Community-Based Training (CBT) Programme for (Self-) Employment and Income Generation
One of the most appropriate tools for the poor in the field of training is the Community-Based Training (CBT) Programme for (Self-) Employment and Income Generation. This programme combines skills development with other support services, including capacity-building for policy formulation. The CBT aims at developing capacities of government agencies, social partners and other institutions and mobilises support among communities. It advocates an area-cum-target group approach aimed at utilising available local opportunities and resources. It emphasizes workplace learning. The ILO is planning to produce an updated generic training manual on the basis of experience gained so far in various developing and transition countries.
Grassroots Management Training
This very basic small business management training manual is aimed at strengthening the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed persons in the informal economy. It uses pictures and drawings that relate to the entrepreneurs’ everyday life. Various versions have been developed in English (Grassroots Management Training), in French (under the name ça fera l’affaire) and in Spanish for the Andean countries (Elementos de Gestión Empresarial “EGE”). This manual has been adapted and translated into several African languages, including Kiswahili, and it has been adapted to the needs of specific target groups such as the rural poor in the Andean region of Peru and Bolivia, as well as rural women. In the case of EGE, this programme emphasises such aspects as gender issues, decent work and the elimination of child labour. The ILO is also developing analytical tools for assessing the effectiveness of training systems in responding to the requirements of different segments of the very heterogeneous informal economy in order to evolve strategies for improved skills delivery and acquisition.
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