Skills development and technical vocational education and training (TVET) fund – Upcoming call for proposals

Global Affairs Canada will launch a call for proposals to select an organization to establish and manage a TVET fund. The fund will provide sub-grants to Canadian and local organizations to support skills development, including technical and vocational education and training (TVET), with the purpose of supporting better access to decent work.

To address existing gaps, the fund will:

• target the hardest-to-reach youth, especially young women and adolescent girls;
• encourage work and entrepreneurship opportunities in emerging sectors (including the blue, green and digital economies); and
• aim to attract and mobilize additional financial and in-kind support from diverse partners.

This call for proposals will follow a single-step process where applicant organizations must submit a full proposal.

Status: Upcoming
General eligibility criteria: Canadian civil society organizations legally incorporated in Canada.
Geographic focus: Sub-grants to be managed by the Fund Manager will be implemented in Official Development Assistance-eligible countries with a primary focus on sub-Saharan Africa, including in crisis, and conflict-affected settings.
Action area(s): Human Dignity, Growth that Works for Everyone, Gender Equality
Overall budget: Up to CAD $49,500,000
Number of projects to be funded: 1 or none
Planned launch: January 2025