1. Craig Dean, Consortium Manager

2. Labour, Market, TVET assessment + 6 month evaluation!
National & State TVET Working Groups
Harmonisation of existing curriculms for short courses
Aligned + fair Teacher incentives
Apprenticeships scheme (demand driven? Monitoring?)
Literacy and Life skills – especially employability and business skills -open to any youth.
Behavior change communication (TVET, youth, businesses)
Seed production, marketing and sales.
TVET in 4 of 10 former states – government, community, church, private
3 – 6 month business mentoring
(not start-up kits)

3. 4 Government ministries
(Labour, Education, Youth, Agriculture) but over 21 identified.
Business community
TVET Centres (inc. private)
Donor institutions
Other INGOs and NGOs
Community leaders
UN agencies
Local authorities
Youth groups

4. Recommendations
National TVET Policy and improved coordination (all stakeholders).
Link TVET to needs of Food Security & Livelihood projects (buy seeds & tools produced by youth).
Tackle negative perceptions of TVET and youth.
Local markets VS Regional (East African) opportunities.
Engage business community (demand driven training paid for by businesses)
Improve access to capital, logistics and warehousing for all businesses.
Youth engagement and protection (sport, culture, recreation, psychosocial support). Youth policy!
Take training and support to local youth groups, not just centre based.
Innovate! link South Sudanese across the region and globe through existing online platoforms (education, funding, employment, advocacy).

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