Established a training fund in Kyrgyzstan to counter unemployment. SQA contributed to:

• developing instruments to define training needs (labour market surveys, identifying the demand for training among the unemployed, developing and installing a database in local employment offices)
• organisation and management of the training delivery (establishing a database of qualified training providers, developing the Fund's operational structure, testing Training Fund mechanisms by organising pilot training activities, etc).

Project deliverables:

• Technical assistance / Consultancy
• Project Management
• Institutional strengthening
• Labour market analysis to include national and regional stakeholders
• Training needs analysis
• Management Information Systems
• Quality assurance of VET providers, (aligning pilot curricula to market needs)
• Training of technical and training staff