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Skills 21 – Empowering citizens for inclusive and sustainable growth - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3046

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3046

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Skills development

category:

Employment

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comments:

GoB (NSDA, TMED/DTE, BTEB, BMET, MoEWOE, other depts. involved in Skills Development, local government public TTTIs, public TSCs/ TTCs), BEF, NCCWE, Private training providers, local chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, specialised CBOs (BBDN; OPDs, UCEP, SIYB Foundation, etc.), end beneficiaries: NEETs, unemployed graduates, low skilled women/men; returning migrants, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities.

challenges:

Absence of long-term perspectives in time bound TVET projects, which are time bound to 3-4 years can be counterproductive, particularly in fragmented systems, where governance and coordination remains weak. Donor funded projects might overlap and even contradict themselves, not leading to a unified system; where funding, roles and delivery mechanisms are to be clearly defined and transparent. In addition, implementation of pilot projects often requires longer than one project cycle; but they are left unfinished and hardly tested. Longer programming cycles ensure continuation and deepening of reforms to reach the required milestones.

success:

Long-term, well aligned funding with strong technical advice and capacity building, combined with a well aligned coordination and governance of TVET, leads to coherence, clarity of roles and increased capacities of constituents, assuming their roles and continuously improving performance of interventions. Efforts are better channelled and voices from bottom-up are directly reflected in the continuous improvement of interventions.

context:

Building a well governed skills system requires a unified vision and a stable environment, combined with a political will, that can focus on a mid-to long term development process. The Vision 41, 7th and 8th FYPs, Skills policies and action plans highlight commitment and prioritization of GoB to utilise Skills Development as an effective means to address productivity increase and social inclusion needs. Funding agencies have been critical in supporting GoB to transition into a more demand oriented and future-fit Skills Development System. While this process has been successfully initiated, it requires long term multi phased funding, clearly envisioning long term goals and milestones, and clarity on how this will be achieved. A harmonised, well-coordinated system that ensures private sector involvement at all levels must be ensured to sustain reforms and ensure that supply and demand sides are well aligned. Time bound projects need to be well-embedded into the implementation process. Funding opportunities from the National Human Resources Development Fund (NHRDF) could be explored to ensure continuity of skill training activities in the TVET institutes, meeting the evolving needs of industries and job markets.

description:

Long-term engagement and financing are essential for sustained reform process. ILO’s long term, strong presence as a lead agency in the TVET reform process is well acknowledged across the skills ecosystem in Bangladesh. This sustained effort is crucial for quality outputs and long-term sustainability, as any TVET reform process spans several decades. Strong, trustworthy partnerships with Canada and the EU, along with a commitment to system reform, have been instrumental in achieving the milestones upto now and is required to continue.

administrative_issues:

Continue support to Government in governance and coordination of Skills Development/TVET system reform process. Support GoB in facilitation of multistakeholder engagement processes. Develop ILO DWCP level programmatic perspective with mid-term outcomes, milestones and clear results chain and an overall road map for each social partner jointly with constituents. Form project steering and monitoring & coordination committees involving social partners and central private implementation partners. Staff capacity building required: deepening in technical areas, programming and monitoring and evaluation. Set up a well-defined and elaborate M&E system, and allocate required resources to mentor and support field staff in monitoring, evaluation, data collection and reporting.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/2296845

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Skills 21 – Empowering citizens for inclusive and sustainable growth - Final evaluation