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Skills to Build (ingl.)

In close collaboration with the private sector, the project aims to improve the quality of life of vulnerable young people through professional training in the construction and other sectors. By implementing competence-based skills training and certification in public and private training centres, it will increase incomes and employment opportunities for 3 000 vulnerable young people and 50 already employed, low-skilled workers and workshop owners.
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Província de Maputo, Mozambique
-25.2569876
32.5372741
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Província de Manica, Mozambique
-19.5059787
33.438353
Mozambique
Duración del proyecto
2018 - 2028

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Mozambique is still one of the lowest-income countries worldwide despite it’s strategic location and wealth of natural resources. A high poverty rate and unemployment, especially among young people, limit the future prospects for young Mozambicans.

The growing construction sector is amongst others an ideal sector for integrating young adults with little education into the world of work. To benefit from such opportunities for jobs or self-employment young people need to acquire the practical skills which allow them to earn a regular income.

By improving the quality of technical skills training and the link between training centres and the private sector, the project aims to improve employability and incomes for young people and improve the availability and quality of technical skills for the private sector.

The project

The project addresses the need for improved employment opportunities for vulnerable and unskilled youth, as well as low-skilled workers. It achieves this by promoting competence-based training and certification in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders. Through this approach, 3,000 young people (30% women) and 50 workers and workshop owners (10% women) will gain market-relevant skills or have their existing competencies certified, enhancing their employability. The project’s theory of change focuses on systemic reform within the professional education system, ensuring long-term sustainability by institutionalizing competence-based training and certification methods across training centres in four provinces.

Key stakeholders include public training institutions, which deliver the training; private sector actors, who provide internships and jobs; and the National Authority of Professional Education, which oversees certification and compliance. Beneficiaries are young people, workers, and workshop owners, who will improve their skills, access better job opportunities, and contribute to the labour market. The sectoral focus includes Electricity, Industrial and Auto Mechanics, Welding and Locksmithing, as well as Plumbing, with additional trades to be incorporated in the two new regions during the project’s third phase.

Major activities include implementing competence-based training programs, expanding interventions to the Manica and Sofala provinces, fostering partnerships with employers, and demonstrating the value of professional education through internships. The project also anchors systemic change by integrating existing setups and frameworks, ensuring alignment with national policies while advancing employment creation and economic development.

 

Project Goals

  1. Strengthen the implementation of the competence-based training modality by enhancing its capacity and reach.
  2. Facilitate closer collaboration between the private sector and training centres by expanding internship opportunities as part of the competence-based training model.
  3. Demonstrate the feasibility of a nationwide standard for professional education by harmonizing training offerings and certification processes.
  4. Expand the framework for recognizing prior learning to enable employed workers to receive official certification, improving their employment or self-employment conditions.
  5. Support small and medium workshop owners with targeted business courses and investments to stimulate growth and create job opportunities for training institute graduates.

Expected Results 2025 - 2028

  • 2,000 young people in Maputo City and Province, as well as 1,000 in each of Manica and Sofala provinces (30% women), access modular training, with documented skills acquired.
  • 55% of these trained individuals gain employment or become self-employed, with an average annual income increase of CHF 650 in Maputo City and Province.
  • 10 training centres ensure the sustainability of competence-based training in Maputo, with six new partnerships with training centres in the new provinces to be established.
  • 50 already employed and skilled workers as well as workshop owners resulting in an 80% income increase for an average of CHF 100 per month.
  • 50 companies engage in internships, while 10 small companies receive growth support for employing vulnerable young adults.
  • 150 vulnerable school drop-outs (50% women) access extended basic education to complete their compulsory education level 

Financing partners

This project is financed by the Medicor Foundation, Happel Foundation, and Linsi-Foundation, among other donors. It is part of the Swisscontact Development Programme, which is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.