Helvetas Tanzania call for training service providers under YES Project, June 2026

Terms of reference for short-term market-led training programmes

Background

Helvetas Swiss Interco-operation is an independent Swiss development organisation working in more than thirty countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Helvetas supports sustainable development outcomes in the thematic areas of:

• Water, food, and climate
• Voice, inclusion, and cohesion
• Skills, jobs, and income

Through this work, Helvetas contributes to tangible improvements in the lives of millions of disadvantaged people.

In Tanzania, Helvetas has been implementing the Youth Employment through Skills Enhancement (YES) Project since 2018. The project has demonstrated strong results in improving employability, self-employment, and income prospects for economically and socially disadvantaged youth through market-relevant skills development and strengthened linkages to the private sector.

Building on the achievements, lessons learned, and evidence generated during previous phases, Helvetas Tanzania has launched a new phase of the YES Project, running from January 2026 to December 2029. This new phase places stronger emphasis on:

• Demand-driven, market-led skills development
• Private sector engagement and co-creation of training programmes
• Transition from training to decent wage employment or sustainable self-employment
• Skills that contribute to environmental sustainability and green economic growth

The project will be implemented in selected locations, including:

• Dodoma City
• Singida Municipal Council
• Singida District Council
• Manyoni District Council
• Kondoa District Council
• Chamwino District Council

Objectives

Helvetas Tanzania invites eligible and experienced organisations to submit proposals to deliver short-term, market-led training programmes under the new phase of the YES Project.

Eligible applicants include:

• Vocational training institutions
• Agribusiness service providers
• Entrepreneurship and business support organisations

The purpose of this call is to identify partners capable of designing and implementing high-quality training programmes that respond to current and emerging labour market needs.

The proposed training programmes should lead to measurable outcomes for youth, including:

• Employment
• Self-employment
• Improved income outcomes

Scope of training

Selected service providers will be expected to design and deliver one or more of the following training areas:

• Market-relevant vocational skills training
• Entrepreneurship and business development training
• Agribusiness and agri-enterprise skills development
• Green and environmentally sustainable occupations that contribute to:
  • Climate resilience
  • Natural resource conservation
  • Low-carbon development

Training programme requirements

Training programmes must:

• Be based on evidence from local labour market and value chain analysis
• Integrate practical, work-based learning, including:
  • Internships
  • Apprenticeships
  • On-the-job training
• Include mechanisms for:
  • Job placement
  • Enterprise start-up
  • Market linkage
• Align with results-based financing principles, where payments are linked to verified outcomes
• Demonstrate positive environmental outcomes, such as:
  • Waste reduction
  • Energy efficiency
  • Sustainable production
  • Environmental protection

Technical eligibility requirements

Interested organisations must demonstrate the following:

• Organisational or company profile
• CVs of at least three key technical staff relevant to the proposed training
• Capacity to train a minimum of 20 trainees and a maximum of 100 trainees per batch
• Proven experience in delivering vocational training, entrepreneurship, and/or agribusiness training, with supporting evidence

Selection criteria

Expressions of Interest will be assessed based on:

• Technical capacity and experience
• Financial criteria
• Experience in, or readiness to implement, results-based or performance-based financing mechanisms

Submission details

Interested applicants should submit their proposal electronically.

Applicants should refer to the 1154RFP001 Request for Proposal (RFP) document for further submission details.

RFQ/Tender Information and Attachments

For comprehensive information regarding this RFQ/tender, we invite you to download the attachments provided below. These documents contain all the necessary details, including specifications, requirements, and submission guidelines. Please review them carefully to ensure you have all the pertinent information needed to participate.

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