How Technology and Mobile Learning Applications are Creating Cost-Effective Employment Solutions for Work-Seeking Youth in Africa and Latin America

Gustavo Payan Project Director / Education Development Center (EDC)

Cecilia LaTorre International Project Coordinator / Education Development Center (EDC)

Munir Mahomar Information Management Director / Education Development Center (Honduras)

Adda de Molina Private Sector Representative / DIUNSA Regional Director

Mercy Tobar Youth Representative / Youth Council

Clarification:

This is not a conversation about

Africa or mobile technology…

…it’s not even a conversation about

technology or scale!

It is about…

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

“The commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Collective impact initiatives

involve a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda,

shared measurement, continuous communication, and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.”

(John Kania & Mark Kramer, 2011)

1. Introduction 2. Context: Honduras and METAS 3. Technology Tools 4. Benefits: scale? 5. Challenges 6. Key Takeaways 7. Preguntas?

Discussion Overview

Panel & Audience • Adda de Molina

Private Sector Representative / DIUNSA Regional Director • Mercy Tobar

Youth Representative / Youth Council • Munir Mahomar

Information Management Director / EDC (Honduras)

• Support from Gustavo Payan and Cecilia LaTorre, EDC

• Who is in the Audience?

Context

• Honduran Youth • Private Sector Environment • METAS Project

• USAID-funded, implemented by EDC • 2010 – 2014 / 2016 / 2017 • Basic Labor Competencies Program: T+C • Targets: 22,000 / 6,000 / 4,600 • Focus on labor market insertion + mainstreaming

& institutionalizing the Program

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPREADSHEETS PAPER BASED SURVEYS

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPREADSHEETS PAPER BASED SURVEYS

1 ENROLLMENT 2 TRAINING

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPREADSHEETS PAPER BASED SURVEYS

1 ENROLLMENT 2 TRAINING

3 EVALUATION

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Skills Training Program

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPREADSHEETS PAPER BASED SURVEYS

1 ENROLLMENT 2 TRAINING

3 EVALUATION 4 COMPLETION 5 JOB LINKING

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS C

HA

LLE

NG

ES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

M&E TECH TEAMS CoP / DONOR SCHOOLS JOB LINKERS SUBGRANTEES

ENROLL, UPDATE, MONITOR, EVALUATE, TRACK, REPORT

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS C

HA

LLE

NG

ES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

M&E TECH TEAMS CoP / DONOR SCHOOLS JOB LINKERS SUBGRANTEES

ENROLL, UPDATE, MONITOR, EVALUATE, TRACK, REPORT

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

LOCAL NGO’S

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES

COMMUNITIES

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

M&E TECH TEAMS CoP / DONOR SCHOOLS JOB LINKERS SUBGRANTEES

INTEGRATED Performance Information Management System

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

INTEGRATED Performance Information Management System

• Collects, tracks and manages performance information of students

• Provide profile/training and follow up information to job linkers to help them

find the right candidates for job opportunities

• Data Model

• Secure Online Web/Mobile App

• Relational Database

• Simple & Friendly Interface

• USAID DATA

CH

ALLE

NG

ES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Integrated Performance Information

Management System

Ocupational information Tools For NGOs | Bizspark

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CEDS NDS Conceptual Model

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Training Provider

• Training Program

• Courses | Modules |

Certificates

• Competencies

• Youth Profile

• Survey Data

• Evaluations | Tests

• Results

• Ready For Work

Candidates

• Job Linkers Coaching

• Youth Performance

Reports and

Curriculum

• Job Opportunities

• Job Demand

Requirements

• Job Linking

• Survey Data

• Tracking and

Follow-up

Performance Information Lifecycle

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Reports, Graphs, Maps & Dashboard

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

DATA MODEL STANDARDS Administrator

Implementer

Education Center

Location

Time Period

Group

Enrollment

Courses

Tests

Program

Career

Course

Module

Exam

Proyecto METAS

CADERH

San Juan Bosco

Tegucigalpa

2015

Técnico Computación

Alumno

Matemática Aplicada

Prueba Diagnóstica

Youth

Survey 1

Survey 2

Survey 3

Administrator

Job Linker

Business

Location

Job Opportunity

Candidate

Job Link

Internship

Employment

Learning Process

Organizations People

Ro

les

Time

CEDS Conceptual Model

SO

LU

TIO

N

INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SGIMETAS DEMONSTRATION

sgimetas.org