Global tools and capacity-building for governments and social partners to promote job-rich inclusive growth and national employment policies

The project “Global tools and capacity-building for governments and social partners to promote job-rich inclusive growth and national employment policies” will contribute to the achievement of Outcome 1, Indicator 1.1 by strengthening the integration of employment policy and goals in growth, development and economic strategies and in national development frameworks. The objectives of the project are: 1. Strengthened research and knowledge management to draw and share lessons regarding what works and what does not work, under which circumstances, to improve the employment content of growth, protect vulnerable groups and promote decent work in constituents’ policies and programmes. 2. Improved ability of governments and social partners to develop and implement comprehensive national employment policies that are aligned with the priorities of the country’s national development framework. The main outputs of the project will be: a) analyses of the elements of NEPS and what works / what doesn’t work; b) diagnostics tools and methodologies for enhancing the employment, growth nexus/productivity nexus; c) a knowledge sharing symposium; d) a global data base on employment policy; and, e) tools to support capacity-building of constituents in the formulation and implementation of NEPs.

Project symbol

GLO/11/53/SID

Admin unit

EMP/POLICY

Start date

01/01/2012

End date

31/12/2013

Total allocation

782942

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

782942

Development Partners

Sweden, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Employment Promotion