USAID Partnering for Impact in Information and Communication Technology

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The Partnership for Impact in ICT This project focuses on setting up a system of continuous professional and vocational education, tailored to evolving market needs. The project seeks to enable the participating youth to attain the right skills at the right time and either join the workforce through employment in the private sectore or through self- employment by supporting incubation and excubation processes of start-ups. The project targets of training and employing 300 people in the sector are realistic having in mind the large absorption capacity of the ICT sector.

50 - Number of candidates to be provided job placement

30 - Number of candidates to be provided startups by incubation

100 - Number of candidates to be provided internships

5 - Number of candidates to be provided spin-offs from excubation

Source: https://cacttus.education/zhvillmi-kapaciteve-ne-tik/

Scholarship Stats

  • 40 - The number of SCHOLARSHIPS awarded to first and second generation of students
  • 8 - The number of scholarships for students studying the major "Network and System Administrator"
  • 32 - The number of scholarships for students studying the major "Web and Mobile Application Developer"
  • 15 out of 40 scholarship beneficiaries are women and young girls

Training Courses

  • 330 - Number of applicants who applied to be part of the training programs
  • 260 - The number of participants who will be participating in the training programs
  • 6 - The number of training courses offered
  • 75% M, 28% F - Gender of applicants for the training courses

Enrolled Students in year one and two dis-aggregated by age

  • 18 year old: 15%
  • 19 year old: 30%
  • 20 year old: 20%
  • 21 year old: 13%
  • 22 year old: 10%
  • 23 year old: 5%
  • 25 year old: 5%
  • 27 year old: 3%

Enrolled students in year one dis-aggregated by municipality

  • Ferizaj: 1
  • Gjilan: 2
  • Godanc i poshtëm: 1
  • Mitrovicë: 3
  • Obiliq: 1
  • Pejë: 2
  • Preshevë: 1
  • Prishtinë: 7
  • Vushtri: 2

Number of applicants for the scholarships

  • Generation 1: 300
  • Generation 2: 300
  • Summary: 750

Project Funding Description

  • $547,713.56 - Funds Obliged to date
  • $210,016.70 - Total Actual Expenditures at end of previous Quarter
  • $249,997.70 - Projected Life of Project Expenditures at end of current as of (D=B+C)
  • $297,715.86 - Projected Balance of Funds at End of Current Quarter as:(E=A+D)
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Date 
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 5:00am