ENSSURE Phase II will focus on quality rather than quantity and its engagement is limited in three Provinces namely Province 1, Bagmati Province and Lumbini Province and 33 Local Governments identified in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) of these three Provinces. The Provincial and Local Governments were selected on the basis of experiences from the ENSSURE I and following:

(i) the geographic targeting policy of the SDC in Nepal,

(ii) the  GoN policies,

(iii) the evidence of target Provinces with higher potential in term of population, labor market potential and presence of industrial corridors,

(iv) target Provinces with a relatively higher presence of sectors with high potential for ENSSURE and for TVET,

(v) overall inclusiveness and “Leave No One Behind” consideration of the overall SDC portfolio, and

(vi) synergies and duplication with other programme from GoN or development partners. 

BENEFICIARIES:  NUMBER

Apprentices: Target 3000 (including 1800 from socially discriminated groups, out of which 990 are women.

Trainees in short courses: Target 6,800 (including 4’080 members from socially discriminated groups, out of which 2’244 are women) 

Workers in further training: Target 2000 ( including 1200 members of socially discriminated groups, out of which 660 are women) 

Career counseling recipients: Target 50,000

Returnee Migrants Target: Target 3,000; (including 1,800 members from socially discriminated group, out of which 990 are women)

Geographic Coverage of ENSSURE II