This manual provides an overview of the Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) programme’s results based management (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system and guidance on its application. It explains how and what will be: (i) monitored for STED interventions and the programme as a whole, to determine whether they are on track in achieving their intended results; and (ii) measured to estimate the impact and determine the effectiveness and sustainability of interventions.

The manual serves as a guide for programme implementation and RBM, and also as a communication tool that allows STED and other ILO staff, national and sector stakeholders, collaborating experts, donors, and other development partners to understand how the programme’s objectives and targets will be measured.