of support across and beyond outputs
The 4 outputs of the project are closely linked. As a result, the achievement of the work packages 1-3 for which the contractor is responsible depends on cross-cutting and general processes beyond outputs 2, 3 and 4. Under work package 4 the contractor shall support overarching processes including planning, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and facilitating capacity development measures.

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