Training Opportunities for Rural and Priority Populations

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce a Request for Concept Papers: Increasing Access to Training Opportunities for Rural and Priority Populations.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Industry-led Skills Development Program is a new five-year initiative designed to partner with the private sector to produce industry-relevant human capital that will contribute to high-value employment opportunities and increased economic competitiveness in Georgia. Implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), the Program will achieve this by systematically engaging employers to equip Georgians with skills demanded in sectors with high growth potential and through the creation and replication of direct linkages between training programs and employment opportunities.

The Program will prioritize interventions under three components:

** Component 1: Incentivize private sector engagement in skills development
** Component 2: Establish short- and long-term skills training programs demanded by the private sector
** Component 3: Increase access to training opportunities for rural and priority populations.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Industry-led Skills Development Program (the Program) is seeking concept papers from eligible organizations to increase access to training opportunities for rural and priority populations that contribute to high-value economic activities. You are invited to submit a concept paper to the Program`s Increasing Access to Training Opportunities for Rural and Priority Populations initiative in accordance with the terms of reference contained herein. The concept paper is a precursor to the full grant application. Selected applicants will be invited to submit full grant applications.

Concept papers should be submitted in electronic form to skillsgrants@iesc.org. All concept papers should reference RFCP No. 012-C3-003-2023 and must be submitted in English. Concept papers are due no later than April 14, 2023, 18:00 Georgia Standard Time (UTC/GMT +4). Late or unresponsive submissions will not be considered.

To make information on grants accessible to all interested stakeholders, the Program plans to hold pre-submission workshops and information sessions in accordance with the schedule presented in the RFCP document. This workshops will give eligible and interested applicants the chance to ask questions about the RFCP process and receive guidance on how to submit concept papers. Applicants may also send questions about the concept paper process to skillsgrants@iesc.org through April 5, 2023. All answers to questions asked at the pre-submission workshop and/or through the e-mail will be posted to the Program`s Facebook and web page no later than April 7, 2023.

** Program`s Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/USAIDSkillsProgram
** Program`s Web Page - https://iesc.org/program/usaid-industry-led-skills-development/

For further details on the Program and application process, please refer to the attached documents with Annexes.

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