Training of Trainer (ToT) Gender Equality Module
The large majority of employment for both women and men is found in SMEs and the key to sustainable economic development that leads to effective poverty reduction lies in competitive and growing SMEs.
Background
Being more vulnerable to external shocks, most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia have been finding it difficult to sustain operations due to the global financial crisis, new ASEAN China free trade area agreement and the quality of their jobs is being compromised in the process. The large majority of employment for both women and men is found in SMEs and the key to sustainable economic development that leads to effective poverty reduction lies in competitive and growing SMEs.Current research is showing that innovations in work organization, continuous workplace learning, good labour-management relations, and respect for workers’ rights are important ways of raising productivity while also promoting decent work. The broad problem that this project will address is how to minimize the impact of the financial crisis and tight market competition by fostering responsible and thus sustainable workplace practices – economic, social and environmental – in SMEs in order to improve their productivity and competitiveness in a manner that contributes to sustainable economic development.
Based on the results of SCORE Phase I and II, and within the changing country context described above, the development objective of SCORE Indonesia Phase III is: “SMEs in national and global supply chains improve productivity and working conditions and provide decent work”.
Key results to be achieved by the end of Phase III
Indonesian Ministries will be fully independent in providing SCORE Training to SMEs, using their own training resources. A National Productivity Data base system will be established within MoM, tracking of SCORE Training implementation data will be ongoing by the government and it will be accessible to the SCORE Programme.To complement the public service offering, at least ten private training provider BDS) will be partnering with APINDO to promote, sell and organize SCORE Training independently and to obtain private and public sponsorships for this. SCORE Training is recognized as a driver of a National productivity movement, through awareness-raising and its institutionalization in various organizations (Ministries, associations and private BDS),
SCORE Training collaborations will have taken place with at least 2 lead buyers / MNEs plus with Better Work Indonesia.nting partners.