The Role of Labour Market Policies in Poverty Alleviation 2009-2015, Final evaluation, SIDA

2.1.5. Key elements in policy frameworks identification

Recommendation:  4. Follow 6 basic rules to improve international training programmes (ITPs) related to labour market policies:

• Link future international training programmes to national and international efforts (both training and projects);
• Obtain or make a mapping of current and planned labour market training (national and international) initiatives at country and regional level to inform the training programme design and selection of participants;
• Underpin, where possible, the relevant national/international initiatives;
• Ensure that projects are linked to on-going and planned reforms;
• Consider if the capacity development budgets of on-going reform initiatives could be used to co-finance aspects of the ITP such as the projects;
• Create opportunities to link future ITPs better to decent work and the human rights approach.

Reference: Buhl-Nielsen Eric, Oskarsson Bertil, 2015, Evaluation of Swedish International Training Programme (ITP) 288, “The Role of Labour Market Policies in Poverty Alleviation” 2009-2015, Final evaluation, SIDA, Stockholm, Covered countries: Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique.

Sample evidence: The evaluation sets 6 strategic rules to improve development project related to labour market policies:

1) Link future international training programmes (ITPs) to national and international efforts (both training and projects);

2) Obtain or make a mapping of current and planned labour market training (national and international) initiatives at country and regional level to inform the training programme design and selection of participants;

3) Underpin, where possible, the relevant national/international initiatives;

4) Ensure that projects are linked to ongoing and planned reforms;

5) Consider if the capacity development budgets of ongoing reform initiatives could be used to co-finance aspects of the ITP such as the projects;

6) Create opportunities to link future ITPs better to decent work and the human rights approach.