The overall objective is to plan/prepare, conduct and report 50 on-line or in-class training programmes for at least 1.000 SMEs targeting businesses in 6 fragile sectors namely tourism, automotive, textile, food, machinery and logistics sectors to respond to the challenges, opportunities and changes in the national, regional and international markets.

Second objective is to provide one-on-one business advisory services on 6 fragile sectors food industry, tourism, logistics, textile industry, machinery industry, automotive industry for 30 SMEs in selected pilot regions (5 SMEs per sector) to support them in implementing the strategies and transformation elaborated in the Region-Based Fragile Sector Reports prepared under the Project.

To support SMEs in fragile sectors, the Contractor shall provide one-on-one consultancy to 30 SMEs (5 SMEs per sector or divisions re-defined regarding the implementing partners’ views, and 5 days allocated to each SME). One- on-one consultancies will continue simultaneously. 1 mentor will be responsible for each beneficiary SME. Contractor will provide selection criteria for the identification of the beneficiary enterprises and the list of beneficiary SMEs will be approved by UNDP in consultation with the Ministry of Industry and Technology/ General Directorate of Development Agencies and DAs.