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Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP II)

Sector:
Education and training

Area: Subsaharan Africa

Country: Ethiopia
Period: 2019-2021
Client: German society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Amount: € 1 363 530

The Ethio-German Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP) implemented by the
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH improves the
employment prospects of young Ethiopians by promoting more quality and relevance in
vocational training and higher education. The programme establishes strong linkages between
the education sector and the private sector to support the development of a modern education
system geared towards employment and economic growth. GIZ-STEP supports selected
industrial sectors by preparing a skilled workforce who can drive Ethiopia’s economic
transformation.

STEP 2018 – 2021 is a follow-up phase of STEP 2015 – 2018 and builds on its achievements in
establishing effective systems to improve the quality of vocational education and training
(TVET) and higher education (HE). The new phase addresses capacity development in the
institutional set-up established during 2015 – 2018 to empower TVET and HE sub-sectors in
Ethiopia to fulfil their mandate and create tangible employment opportunities for their
graduates. The overall objective of GIZ-STEP is therefore to increase (self-) employment of
TVET and higher education graduates in selected regions in the industrial growth sectors. The
specific objectives are:

1. To Improve leadership & management skills at Higher education institutions:

2. To Provide strategic policy advice to Ministry of Science and Higher Education and Higher
Education Strategy Center
3. To Support the establishment of internal and external quality assurance systems
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