RISE: Enhancing employment inclusion through the development of vocational skills and inclusive training-employment nexus in Ethiopia

About this project

The RISE project, the second phase of the I-LEAD initiative (AID 012590/03/9), aims to enhance inclusive vocational training in Ethiopia and promote more inclusive and sustainable youth employment, with an holistic and integrated approach in 3 areas: 1) Strengthen the services offered in vocational training and foster a more inclusive environment for youth from vulnerable backgrounds, youth with disabilities and women by intervening in 6 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and 6 Community-Based Training (CBT) in Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Dilla Town and Mekelle. The intervention aligns the TVETs and CBTs to national disability regulations with the logistical and technical support of CBM and the Ethiopian Centre for Disability and Development ECDD (local partner), as well as addressing the main challenges in the TVET system in collaboration with VIS and the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), through: (i) pre-training to facilitate access to TVET for vulnerable youth and students with disabilities, (ii) improving accessibility, (iii) enhancing the skills of trainers (including technology transfer), (iv) aligning the skills taught with the needs of businesses, (v) strengthening monitoring and evaluation, (vi) providing labour market information, and (vii) optimizing available resources and equipment. To meet the new labour market demands, the initiative promotes activities that are environmentally sustainable and foster the adoption of new technologies. VIS, in collabo…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 4Quality Education
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Ethiopia

Sectors

Vocational trainingEmployment creationSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

CBM ITALIA ONLUS

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-07-8.

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