Enhance the Capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture for Evidence Based Planning Through Pilot Tracer Studies
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ILO
The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org
Access to training
Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.
This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.
Rural employment
Eight out of 10 of the world’s working poor who live on US $1.25 per day live in rural areas, where many are caught in vulnerable employment, especially in agriculture.Flourishing rural areas are vital to regional and national development. Yet, rural economies tend to face a wide range of challenges that urban areas are more likely to overcome. These include access to transportation, sanitation and health services, and a consumer base in close proximity to support small and medium enterprise development. Women and men working in rural areas also face difficulties associated with a paucity of economic opportunities, under investment, poor infrastructure and public services, including education, and, in many cases, weak governance and underdeveloped markets.
Education, entrepreneurship, and physical and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.
Sectoral approaches
Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers. Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.
Training quality and relevance
Case studies and good practices
Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.
This tracer study targeting a number of agriculture graduates from Agriculture Baccalaureate Technique and short-term courses is a result of a joint effort of a number of organizations. It was conducted as part of the project “Upgrading the technical agriculture education system in Lebanon”, led by FAO with funding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) and AVSI, to help the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) increase the market relevance of its training programmes.
The study was conducted by the Consultation and Research Institute and ILO with the extensive support of the Ministry of Agriculture, AVSI and FAO. It benefited from technical review and inputs by Leon Gaskin, Chief Technical Advisor, Patrick Daru, Senior Skills and Employability Specialist at ILO-ROAS, Rania Hokayem, ILO National TVET Programme Coordinator, and Serajul Islam, Skills Development Officer at ILO, Fatima Halbawi, head of Education and Extension Services at Ministry of Agriculture. It was also reviewed by Sonia el Abiad, director of directorate of studies and coordination at the Ministry of Agriculture, Hayfa Jaafar, head of education and training department and Dr Salem Darwish, Minister of Agriculture Advisor.
Agricultural development
Labour market
Vocational training
Arab States
