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actrav. Update on ACTRAV-Turin Program. National Follow-up and Evaluation Seminar for Trade Unions in the Philippines (Manila : 5 – 7 Sept. 2001). Aims of this Presentation. To give overviews of the Programme for Workers’ Activities of ILO
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actrav Update onACTRAV-Turin Program National Follow-up and Evaluation Seminar for Trade Unions in the Philippines (Manila : 5 – 7 Sept. 2001)
Aims of this Presentation • To give overviews of the Programme for Workers’ Activities of ILO • To present the plans of future training programmes of ACTRAV-Turin
ACTRAV-Turin Staff • Enrico Cairola - Programme Manager • Marc Belanger - IT Specialist • Ben I. Dia - Africa and Arab States • C. Benitez - Latin America and Gender • M. Ishibashi - Asia and the Pacific • Hilda Giordano • Daniela Klein
Long-term Objectives: • Empowerment of trade unions; • Strengthen trade union education/training; • Support the development of technical departments; • Involve trade unions in the promotion of ILO Standards and the Follow-up to the Declaration; • Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue; • Promote gender mainstreaming. • Help development of trade union networks (+)
Specific Objectives • To develop skills of participants in the priority area through high-quality training; • To increase bipartite and tripartite training courses; • To assist unions to develop gender policies; • To help unions develop I.T. policies; and • To extend our reach to as many workers as possible through distance education. (+)
Major Trends of the Program • Introduction of cross-cutting issues in all courses; • Greater resources devoted to evaluation;; • Delivery of courses on IT and Distance Education; • Development of training packages in various forms, including CD-ROM and Internet Web Site; • Closer collaborations with ICFTU, ITSs, and national centres in industrialized countries. (+)
Quantitative Analysis 2000 • 29 training activities • 12 advisory services • 433 participants from 100 member countries • 37% of women participants
Main Training Areas • International Labour Standards • Employment Policies • Social Protection • Social Dialogue • Gender and Women Workers’ Rights • Information Technology/Distance Education • Sectoral Programme (ITSs)
Core Curriculum • International Labour Standards and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up; • Globalization and Trade Union Campaigns • Gender and women workers’ rights; • Information Technologies; • HIV/AIDS (+)
Improved Evaluation • Grasping needs/expectations at the beginning of the course; • Weekly evaluation • End of course evaluation (Work Plans) • Post-course evaluation (one year after the course - questionnaires by mail) • Follow-up activities in the Field • Feedback from MDTs (+)
Year 2001 : Training Activities • 34 programmes (Turin + Fields) • Distance Education Course • Sectoral programmes for ITSs • Design of new training packages • For A.P. – IT, Sector and OSHE (+)
2002 Training Activities Plan • 12 programs in Turin • Strengthening of cross-cutting issues in all training activities; • Preparation of new training packages; • Promotion of distance education; • Continuation of sectoral programs for ITSs • For A.P. – Distance Learning and ILS (+)
Agendas for Further Development • Needs to improve: • Training Methodology • Dialogue with Constituencies • Practical Approach (regional needs) • Pre-Course Guidance/Consultation • Daily/Weekly/Course-end/Post-Course Evaluations • Visibility of the Program and our Reach to more Workers/Trade Unions (+)
ACTRAV-Turin For Course A3-5409 (Manila: 5-7 Sept. 2001)