Name of Award | Work 2 Learn (Dressmann) |
Donor | Dressmann |
Supported by | Save the Children |
Project Start Date | January 1, 2017 |
Project End Date | December 31, 2020 |
Project duration | Four years |
Implementing Partner | Social and Economic Enhancement Programme (SEEP) |
Target Groups | 14,080 deprived youth age 16-24 years |
Project location | Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj under Dhaka Division |
Overall Objective | To empower deprived youth aged above 16 years to 24 years for obtaining decent employment with fair wages/salaries in ready-made garments sector in Bangladesh. |
Specific Objective 1 | Increased access to quality and relevant vocational skills development training and employability for the deprived youth aged above 16-24 years in the targeted geographical location. |
Specific Objective 2 | Increased parents, community members and industry representatives’ responsiveness in creating an enabling working environment for the deprived youth participation in ready-made garments sector. |
Output 1.1 | By 2020, 5,880 deprived youth aged above 16-24 years have acquired pre-qualifications for vocational skills training. |
Output 1.2 | By 2020, 4,020 deprived youth aged above16-24 years have acquired market relevant skills through vocational training and apprenticeships/probationary period. |
Output 2.1 | By 2020, 10,820 parents and community members are capacitated on child rights, benefit of vocational training, decent job and negative impact of early marriage and hazardous job and apply them effectively. |
Output 2.2 | By 2020, at least 25 suppliers have adopted Work2Learn model and created apprenticeship for the graduates. |
Community Mobilization | • Awareness raising for parents and community through meeting, face to face dialogue and workshops • Campaign initiatives • Leaflet distribution and miking • Motivation about the importance of technical training • Learner selection |
Pre-technical education | • Pre requisite for vocational training • 8 community based learning centers • 3 months course on literacy, numeracy, life skills and communicative English |
Vocational skill training | • Two vocational training centers, one at Gazipur and one at Narayanganj • Four mobile vocational training centers at Kalampur, Ashulia, Tongi and Mawna • 3 months vocational skill training on • industrial sewing operation (woven) • industrial sewing operation (Denim) • industrial sewing operation (Jersey) • industrial sewing operation (Lingerie) and • automatic knitting operation • Expert instructors to conduct training • Training for 2 shifts in a day for 4 hours for 5 days in a week • Monthly and final assessment • Certificate giving ceremony • Teaching training materials and uniform |
Apprenticeship and Job placement | • Formal Sector Companies (Dressmann suppliers/Accord listed factories) • Partnership agreement between Save the Children, SEEP, factories and Dressmann • As per Labour Law and Wage policy of the Country • Readymade Garments Sector • Apprenticeship/probationary period for youth under 18 years • Welcome and reception sessions to the graduates before they join to the job • Organizing job fairs • Follow up with graduates |
Employability skills training to youth | • Positive Self-Concept • Self-Control • Social Skills • Communication Skills • Higher-Order Thinking • Job Search Skills and • Occupational Health and Safety |
Entrepreneurship | • Youth Entrepreneurship Development • 3 days training on costing, product design, business selection, savings and cost benefit analysis. • Support the youths to link them with microfinance institutions, either government or non-government, to procure initial capital, and support them in launching their business. |
Awareness building for supplier factory representatives | • Partnerships with suppliers of Dressmann • Meeting and workshop with suppliers to create awareness on the Work2Learn model. • Factory visits • Training for mid-level managers of factories on child rights business principle (CRBP) |
Female leadership incubator | • Identify and engage with 1,000 young women • Develop curriculum for responsible leadership training • Special responsible leadership training for the top 10% of female youth • Place them in different tier of management position in the RMG sector • Mentorship to the female through engagement of corporate volunteers and aware them on gender sensitivity. |