About The Project

The Bhutan Education and Skills Training (BEST) project is a five-year $5 million project funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada (GAC), focused on supporting the comprehensive reform of the technical and vocational education training (TVET) system in Bhutan through interventions at the national, institutional, and community levels. Humber College leads the project in partnership with Bhutan's Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MOESD), and RENEW (Respect, Education, Nurture and Empower Women), a civil society organization in Bhutan. The BEST project will increase the enrolment of Bhutanese youth in TVET programs, strengthen the competencies of work-ready TVET institution graduates, and amplify economic and entrepreneurship opportunities for TVET graduates in Bhutan. The project will embed crosscutting themes of gender equality, environmental sustainability, accessibility (for people with disabilities), and Gross National Happiness to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge that meet labour-market needs and contribute to the country's socio-economic advancement.