USAID/Southern Africa has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input to strengthen skills development initiatives aimed at facilitating a just transition in the region. The initiative, titled “Sustainable Skills for a Just Transition (SS4JT),” targets Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates, particularly in Mpumalanga, to enhance their employability in green occupations. The program aims to align with the Government of South Africa’s (GoSA) strategies for skill development and economic diversification while addressing the challenges posed by the transition to clean energy. Interested parties are invited to contribute ideas for innovative programs to support job creation and enhance the quality of life in communities affected by energy transitions. The RFI is open until April 8, 2024. For more information, contact Sandile Dladla, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID.
Opportunity ID: 353121
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72067424RFI00006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Request for Information for USAID Southern Africa to Strengthen Sustainable Skills for a Just Transition Activity Design |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Request for Information for USAID Southern Africa to Strengthen Sustainable Skills for a Just Transition Activity Design |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| CFDA Number(s): | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | May 08, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $ 0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | South Africa USAID-Pretoria |
| Description: | USAID/Southern Africa is requesting information that may support the design of a skills development activity that connects Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates to jobs. The Sustainable Skills for a Just Transition (SS4JT) activity aims to support innovative specialized programs for green occupations in non-energy sectors and related entrepreneurial capabilities at TVETs in Mpumalanga that can broaden the economic diversification goals of the province while ensuring job creation and quality of life in affected energy transition communities is raised.
USAID/Southern Africa is seeking to co-design an activity that responds to the Government of South Africa (GoSA)’s JET Investment Plan on skills but intends to broaden this focus to include strengthening the TVET college skills development system and institutional capacity to enable diversification of employment opportunities and the ability for youth and coal workers displaced by the transition to clean energy, to adapt to a changing skills and qualification ecosystem as and when they see fit while driving their careers forward. |
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| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Sandile Dladla
Acquisition and Assistance Specialist |