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Labour Market and Skills Gap Analysis for Youth Apprenticeships

July 2026 - September 2026

MAIS ONG commissioned CGS to deliver the primary labour market assessment and skills gap analysis behind TAKE STEPS, an AICS-funded apprenticeship programme for 600 young people. The assessment spans Greater Cairo, Damietta and Sharkia across three components.

Needs AssessmentMarket AssessmentLarge-scale Data Collection Cairo, Giza, Qalyubia and 2 more
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Gender and Market Study in Siwa for the KHADRA Project

December 2025 - TBD, subject to security approvals

A mixed-methods gender and market analysis in Siwa providing the evidence base for the planning and implementation of the KHADRA project across agriculture, tourism, artisanry and silversmithing.

Market Assessment Siwa, Matrouh
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Partnerships and Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (JP-SME)

October 2024 - February 2027

Monitoring, data collection and results measurement for 36 public-private partnerships, tracking upgrades in Industry 4.0 skills, organisational competencies, HR systems and gender diversity.

Tracer StudyLarge-scale Data Collection Egypt

Damietta Labour Market Assessment for Apprenticeship Design

July 2026 - August 2026

MAIS commissioned CGS to build the evidence base for the second phase of an enterprise-based apprenticeship programme in Damietta. The assessment combined 31 enterprise interviews, seven institutional interviews and eight focus group discussions with young people across the governorate.

Needs AssessmentMarket Assessment Damietta

Sustainable, Inclusive Rural Tourism Rapid Assessment, Dahshour

April 2026 - May 2026

Plan International Egypt commissioned CGS to build the evidence base for an AECID-funded proposal on sustainable, inclusive rural tourism around Dahshour in Giza. The rapid mixed-methods assessment combined 12 focus group discussions, 20 key informant interviews and a desk review across the Saqqara-Dahshour corridor.

Needs AssessmentMarket Assessment Dahshour and neighbouring villages, Badrashin, Giza

Revitalizing Handicrafts in Aswan - Endline Evaluation

December 2024 - February 2025

Mixed-methods endline assessing outcome attainment, community relevance, efficiency and sustainability, extracting lessons for future cultural-economy initiatives.

Endline Evaluation Aswan

Agricultural Labour Market and Value Chain Assessment, Luxor

May - June 2025

E-Youth commissioned Common Ground Solutions (CGS) to assess labour demand across agricultural value chains in Luxor Governorate under the Mozare3 initiative of the GIZ Digitizing the Vegetable Value Chains for Job Creation in Upper Egypt (DVC) project, to identify wage employment and self employment pathways for TVET graduates. CGS combined analysis of 2023 Labour Force Survey microdata and a review of nine value chains with a structured survey of 48 purposively selected agricultural establishments.

Market Assessment Esna and other districts of Luxor Governorate

Tracer Study Data Collection for the PROSPECTS Programme

April 2025 - September 2025

Data collection for a tracer survey and focus group discussions with around 750 PROSPECTS beneficiaries, supporting assessment of outcome-level indicators.

Tracer StudyLarge-scale Data Collection Cairo, Alexandria and Damietta

Forsa and Sponsorship Impact Evaluation

April 2025 - June 2025

Impact evaluation determining whether the projects achieved their intended objectives and documenting how and why the interventions made a difference in targeted communities.

Impact Evaluation Assiut and Minya

Financial Inclusion Consultancy for the YEEP Project

February 2025 - December 2025

Coaching around 50 entrepreneurs and implementing partners in Assiut to secure funds and refine their business models and financial plans.

Training & Coaching Assiut Governorate

Lessons Learned Study - She Feeds the World (SFtW)

December 2024 - February 2025

Capturing learning from Village Savings and Loan Associations, income-generating activities and value-chain integration, including how Farmer Field Business Schools improved yields and irrigation efficiency.

Lessons Learned Study Behira, Minya, Beni Suef and Giza

Vocational Training Centres Assessment

July 2023 - November 2023

Evaluation of ten vocational training centres examining infrastructure, administration quality, toolkit availability and trainee satisfaction, with recommendations to upgrade performance.

Institutional Assessment Cairo and Giza

Market Scan for Youth Self-Employment

December 2023 - March 2024

A four-governorate scan pairing policy review with qualitative fieldwork to judge the viability of income-generating opportunities and pinpoint high-potential sectors for young entrepreneurs.

Market AssessmentFeasibility Study Aswan, Giza, Cairo and Qalyubia

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