Acciones en Training

  • Development of a Strategic Plan for the ECASSA Institute of Social Protection (EISP)

    Southern Africa Tanzania, República Unida de
    Start activities
    01/09/2020
    End activities
    31/10/2020
    Partner Institution
    East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) Institute of Social Protection (EISP)
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational capacity building
    Code
    2020-05
    Description
    Through the collaboration among peers and the presentation of European and international cases and good practices related to the set-up and development of an international research and training institution, experts from Italy and Slovenia developed and transferred a working methodology aimed at building a multi-year strategic plan. As a result of the action, the newborn Institute of Social Protection of the East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA), whose role is to develop knowledge and offer capacity-building opportunities for the staff of the social security organizations adhering to ECASSA, is endowed with a strategic plan based on extensive consultations and taking into account key areas of organizational development.

  • Organisational capacity building on Management Information Systems

    Southern Africa Tanzania, República Unida de
    Start activities
    01/10/2020
    End activities
    24/12/2020
    Partner Institution
    East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) Institute of Social Protection (EISP)
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational capacity building
    Code
    2020-03
    Description
    The East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) brings together social security entities in the African subregion. The Association runs an Institute for Social Protection (EISP) to offer vocational training for professionals of the organizations in charge of social protection in ECASSA member countries. The experts from French institutions provided both academic and IT expertise to outline the main requirements and specifications for a new information management system on the Institute and developed a set of guidelines of for the implementation of IT solutions for the management of the IESP.

  • Capacity building for the general directorate of entrepreneurship promotion

    Western Africa Benín
    Start activities
    18/01/2021
    End activities
    05/02/2022
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, and Employment Promotion
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational management (structures & functions)
    Code
    2019-32
    Description
    The action aimed at supporting the Directorate for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Employment (DPEE) of Benin and other agencies under supervision of the Ministry of Labour in improving its performance, managerial capacity and ability to deliver services in the field of entrepreneurship and employment promotion. French peer experts focused on analyzing specific needs and gaps and identified four axes for trainings, to be implemented through the following activities. Trainings targeted both the managerial and organizational capacities of decision-makers and technical agents within the Ministry, and capacity development at the 'operational' level of the various key actors in the promotion of entrepreneurship and employment services.

  • Green Jobs Programme development (Renforcement des capacités de l’Agence Nationale Pour l’Emploi du Togo pour la promotion des Emplois verts parmi les jeunes)

    Western Africa Togo
    Start activities
    21/08/2019
    End activities
    28/05/2020
    Partner Institution
    Public Employment Service [Agence Nationale pour l'Emploi] (ANPE)
    Type of Assistance
    Policy development
    Code
    2019-16
    Description
    The National Agency for the Promotion of Employment (ANPE) of Togo aimed, through this action, to acknowledge possible concrete measures to accompany young people towards green jobs. At first the employability potential of the youth in green jobs has been assessed; in particular, possible skills deficits and gaps between the demand for new or adapted qualifications for green jobs and the current offer of vocational training were identified. On this basis, experts supported the partner in initiating a dialogue with the training institutions to start adapting the training offer to the potential of Togolese organic agriculture. The final activity resulted in a methodology to develop training curricula in the sector of organic agriculture. Participants came. Throughout the Action, experts from France and the Netherlands engaged with peers from the ANPE and various vocational training institutions to identify capacity needs for the green economy as well as to let emerge a network of public and private actors active in the promotion and training on green jobs.

  • Reform of employment services and programs for the establishment of a one-stop-shop for employment promotion

    Western Africa Benín
    Start activities
    Sep-17
    End activities
    Ene-18
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Affairs [Ministère du Travail, de la Fonction Publique et des Affaires Sociales]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-01
    Description
    The Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Affairs of Benin wanted to address, with the support of SOCIEUX-mobilized public experts, the challenge of successfully promoting decent employment opportunities among the youth. The French experts mainly provided an assessment of the current policy framework for youth employment promotion, as well as specific recommendations, mostly aimed to operate a reorganization of the Fonds National d’Action Sociale (FNAS) and strengthen the capacity of its staff. FNAS finally adopted the co-constructed strategy and its staff became more familiar with monitoring and evaluation tools applied to initiatives aiming at youth’s employment promotion.

  • Employability strategy for youth – Linking technical and Vocational education and training to vocational and labour market

    SOUTH ASIA Pakistán
    Start activities
    #N/A
    End activities
    #N/A
    Partner Institution
    Punjab Social Protection Authority
    Type of Assistance
    Other
    Code
    2017-04
    Description
    Assist the Punjab Social Protection Authority (PSPA) in the definition of its roadmap and development plan on Employment, TVET issues and especially for strengthening youth employment and qualification

  • Implementation of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) peer-review recommendation on human capital development

    SOUTH AMERICA Perú
    Start activities
    06-08-2018
    End activities
    06-09-2019
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion [Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2017-13
    Description
    This action is part of a series of actions in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE) of Peru, in the area of labour and employment. In this circumstance, the action focused on ways to enhance competences and employability skills of the national workforce through vocational education and training (VET). French experts first carried out a functional and organizational analysis of the three sectorial committees created to establish occupational profiles in order to reinforce labour matching process. A training workshop then looked into mechanisms for promoting the participation of the productive sector in the definition of training and education policies. Overall, the action contributed to sensitize relevant partner’s teams to the challenges ahead in the implementation of a national qualifications’ framework and the need to reinforce basic and transversal competences through VET.

  • Organisational and individual capacities strengthening for the national School for the Formation of Labour Inspectors

    CENTRAL AMERICA México
    Start activities
    Aug-18
    End activities
    Ongoing
    Partner Institution
    Secretariat of Labour and Social Welfare [Secretaría del Trabajo y Prévision Social]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-14
    Description
    To professionalise the STPS labour inspectors of federal and regional entities

  • Strengthening of entrepreneurial capacities

    SOUTH AMERICA Colombia
    Start activities
    13-08-2018
    End activities
    22-08-2019
    Partner Institution
    Public Employment Services [Unidad del Servicio Público de Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-25
    Description
    The action was articulated in three activities to support to the Colombian Public Employment Service (UAESPE) to provide quality support and services to the employers and entrepreneurs in order to better match labour market demand and labour supply. The mobilized experts came from France and Spain. The first activity resulted in a detailed diagnosis of service delivery and organization. Secondly, a training session for UAESPE’s business managers led to a better understanding of the minimum standards of intermediation services, with particular attention to challenges deriving from the diversity of the profiles of jobseekers. Finally, UAESPE had to establish a communication plan; experts provided guidance on how to create a brand image and how to formulate strong messages for key audiences. Additionally, indicators to measure the impact of media campaigns and other communication initiatives were developed.

  • Capacity building for better employment services, strategy and planning for youth employment

    WESTERN AFRICA Benín
    Start activities
    Sep-18
    End activities
    24/01/2020
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Affairs (MTFPAS)
    Type of Assistance
    Code
    2017-34
    Description
    The Agence Nationale pour l'emploi (ANPE) of Benin required SOCIEUX+ technical support to set up a ‘training and skills’ development plan to empower its intermediation services in 12 local agencies. The first mission was dedicated to a systemic and organizational diagnosis of the ANPE. The second activity was oriented to the definition and elaboration of a training plan for employment counsellors dealing with jobseekers, companies, and the self-employed, and for the heads of local agencies. The third activity focused on the services delivered by counsellors to jobseekers, namely, how to conduct a counselling interview). Finally, experts delivered a remote training workshop intended to give counsellors the right tools to strengthen their relationships with private firms and to meet employers' recruitment needs. All experts mobilized came from public entities, notably public employment services, of Belgium and France.