SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Malaysia and the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye, will organise a Workshop on “Strengthening TVET Strategies to Increase Youth Employment in OIC Member Countries” on 19-20 November 2024 at SESRIC headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye. The Workshop will be organised within the framework of the SESRIC Project on Empowering Youth through Enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Pathway to Employment and Success, which has been successfully listed for funding by the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) under the 11^th Call for Project Proposals.

The main objective of the workshop is to share experiences and best practices among the OIC Countries and to have a better understanding of different TVET strategies, policies, and good practices in order to help policymakers and practitioners in member countries develop and implement effective TVET strategies to increase youth employment.

The COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) introduced the COMCEC Project Funding (CPF) in 2013, a financing mechanism that funds projects submitted by the OIC member countries and relevant OIC Institutions. The funding is provided in the form of a grant through the Development and Investment Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, a main body in the CPF scheme. Since the initiation of CPF, SESRIC has implemented 13 projects under various cooperation areas and sectoral themes determined by the CCO.

For the 11^th Call for Project Proposals of CPF, the CCO has completed the evaluation process and announced the Final List of successful projects. Three SESRIC projects were found eligible to be funded in the 2024 implementation period. These projects, designed in collaboration with relevant national institutions in member countries, aim to strengthen human resources and institutional capacities in agriculture, poverty alleviation, and tourism cooperation areas.

For more details about SESRIC projects funded by the COMCEC, please visit: https://www.sesric.org/tcd-activities-projects-funded.php.