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THE ILO-NORWAY PROGRAMME COOPERATION AGREEMENTS ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (2016-2023)

eval_number:

511219

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/511219

location:

country:

Ethiopia

region:

Global

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country:

Ghana

region:

Global

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country:

Senegal

region:

Global

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country:

Lebanon

region:

Global

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country:

Malawi

region:

Global

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country:

United Republic of Tanzania

region:

Global

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eval_title:

THE ILO-NORWAY PROGRAMME COOPERATION AGREEMENTS ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (2016-2023)

recommendations:

date:

2024-03-13 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Monitoring and evaluation

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action_plan:

o The GPSL3 activities will be discussed on regular basis at country level within existing national coordination structures or ones created to this end. o The Theory of Change will be revised focusing on a limited number of interventions for each country where there is political will and potential for expansion, and with greater attention to risk management. It will also include a revised list of specific indicators, agreed with constituents. o M&E procedures and templates will be systematised with several level of validations – also with field mission of the Programme Manager and relevant Specialists. o Future agreements will include reporting periods, as its absence has caused different understanding on reporting schedules o The capacity building assessment conducted for ministry of labour and skills recommendations will be implemented to fill the capacity gap of the ministry, if resources allow.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

SKILLS

title:

Recommendation 2: Strengthen joint programming, M&E and reporting It is recommended to establish steering committees for enhanced tripartite governance and for strengthening and ensuring programming focus. The scope of engagement with the ILO should be defined based on available resources. Priority areas for deeper engagement should be identified for impactful interventions with a long term perspective (4-6 years). Identify critical entry points with constituents where ILO could have particularly strong impact, e.g.: Explore existing opportunities as identified in Malawi: - Engage with ministries more proactively as strategic partner involved in strategic and technical support to skills and employment, and support government in optimising coherence amongst all players involved, including other funding agencies. - Put recommendations for 2 value chains (Diary and Horticulture) into practice with an integrated approach. There is interest in testing the global accelerator in these sectors. Existing coordination mechanism can be used (co-coordinating working groups), and planning commission is open for co-creating programmes, developing operational plans and provide adequate institutional capacity building, monitoring and research support. A revision of the Theory of Change, results chain and programme roadmap are suggested to guide strategic efforts. Additionally, the implementation of a robust monitoring and evaluation system linked to SMART outcome and institutional indicators, coupled with capacity building for staff and project partners, is proposed. An overall emphasis is required to increase quality assurance for monitoring, data collection and reporting at all levels to ensure accuracy and reliability in assessing programme effectiveness. A lean but effective M&E system is required which monitors performance of global-regional-national and implementation partners based on agreed performance criteria. It should integrate service tracker and needs to monitor institutional capacities of partners to deliver relevant services. Invest time and efforts for quality reporting and project steering across all levels, including implementation partners.

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_77

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/511251

information_source:

Regional Office

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