From 2006 to 2017, the SDC contributed to the technical and vocational training in Bolivia. The program focused on the objective of improved access, relevance and quality of the vocational technical education and training. It offered trainees and students of vulnerable populations, in particular young people and women from rural and peri-urban areas, access to agricultural, industrial and service oriented vocational skills courses.

In addition, the program targeted producers and workers who require additional training to improve their production and services. Especially in the beginning, most interventions took place in rural areas, but later various actions were also implemented in peri-urban areas.

A total of 143 training centres were strengthened, 25’000 people graduated (54% women) and 77% of them were integrated into the labour market. The Program also had a national scope by supporting to the Plurinational System of Competence Certification (SPCC) of the Ministry of Education, which deconcentrated its services into 5 departments, developed more than 110 occupational standards and certified 36’000 workers.

Further information about the project

Documentation and products of the program are available on http://www.formaciontecnicabolivia.org (Spanish website). See the project's entry in our Portfolio Database here.