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
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.