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Improved Business Development Support Services and Entrepreneurship Education Targeting MSMEs and Youth for the Creation of Decent Work Opportunities in Iraq - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3477

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3477

location:

country:

Iraq

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Improved Business Development Support Services and Entrepreneurship Education Targeting MSMEs and Youth for the Creation of Decent Work Opportunities in Iraq - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2022-11-07 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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action_plan:

No next phase of the project exists or will be approved so this is not immediately relevant/possible. The ILO will consider for future new projects designing a coaching tools/guideline for end beneficiaries to complement training packages. The ILO will work with business development service providers to oversee the implementation of coaching by consultants and ensure that adequate time for coaching is allocated in upcoming similar projects including those under design stage.

management_response:

Rejected

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

Recommendation 3. ILO to focus on the design of the tools for the coaching of end beneficiaries in the next phase of the project together with the designation of an entity to oversee the implementation of the coaching programme Enhancing the capacity of end beneficiaries through training only would not yield sustainable results without coaching start-ups and existing businesses for an average period of 6 months to one year, as coaching is currently limited to few hours. Coaching would assist the beneficiaries to implement the business plan prepared during the training course through supporting them in finding the solutions to the problems faced. Support would be needed in various areas: understanding better the laws and regulations that may affect negatively or positively the business, improvement of marketing and sales, costing and pricing of the product or service, etc… ILO may assign an entity in KR-I to oversee the implementation of the coaching programme and follow-up on skill development of entrepreneurs for a longer period of time. The coaching programme would also help ILO or the POs to test the effects of SYB and IYB on the businesses, understand better the challenges faced, and design new interventions in KR-I.

project_symbols:

IRQ/19/03/DEU

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/16230

information_source:

Regional Office

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