Employment fund annual report 2014
This Annual Report presents the outcomes and outputs achieved by the Employment Fund (EF) from January to December 2014. It summarises the results achieved with the support of three funding sources: the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), UKAid from the Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank (WB).
During the reporting period, the EF conducted skills training in 67 districts through 39 Training and Employment Service Providers (T&Es). A total of 16,008 youth received training in 2014 while the target was 15,800. Out of the total 16,008 youth, 55% were women and 70% were from disadvantaged groups, including 11% Dalit (with 60% women) and 51% Janajatis (with 56% women). Of the total graduates, 14,639 appeared in the skills test conducted by National Skills Testing Board (NSTB). To date, the skills test results for 9,576 participants have been published and 7,781 (81%) have passed the test.