Education and Employment

Increasing Attractiveness, Inclusiveness and Relevance of VET and Adult Education

The overall objective is to improve skill matches of youth and adults in line with labour market needs by increasing access to quality vocational education, training and adult education. The project supports the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Nort Macedonia and related national educational

PAR and Governance

Support for Policy Reform Accession and Effectiveness (SUPRAE)

In March 2020, North Macedonia began accession negotiations with the EU. However, the country still needs to meet EU standards, enact essential reforms, and institutional capacities to comply with the acquis and clusters. The project’s goal is to assist North Macedonia in its EU accession by increasing strategic

Justice and Human Rights

Reinforcement of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lebanon

In Lebanon, there is no comprehensive national policy to fight poverty and a particular, effective social security system for poor people. Without improvements, Lebanon cannot hope to move towards realistically integrated and adequate social protection interventions. Thus, the project aimed to contribute to improving the quality and coverage

Education and Employment

Technical Assistance for Promoting Registered Employment

Unregistered employment remains one of the critical concerns and significant challenges of the Turkish labour market. Even though recent years have seen a downward trend in unregistered employment, a substantial portion of Turkey’s workforce is still employed without being registered with the social security system. In this regard,

Justice and Human Rights

Technical Assistance for Prevention of Corruption and Promotion of Ethics

Despite the OECD’s assessment that Turkey has made significant progress since 2007 in its efforts to combat corruption, the issue continues to represent an obstacle to economic and social progress and, potentially, to greater integration with the EU. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to