Planning post-training support
Planning post-training support begins during the planning phase of a TREE programme The role of partners is important: ensure that you have identified suitable partners for post-training support and engaged them in the programme from the beginning. Feasibility studies will also have identified both needs for post-training support and potential providers. Finalizing the plan for post-training support should include the beneficiaries themselves, the local TREE committee and relevant partner organizations.
Post-training supports may include:
For wage employment:
Post-training supports may include:
For wage employment:
- Assistance with preparing resumes and job applications
- Assistance in preparing for interviews and recruitment processes
- linkages with employers, assistance with job search and placement;
- linkages with workers’ organizations.
- support with development or refining of business, financial and marketing plans,
- support to small business start-ups;
- support for accessing credit;
- support access to other financial services including digital ones
- business development services, including linkages with markets, quality testing, business advisory consultancy, business incubators, transportation, bulk purchasing, technology transfer, including ICT, design services, fashion forecasting, tax, and other regulatory compliance support services, etc.
- support in the formation or expansion of cooperative enterprises.
- support for the creation of sustainable community structures (business associations, self-help groups, savings, and credit groups, etc.);
- linking with and mainstreaming into local economic development programmes and the formal sector in general.
- support for formal recognition of skills acquired through training and/or prior learning
- visits to TREE graduates to monitor their progress in wage employment or enterprises;
- advice on issues of occupational safety and health, fundamental principles and rights in the workplace, social dialogue, dealing with conflicts, etc.
- Developing a network of post-training services
- Re-assessment of post-training needs