Contribution: International Development Assistance Program
Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
$6,105,000.00
Young Competent Madagascans at Work
FY 2018-19 · 2018-05-02
Summary
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.
Department
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Location
Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
119278927
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-19 | $6,105,000.00 |
| 1 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-19 | $6,105,000.00 |
As published
Additional Information
The end date is changed to 2024-07-31
Additional Information (French)
La date de fin est modifiée à 2024-07-31
Agreement End Date
2024-07-31
Agreement Number
7380138 P002173001
Agreement Start Date
2018-05-02
Agreement Title
Young Competent Madagascans at Work
Agreement Title (French)
Jeunesse malgache compétente au travail
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$6,105,000.00
Amendment Date
2022-01-31
Amendment Number
1
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.
Description (French)
Le projet vise à accroître l'employabilité et à faciliter l'entrée sur le marché du travail des jeunes femmes et hommes à Antananarivo, Ambositra et Antsiranana. Afin d'aider les jeunes à participer à des activités visant à accroître la prospérité socio-économique du peuple malgache, le projet comprend une formation professionnelles, techniques et universitaires, dans les domaines du bâtiment et travaux publics (BTP), du tourisme-hôtellerie-restauration (THR) et de l'entrepreneuriat afin que les jeunes participent à l'accroissement de la prospérité socio-économique des populations de Madagascar.
Les activités du projet comprennent : 1) la révision des programmes de formation ciblés dans les établissements d'enseignement (secondaire, lycéen et universitaire) selon l'approche par compétences; 2) la mise en place de services institutionnels d'insertion professionnelle et de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat, notamment en faveur des filles; 3) le développement de mécanismes de concertation et de collaboration entre les établissements d'enseignement, les organisations du secteur privé et de la société civile afin de bonifier l'offre des formations professionnelles, techniques et universitaires.
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.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) gestion organisationnelle renforcée des établissements offrant des formations professionnelles, techniques et universitaires (FPTU) en BTP et THR et des services de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat et qui intègre les approches liées à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l'environnement et au développement durable; 2) la mise en œuvre améliorée des programmes de FPTU révisés qui intègrent l'environnement, le développement durable et l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et répondent aux divers besoins du marché du travail dans les domaines visés; 3) la collaboration renforcée et durable entre les établissements de FPTU et OSPSC au niveau de la mise en place, sur des bases égalitaires de services institutionnels d'insertion professionnelle et de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat.
Federal Riding
Trois-Rivières
Federal Riding (French)
Trois-Rivières
Federal Riding Number
24076
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
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.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient Business Number
119278927
Recipient City
Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
Recipient Postal Code
G8Z 4M3
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
064-2018-2019-Q1-00001