The ILO has reinforced its commitment to transparency, effectiveness and organizational learning by establishing a more substantial, effective and independent evaluation function in the ILO. In 2005, the ILO established a central Evaluation Unit and revised its policy to conform to United Nations norms and standards for evaluation.
The ILO evaluation policy specifies five types of evaluation:
- Strategy and policy evaluation
- Country programme evaluation
- Thematic evaluation
- Project evaluation
- Internal review
Annual reporting of the evaluation function at ILO:
EVAL will be reporting to the November Governing Body 2009 on the Independent Evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programme for Indonesia: 2006-2009. This year's strategy and policy evaluation is on youth employment, entitled Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategy to support member States capacities to development policies and programmes focused on youth employment. Summaries of these are available as Governing Body documents, as well as in long versions listed in our section on Evaluation Reports.
Conducting an Independent External Evaluation of the evaluation function at ILO:
The ILO will be conducting an independent external evaluation of the evaluation function. The Terms of Reference have been finalized for submission to the Governing Body, November 2009 and can be consulted in English, Spanish and French language versions. (See Evaluation Reports)
Key elements of the policy
Strengthening independent and strategic evaluations within the ILO
This includes the drafting of a revised set of priorities and guidelines for selection, scheduling and financing independent evaluations.
Reinforcing self-evaluation as a management tool
Based upon the ILO's commitment to managing for results, EVAL advises on improved practices for self-assessment and participatory internal review to facilitate organizational learning and re-alignment.
Building evaluation capacity and accountability within the ILO
Through improved oversight of evaluation activities and upgrading knowledge management systems and practices linked to evaluation work.
Knowledge development
Learn from evaluations which approaches work and which don’t and why in order to continuously improve ILO’s technical work.