Skills Needs and Labour Market Assessment for the ‘Economic Empowerment through Community-Based Skills Development and Literacy Training in Afghanistan’
Summary
Description
Agency: UNESCO | Reference: AFG26RFP004 | Type: Request for proposal
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Purpose of the AssessmentThe purpose of this RFP is to conduct a localized Skills Needs and Labour Market Assessment in selected communities across Balkh, Baghlan, Kabul, Ghazni, and Nangarhar provinces.
The assessment will generate evidence-based insights to:Identify market-relevant and context-appropriate livelihood skillsAnalyze local demand, feasibility, and income-generating potentialAssess barriers to participation, particularly for women and vulnerable groupsInform the selection and design of skills training interventions under the projectThe assessment will adopt a demand-driven and mixed-method approach, ensuring alignment with local economic realities and socio-cultural constraints, including the need for home-based and small-scale livelihood opportunities.The findings will directly support programme design, implementation, and sustainability, ensuring that training provided leads to realistic and viable economic opportunities for beneficiaries.2.
Overall ObjectiveTo conduct localized demand-driven Skills Needs and Labour Market Assessments to identify relevant and feasible livelihood opportunities in selected districts across Balkh, Baghlan, Kabul, Ghazni, and Nangarhar that inform the design of market-responsive skills development interventions under the project.3.
Specific Objectives: To identify livelihood skills that are already practiced within communities, socially acceptable, and suitable for immediate, low-cost, and home-based income generation, particularly for women and vulnerable groups.To identify and assess emerging and market-oriented skills that respond to evolving local economic opportunities and have potential for income diversification, value addition, and longer-term economic resilience, while remaining feasible in the current context (low-cost and home-based).To generate evidence-based recommendations on skills demand, labour market gaps, and feasibility conditions, including gender and inclusion considerations, to guide the selection, design, and implementation of relevant skills training interventions under the project.
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS:
• Annex V - Price Proposal - AFG26RFP004 Skills Needs and LM Assessment.xlsx: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299561&documentId=2011133
• AFG26RFP004-Skills Needs and Labour Market Assessment.docx: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299561&documentId=2011134
• Download all documents: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadAllDocuments?noticeId=299561
CONTACT:
• Email: e.procurement@unesco.org
About This Opportunity
This is a services contract in the architecture and engineering, gender and inclusion, social protection, education and training and trade and industry sectors. Located in Afghanistan, Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before May 23, 2026.
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