Strengthening the entrepreneurship and business skills among unemployed persons in Dushanbe
From 28 March to 6 April, 2016 Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training of trainers (ToT) was organized for vocational teachers of the Adult Education Center under the Agency of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan. The training was supported by the ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the ILO project "Applying the G20 Training Strategy ".
12 April 2016
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Taking part in the training were 15 shortlisted vocational teachers from 4 regions of Tajikistan: Sughd, GBAO, Khatlon and Dushanbe. They were selected among 42 applicants through a three-step selection process, including a Skype conference and a final interview.
The training was delivered by invited ILO international master trainers from Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
During intensive 10-day training the participants learned how to deliver entrepreneurship training for vulnerable groups (the unemployed, abandoned women and youth). All 15 national trainers received graduation certificates.
“Development of entrepreneur skills depends on the availability of qualified trainers and teachers. This is the second group of trainers trained with the support of the ILO project "Applying the G20 Training Strategy and we hope that they will, in turn, train the unemployed and young people to help them find their place in the labour market with decent life and decent job,” said Emin Sanginzoda, First Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of the RT.
Right after the ToT, the Agency of Labour organized the first SIYB training for 30 unemployed persons from four districts of Dushanbe, who had applied for business start-up micro-loans. During the 4-day intense training (7-10 April, 2016) they learnt how to generate a business idea, calculate business costs, how to start their own business and to get a loan based on the prepared business plan. The bilingual training was conducted in Russian and Tajik languages by the newly trained teachers (SYIB ToT, in November 2015) and monitored by the ILO Master Trainer.
“I am so happy and proud to have completed this training. We have learned new skills, and new opportunities and new hope for better life have opened for us. I want my children to learn the SIYB basics, too,” said one of the newly trained participants.
“My business idea was to create a family tailor shop to make national dresses for clients. For four days I have worked on my plan and now I am sure it will be successful, because our trainers have taught me how to start business. I even know how we will call our tailor shop - “Madinabonu”, says Madina, 19- year-old trainee.
The training was delivered by invited ILO international master trainers from Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
During intensive 10-day training the participants learned how to deliver entrepreneurship training for vulnerable groups (the unemployed, abandoned women and youth). All 15 national trainers received graduation certificates.
“Development of entrepreneur skills depends on the availability of qualified trainers and teachers. This is the second group of trainers trained with the support of the ILO project "Applying the G20 Training Strategy and we hope that they will, in turn, train the unemployed and young people to help them find their place in the labour market with decent life and decent job,” said Emin Sanginzoda, First Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of the RT.
Right after the ToT, the Agency of Labour organized the first SIYB training for 30 unemployed persons from four districts of Dushanbe, who had applied for business start-up micro-loans. During the 4-day intense training (7-10 April, 2016) they learnt how to generate a business idea, calculate business costs, how to start their own business and to get a loan based on the prepared business plan. The bilingual training was conducted in Russian and Tajik languages by the newly trained teachers (SYIB ToT, in November 2015) and monitored by the ILO Master Trainer.
“I am so happy and proud to have completed this training. We have learned new skills, and new opportunities and new hope for better life have opened for us. I want my children to learn the SIYB basics, too,” said one of the newly trained participants.
“My business idea was to create a family tailor shop to make national dresses for clients. For four days I have worked on my plan and now I am sure it will be successful, because our trainers have taught me how to start business. I even know how we will call our tailor shop - “Madinabonu”, says Madina, 19- year-old trainee.