Resources on Employment Impact Assessment

  1. Impacts of (improving) employment guarantee schemes on the broader economy, presented by Paul Niehaus

    22 October 2021

    Webinar - Public Works and Public Employment Programmes: What role in socioeconomic recovery?

  2. ‘Barefoot engineering’: How to boost rural development and local youth employment

    20 September 2017

    Shortage of engineers in rural areas has been affecting the quality and effective service delivery of the infrastructure works launched under MGNREGA in India. A training programme, set up by the Ministry of Rural Development with technical assistance of the ILO, addresses the skills gap while providing decent jobs to thousands of discouraged youth and promoting sustainable development in rural areas.

  3. Training young people to fulfil real needs in the rural economy

    04 September 2017

    Deborah Greenfield, ILO Deputy Director-General, speaks about how training rural youth to become barefoot technicians has helped provide solutions to local challenges in maintaining rural works and in employment generation.

  4. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  5. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 5  Toilet construction

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  6. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 4  Concrete works

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  7. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 3  Masonry works

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  8. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 2  Setting out works

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  9. Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 1  Basic knowledge

    01 March 2017

    Training kit for rural masons

  10. Handbook for Rural Masons

    01 March 2017

    reference guide covering the most common work activities when building a house