Technical Assistance Workshop for the IACML
- Greater understanding on the part of the Ministries of Labor of the available channels and current priorities of technical assistance (Canada, USDOL, IDB, AECI).
- Greater understanding on the part of the donors of the expectations of the Ministries of Labor when receiving technical assistance.
- Identification of specific problems faced by the Ministries of Labor when interacting with donors.
- Identification of topics or areas of technical assistance where the Ministries of Labor require more training (e.g. design, monitoring and evaluation tools; definition of priorities; strategic planning; performance indicators, etc.), in order to develop them within the framework of the RIAL.
- Training in the basic components that a successful proposal for technical assistance must have.
The Technical Assistance Workshop for the IACML, held in San José, Costa Rica, on May 8, 2007, was organized jointly by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Department of Social Development and Employment, SEDI of the Organization of American States (OAS).
This Workshop is part of the activities of the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL), which is the cooperation mechanism of the OAS Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML). This Workshop, in particular, is an outcome of the IACML Calendar of Activities 2006-2007, approved by the IACML authorities in the Planning Meeting of December 2005.
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| Lista de Participantes | 217.13 KB |
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Opening Remarks
Session 1: Priorities, trends and challenges in technical assistance
Priorities, objectives and characteristics of the technical assistance
Experiences and challenges in managing technical assistance
Session 2: Key components of a successful proposal
Conclusions
The following document contains the main conclusions and lessons learned that can be extracted from the presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop. They have been divided in three categories including the perspective of the suppliers of TA, the perspective of the developing countries and a summary about the components of a successful proposal. Additionally, the document provides some ideas for future training and analysis on the issue of technical assistance.
It is important to highlight that during the workshop representatives from 26 Ministries of Labor were present. They shared the need to continue working towards improving their capacities on the design, implementation and evaluation of technical assistance.