Kathmandu, July 14: The government, in a bid to undertake youth vocational training programmes through a one-door system, will be preparing to establish the ' Technical and Vocational Education and Training Fund'.

The Fund aims to avoid duplication in technical and vocational education and training programmes and operate them through an integrated channel, it is said.

The National Planning Commission has already prepared an approach paper for the establishment of the Fund. A taskforce coordinated by NPC member Dr Usha Jha had worked on the paper. The taskforce comprised joint-secretaries from several 10 ministries.

Presently ministries of education, industry and labour implement 10 youth-targeted projects in partnership with development partners. It said despite having multiple programmes from the government level for youths, the expected results still remain a far cry and the Fund will help find better results.

NPC vice chair Dr Pushpa Raj Kandel said, ''There will be no issue of duplication in youth-related programmes once the Fund is set up and brought into operation and it will help reach such programmes to the eligible but unreached youth groups."

The Fund's Directive Committee will be chaired by NPC Vice Chair and its Secretariat will be based in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The Committee will have the participation of NPC member (education) and secretaries from the ministries of finance; industry, commerce and supplies; labour and transport; culture, tourism and civil aviation; and federal affairs, and the local governments.