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Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1723

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1723

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Training

category:

Employment

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comments:

The pre-testing activity was targeted at the contractor staff and directors proposed for the training courses to reduce the number of trainees who could not complete the training courses successfully.
The beneficiaries of the pre-testing/screening were firstly the trainee employers who did not waste the USD 50 / person training contribution they made for each employee in the training course.
More importantly, the pre-screening improved the training effectiveness by having trainees who were more likely to absorb the training material and capable of interacting / sharing knowledge with other trainees and the trainers

challenges:

The challenge is to encourage employers to be more selective in proposing candidates for ERA training courses. Often the employer has a limited number of employee / candidates who may have a limited educational background and limited or no practical experience in rural road construction and maintenance techniques

success:

The results of the pre and post training testing showed that trainees with limited initial knowledge were less likely to complete the courses successfully. The early screening processes helped make the training more efficient by screening out technically weak trainees.

context:

The training activities were a key element of the capacity building requiring a substantial investment of trainer time and resources. For ERA (and R4D), there was a limited period of time to prepare possible contractors and their staff for inclusion in the trial contracts which had seasonal constraints and for tenders for the R4D road rehabilitation contracts.

description:

Two of the three expected results from ERA were related to building the capacity of small road contractors to implement rural road rehabilitation and maintenance activities. The capacity building addressed both technical labour-based road construction and also business and contract management.
The early training activities undertaken by Don Bosco and IADE found that some of the nominated contracting company directors, engineers or supervisors did not have a basic understanding of road construction or business management. This led to course participants being failed on completion as not achieving the basic standards set by the course and wasting valuable training time and resources and seats in the courses being offered.
A process of initial screening of possible contractors and then pre-testing trainees on the first day of the training activity was introduced to reduce the problem. This pre-test was also used as part of the course assessment.

administrative_issues:

Simple pre-training course testing should be included in all capacity building activities as, when combined with post-training testing, it provides a valuable M&E tool for assessing the effectiveness of training delivery and suitability of content. Inclusion of pre (and post) testing should have little impact on training resources needed and will improve the outcomes.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/189526

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

East Timor

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation