Call for Proposals Title: Digital Career Paths Training Measures - Cybersecurity
Call for Proposals – (83473486)
Title: Digital Career Paths Training Measures – Cybersecurity
The GIZ’s Digital Skills for Jobs and Income (DS4JI) project aims to enhance employment
opportunities for young individuals in the rapidly evolving South African digital economy. Leveraging
the learnings from its predecessor Digital Skills for Jobs and Income, the Digital Skills for Jobs and
Income II (DS4JI II) project set to refine the integration of support services, delivering a seamless
navigation for youth transitioning from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and
youth that is neither in education, employment or training (NEET) into the digital labour market. The
project activities focus on providing career planning and digital career information to TVET students,
offering targeted training aligned with digital economy demands, supporting the transition to
employment or self-employment, and developing evidence-based digital career pathways informed by
labor market analyses. The DS4JI II project is implemented together with the South African
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and guided by the National Digital
and Future Skills Strategy and Implementation Plan.
Against this background, the DS4JI II project aims to improve employment prospects for young
people, particularly women, by focusing on demand-oriented career paths within South Africa’s digital
economy. Career paths include a structured series of education, training, and work readiness
programs designed to prepare South African youth for employment in digital fields.
The DS4JI II project seeks to support Cybersecurity training measures that create employment for a
minimum of 100 NEET youth, of which 60% are young women. Companies with a proven track
record are encouraged to apply to develop and implement a Cybersecurity training programme, not
exceeding 9 months, that meets established employer(s) requirements, develops soft skills, provides
mentorship from industry experts and secured job placements in roles that match the training. The
programme must include support measures for gender transformation and disability mainstreaming,
informed by engagement with employers/industry bodies, to address underrepresentation of women
and persons with disabilities in Cybersecurity careers.
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to
participate in this tender.
Tender documents are available for downloading at the following link
https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/200362.html
Your proposal must be submitted to [email protected] by 01.11.2024. Please quote
reference 83473486 when submitting the documentation. Late submissions will not be
accepted.