SDP is a pilot project implemented by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) as part of the Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Reform Program in cooperation with the World Bank with an overall project budget of US Million 12.5. The objective of the SDP is to stimulate private sector demand for skills development training, by piloting a demand-driven and competitively based financing mechanism to provide training for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).