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Technical Assistance for TEVT (Soft Skills) Development in School Sector Reform Plan in Nepal

The Government of Finland has contributed to development in the education sector since 1999 and is currently one of the development partners supporting the Nepali Government with financing and implementation of the School Sector Reform Plan (SSRP). Finland ?s contribution to the SSRP is ? 16 million during 2010 to 2015. Out of this ? 11.5 million has been allocated to finance the integration of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) into primary and secondary education. Additional to that there is an allocation of ? 1.6 million for development and piloting TEVT soft skills in school education.The overall objective is to contribute to enhancing quality and relevance of general education by introducing TEVT soft skills (vocationally oriented skills) in school system in order to improve employability of students and to meet the demands of labor market. The objective has been discussed with all major stakeholders and has been found to be relevant. No changes are required to the overall objective. The purpo se of the Technical Assistance is to support the Ministry of Education in implementing the TEVT (Soft Skills) component of the SSRP that is operationalized in Annual Strategic Implementation Plans (ASIP) of each year.