2026 Window 3: MSME and Informal Sector Training

About this call

TEVETA invites training institutions registered with TEVETA to submit proposals for skills training for youth employment and job creation in the MSMEs and Informal Sector, financed by the TEVET Fund from the proceeds of the Skills Development Levy: courses leading to skills upgrading, employment creation and poverty reduction. MSME sub-window: training responsive to the needs of growth-oriented, registered MSMEs, focused on medium to high-level technical skills and leading to official certification. Informal sector sub-window: training that prepares participants for self-employment and the start-up or improvement of their own business. Funds go to fully paid-up TEVETA-registered training providers, or to intermediary institutions registered under the laws of Zambia working with a TEVET institution. The Fund meets the cost of eligible training.

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Who may apply

• Any registered training institution.
• Only institutions with a TEVETA accreditation number on record, and not recorded as non-compliant.
• Your institution must be registered with the TEVET Fund and its registration approved.

Part of the window

This call is for MSME and Informal Sector.

Skills priority areas

Proposals say which areas they address. Training outside them must show a clear labour-market link.

Documents to attach

• Cover letter to the Director General, signed by an authorised officer Required
• Copy of the valid TEVETA certificate of registration (the partner TEVET institution's, for an intermediary) Required
• Signed curriculum vitae of the instructors or consultants (Appendix 1 format) Required
• Signed activity schedule (Appendix 2 format) Required
• Registration of the intermediary institution under the laws of Zambia (intermediaries only) Required
• Evidence of results from previous training of the target groups Required
• Organisational chart Required

Accepted formats: PDF and Zipped documents (.zip); up to 100 MB per file.