The British Council Indonesia has been promoting disability inclusion over a decade. In 2016 British Council commissioned “Pusat Studi dan Layanan Disabilitas” or Centre for Disability Studies and Services, Universitas Brawijaya, to map the relationship between arts and the creative industries, and disability. Over the past five years as part of Skills for Inclusive Digital Participation (SIDP), British Council has been providing capacity building for digitally excluded individuals such as people from lower socio-economics background, women and person living with disabilities (PLWD), to help them develop the digital competencies they need to take part in digital life and online activities safely. As part of Going Global Partnerships (GGP), British Council has awarded ten grants to UK and Indonesia universities to design and deliver projects on supporting mainstreaming disability-inclusive education. And as part of Alumni UK programme, British Council awarded two grants to UK alumni from Indonesia to work on issues around disability.
Background
Building on the existing knowledge, in 2024 the British Council commissioned a horizon scanning study to examine the skills gap among young people with disabilities in West Java and Bali. This limited study involved semi-structured interviews with 29 respondents from Jakarta, West Java and Bali. They came from various backgrounds, including government departments in West Java and Bali, agencies such as the National Commission on Disability, education institutions, enablers, young people with disabilities, and employers. To complement, two online surveys were also administered. A total of 59 young people with disabilities and 18 employers completed the surveys. Additionally Focus Group Discussion also conduction to verify our findings. This study identified four skills that both young people with disabilities and employers prioritised as areas of focus for improvement:
• Digital skills
• Communication skills
• English language
• Resilience in working environment
Responding to the above finding, British Council has earmarked funds for a Skills Training Grant 2025 project. Two grants will be made available to two Indonesian organisations that can deliver skills training for young people with disabilities and other marginalised groups in West Java and Bali. We are expecting organisations to:
• upskill the communication skills and/or resilience in working in environment by delivering their own modules
• deliver digital skills training by using our Skills for Inclusive Digital Participations (SIDP) manuals
• adapt the skills training modules to the target participants.
Who can apply
British Council are looking for two Indonesia organisations with:
• Access and experience of working with marginalised young people in West Java and/or Bali including women, people living with disability, youth who are not in education, employment and/or training and digitally excluded groups.
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering face to face inclusive soft skills training/workshop in the area of youth empowerment, leadership, teamwork, community engagement, effective communication, and 21st century skills.
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering face to face inclusive hard skills training/workshop in the area of upskilling to increase employability and/or entrepreneurship.
• …More in Guidance Notes
How to apply?
Download all documents below and submit your completed application and other requested documents via email to society.indonesia@britishcouncil.org.
The application deadline is 17 March 2025, 09.00 WIB.
Timescales
| Activities | Key Dates |
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Briefing Session. |
5 Mar 2025 |
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Briefing Session. Please register by 9 March 2025 at 23.59 WIB using the following link: https://bit.ly/SkillsTrainingGrants to join the session |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Deadline for clarification questions submitted by applicants. Please send your questions to society.indonesia@britishcouncil.org | 12 Mar 2025 |
| British Council to respond to clarification questions | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Deadline for submission | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Due Diligence | 18-21 Mar 2025 |
| Notification of application outcome | w/c 24 Mar 2025 |
| Agreement signing | 26 Mar 2025 |