12. OECS Skills and Innovation Project.pptx

CDB, OECS, WB Procurement Fair Saint Lucia Presentations Day 1

1. SKILLS AND INNOVATION PROJECT By Oscar Seaman Procurement Manager Pooled Procurement Services Unit (PPS) OECS Commission

2. Skills and Innovation Project (SKIP) Executing Agency: OECS Commission Project Start: 2025 Project End: 2030 Budget: Aprox . USD35 Million The project is still being developed as such the list of activities is unavailable now. Look out for the General Procurement Notice. Sector: Education Components: Component 1: Fostering a regional vision for skills and innovation in the post-secondary space Component 2: Strengthening post-secondary institutions to deliver priority skills Component 3: Project Management and Technical Assistance Component 4: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC)

3. Skills and Innovation Project Cont’d This project is funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Education - Grenada, and the Ministry of Education - Saint Lucia. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is: 1. To enhance youth transversal and advanced technical skills, strengthen regional collaboration in post-secondary education, and foster collaborative innovation. 2. In case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. Achievement of the PDO will be monitored and measured through the following indicators: Enhance skills: Students graduating from enhanced programs in selected post-secondary institutions, disaggregated by sex (number). Strengthen regional collaboration: Common learning standards for priority skills endorsed by OECS Member States. Strengthen regional collaboration: Increased participation of non-nationals from OECS in student and/or teacher exchanges in supported post-secondary institutions. Foster collaborative innovation: Innovations adopted by entrepreneurs resulting from collaboration with post-secondary education institutions (number).

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