Context
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) often lacks practice-based training. Companies are rarely involved in training, and TVET therefore often fails to meet the requirements of businesses.
Objective
Access to practice-based TVET has improved thanks to infrastructure projects in selected countries. Education is designed to be gender-responsive.
Approach
Company-oriented TVET teaches trainees important skills for the world of work. Construction projects are therefore used for practice-based learning. Infrastructure projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Gateway Investment Agenda (GGIA) international investment programme are used as training locations. The project mainstreams practice-based training in their tenders. The award of construction contracts is linked to whether the implementing companies provide training.
It also advises companies that investing in training offers commercial benefits. The project also trains in-company trainers.
The project and Siemens Pakistan promote women in technical professions. In cooperation with a training institute, Siemens offers successful women graduates infrastructure-related internships.
In Latin America, the project advises policy-makers on social protection to support favourable conditions for education and training.
Last update: January 2026