A Brief Overview of National Skills Development Prgroam

The National Skills Development and Market Linkages Program, (NSDP) is one of Afghanistan 's National Priority Projects announced by President Karzai in Berlin in April 2004.
The overall goal of the NSDP is to contribute to the socio-economic recovery of Afghanistan through the provision of a national skills development and vocational education and training system that is responsive to labour market needs and that provides Afghan women and men with the knowledge and skills for decent work.
It is envisaged that on the long term, the national system will be managed by a National Vocational Education and Training Authority (NVETA) operating through a number of regional offices strategically located throughout the country.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) has been designated as the lead ministry for the program, which is scheduled to run over a period of 15 years.