Training Policy and Employability/Technical Cooperation: Employment Sector

Training Policy and employability

TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Technical cooperation is "a major instrument of the ILO to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work" (Report of the Committee on Technical Cooperation, 87th Session of the ILC, June 1999).

Technical cooperation in HRD and training

The objectives of ILO's technical cooperation programmes in the area of human resources development and training are::

Provide opportunities for women and men to obtain and sustain decent and productive work.

Translate into practical activities the Conventions and Recommendations related to HRD and training;

Develop technical cooperation programmes and projects in support of the ILO's strategic objectives;

Deliver products and services developed by the ILO in order to meet the changing needs of its constituents;

Build up the expertise and capacity of constituents to undertake the necessary policy, institutional and training system reforms in light of changes in the global economy.

IFP Skills assists member States implement key training policy and systems reforms in the vocational and education training sector, in support of the ILO's operational and strategic objectives. Integrated technical assistance services provided by the TPE Unit comprise:

the provision of knowledge and information;

policy advisory services;

operational activities flexibly adapted to recipients’ needs.

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Technical cooperation programmes assist member States apply ILO's international labour standards in the areas human resources training and development. The programme also feeds the Unit's research and development activities, while, in turn, the latter develop services and products that are used in technical cooperation.

TPE technical cooperation projects

Technical cooperation projects are decentralized at field level. IFP Skills provides technical support to ILO training specialists in the field, in order to assist member States to:

identify their human resources and training needs;
determine the optimum methods to meet these needs;
mobilize funds to perform the service; and
participate in implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

List of on-going technical cooperation projects

(alphabetically listed by country/region)

Albania - Programme for Redeployment of Redundant Public Employees;

Algeria - Support to Employment Promotion - 1997;

Algeria - Support to Employment Promotion - 1999;

Belarus - Introduction of Competency-based Modular Approach to Training the Unemployed;

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Industrial and Vocational Training to Support the National Employment Programme;

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Vocational Training to Support the National Employment Programme;

Chad -Education, Training and Employment ;

Chad -Thematic Studies on Employment ;

Comores Islands - Centre for Apprenticeship and Craftmenship ;

United Nations Administered Province of Kosovo - FR of Yugoslavia -Skills Development for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Kosovo;

Madagascar -Poverty Eradication Programme;

Nigeria -Vocational Education and Training Programme - NIGETECH II ;

Palestine -Palestinian Employment Programme;

Regional (PALOP) -Regional Programme for Employment and Vocational Training Promotion ;

Russian Federation -Development of Modular Skills Training;

Regional (UEMOA) -Programme to Support the Sub-regional Network of Employment and Training Observatories ;

Ukraine - Introduction of Competency Flexible Vocational Training Programmes for the Unemployed;

Project title: Programme for Redeployment of Redundant Public Employees

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Albania

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Donor: Italian Government

Operational objective: Training systems and institutions

Target groups: Policy-makers,VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Budapest

Project title: Support to Employment Promotion - 1997 -

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Algeria

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour

Donor: UNDP/Algerian Govt (cost-sharing)

Operational objective: Training systems

Target groups: Public and private training institutions

Field structure: MDT Cairo

Project title: Support to Employment Promotion - 1999 -

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Algeria

National counterpart: National Economic and Social Committee

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training and capacity building to policy-makers

Target groups: Officials of the national counterpart

Field structure: MDT Cairo

Project title: Introduction of Competency-based Modular Approach to Training the Unemployed

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Belarus

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour

Donor: German Government

Operational objective: Training for employability

Target groups: VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Moscow

Project title: Industrial and Vocational Training to Support the National Employment Programme

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

National counterpart: Cantonal Government Gorazde - Ministry of Foreing Affairs

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training delivery system

Target groups: VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Budapest

Project title: Vocational Training to Support the National Employment Programme

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

National counterpart: Cantonal Government Bihac - Ministry of Foreing Affairs

Donor: Government of Luxembourg

Operational objective: Training delivery system

Target groups: VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Budapest

Project title: Centre for Apprenticeship and Craftmenship

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Comores Islands

National counterpart: Ministry for Economy and National Vocational Training Office

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training institutions, employability, and lifelong learning;

Target groups: youth unemployed

Field structure: MDT Addis Ababa

Project title: Skills Development for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Kosovo

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - UN Administered Province of Kosovo

National counterpart: Department of Labour of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo

Donor: Italian Government

Operational objective: Training systems and institutions

Target groups: Policy-makers,VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Budapest

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Project title: Poverty Eradication Programme

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Madagascar

National counterpart: Interregional Committee for Povertry Alleviation

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Grassroots level training

Target groups: NGOs, local communities and grassroots associations

Field structure: MDT Addis Ababa

Project title: Vocational Education and Training Programme - NIGETECH II -

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Niger

National counterpart: Ministries of Education and Labour

Donor: European Commission

Operational objective: Training policies and systems

Target groups: Policy makers

Field structure: MDT Abidjan

Project title: Palestinian Employment Programme Programme

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Palestine (West Bank & Gaza Strip)

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour (MOL)

Donor: United Arab Emirates

Operational objective: Training and advisory services on employment and training policies;

Target groups: Policy-makers of the MOL, employment/training institutions

Field structure: MDT Beirut

N.B: The Project is decentralized to the field. The TPE Unit is only providing technical assistance.

Project title: Regional Programme for Employment and Vocational Training Promotion

Project language: Portuguese

Beneficiary country: Regional Programme (PALOP) currently implemented in Angola, Cape Vert, Mozambique, and Sao Tomé

National counterpart: Ministries of Labour, Employment and Training

Donor: Portuguese Government

Operational objective: Training systems and institutions

Target groups: Policy makers, VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Dakar

Project title: Development of Modular Skills Training

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Russian Federation

National counterpart: Network of VET providers

Donor: German Government

Operational objective: Training systems and institutions

Target groups: Policy-makers, VET managers

and implementers

Field structure: MDT Moscow

Project title: Education, Training and Employment

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: CHAD

National counterpart: Ministry for Planning

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training systems and employability

Target groups: Public and private VET institutions

Field structure: MDT Yaoundé

Project title: Thematic Studies on Employment

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: CHAD

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Public Administration

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training policies and systems

Target groups: Public institutions and the social partners

Field structure: MDT Yaounde

Project title: Programme to Support the Sub-regional Network of Employment and Training Observatories

Project language: French

Beneficiary country: Regional Programme (UEMOA)

National counterpart: Ministries of Labour

Donor: UNDP - Niger

Operational objective: Strengthening national capacity in training and labour market information systems

Target groups: Employment and Training Policy-makers

Field structure: MDT Dakar

Project title: Introduction of Competency Flexible Vocational Training Programmes for the Unemployed

Project language: English

Beneficiary country: Ukraine

National counterpart: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Donor: UNDP

Operational objective: Training for employability

Target groups: VET managers and implementers

Field structure: MDT Budapest

PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET

Country: United Nations Administered Province of Kosovo - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia -

Programme title: Rapid Response for Reconstruction and Development of Kosovo

Project title: Skills Development for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Kosovo

Project site: Pristina and two other priority regions of Kosovo,

Project language: English

Donor: Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs - Department for Cooperation Development (DGCS) -

Executing agency: International Labour Office

Government Counterpart: United Nations Mission in Kosovo

Co-operating agency: Employment Service of Kosovo

Proposed starting date: November 2000

Prepared by: ILO Skills Development Department - Training Policy and Employability Unit - Geneva

Brief description:

The project is designed to contribute to the reconstruction and recovery of Kosovo and assist in the transition to market economy. The establishment of a training delivery system for adult unemployed and workers and other supportive measures are the main components of this project, funded by the Italian Government. To increase employability, flexible demand-driven training will be provided both in technical and self-employment skills, either within training institutions or on-the-job. Programmes will be firmly competency-based and designed to provide various levels of skill training in priority jobs and selected occupational sectors. Ultimate beneficiaries will also include demobilized soldiers and other categories affected by the recent internal conflict. Capacity building aimed at strengthening Kosovar labour-related institutions for the provision of counselling, guidance and other assistance to the unemployed women and men, is also part of this project.

Information on the Programme and other project proposals can be obtained from the ILO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the ILO Multidisciplinary Team for Central and Eastern Europe (CEET), based in Budapest, Hungary