punjab youth workforce development project quarterly

Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project

Quarterly Progress Report January 01 to March 31, 2018 (2nd Quarter)

April 25, 2018

Version: Final Draft

Contract Number: AID-391-C-16-00001

Project Start and End Date: May 18, 2016 to Sep 20, 2019

Submitted to: Waseem Ashraf, COR, USAID

Submitted by: Qaisar Nadeem, Chief of Party

Punjab Youth Workforce

Development Project (PYWD)

Tel: +92.300 8504447

Email: [email protected]

This report for USAID-Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project is made possible by the support of the American

people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the sole responsibility

of the USAID-Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the

United States Government.

Table of Contents

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1

II. KEY RESULTS ACHIEVED DURING THE QUARTER .................................................................. 3

III. Component-Wise Updates ................................................................................................................... 8

a. COMPONENT I - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ....................................................................... 8

b. COMPONENT II – INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ................................................ 10

c. COMPONENT III – ACCESS TO WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ......... 12

IV. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS CONDUCTED ............... 16

V. LEARNING THROUGH KEY CHALLENGES FACED AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS .. 19

VI. FINANCIAL PROGRESS..................................................................................................................... 20

VII. NEXT QUARTER’s PLANNED ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 21

VIII. Annexures ........................................................................................................................................... 22

Annex-A: Progress Against the Workplan............................................................................................... 22

Annex-B: Progress Against Performance Indicators .............................................................................. 25

Annexure – C: Pre- & Post Training Assessment Questions .............................................................. 27

Annexure – D: Questionnaire for Beneficiary Tracking ....................................................................... 28

Annexure – E: A Handout on Job Readiness ........................................................................................... 29

ACRONYMS

BCC Behaviour Change Communication

CCCs Career Counselling Centres

CO Community Organization

COP Chief of Party

COR Contracting Officer's Representative

DFID Department for International Development

DHO District Health Officer

FGD Focus Group Discussion

GTTI Government Technical Training Institute

HVACR Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Repair

ICB Institutional Capacity Building

IR Immediate Results

IRM Institute for Rural Management

LOE Level of Effort

LOP Life of Program

LTTA Long Term Technical Assistance

M&E Monitoring & Evaluation

MIS Management Information System

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

MSME Micro Small and Medium Enterprise

NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations

OJT On the Job Training

PKR Pakistani Rupee

PSDF Punjab Skill Development Fund

PVTC Punjab Vocational Training Council

PYWD Punjab Youth Workforce Development

TEVTA Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority

TI Training Institution

ToT Training of Trainers

TVET Technical Education & Vocational Training

UCs Union Councils

USAID United States Agency for International Development

VTI Vocational Training Institute

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Quarterly Progress Report – January to March 2018 USAID’s Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The PYWD Project continued scaling up its ongoing activities in the current quarter through a process-

based implementation approach that is expediting skill-based training for eventual gainful economic

advancement for an increased number of marginalized youth in the focus districts. Increased youth

awareness, enhanced livelihood opportunities, and improved economic and social well-being for the

beneficiary community have become an integral part of PYWD Project’s output-based activities. The

project has significantly increased the numbers in the jobs placement category by increasing its

engagements with the private sector, particularly businesses operating at the local level.

At the end of March 2018, the project has identified a total of 162 COs, which supported project’s

outreach to 6,712 (2,885 female & 3,837 male) marginalized youth. PYWD Project has successfully

enrolled 3,520 (2,097 female & 1,423 male) youth, out of which 1,626 (799 female & 827 male) have

completed their training programs. 851 (364 female & 487 male) youth are using the acquired demand-

driven technical and vocational skills for earning their livelihood; employed within the agriculture, livestock,

poultry, manufacturing, textile, leather tannery, ceramics, hospitality, construction and automobile sectors.

A similar outcome is expected of the PVTC’s graduating batch of 899 youth, having completed training

and due to get certification in April 2018.

The project, while continuing its youth-centric approach, expanded the community outreach of the

program with the intent to reach a maximum number of direct and indirect beneficiaries. 25 new

Community Organizations (COs) were engaged during this reporting period, and the PYWD Project

conducted on-field orientation sessions with members of COs along with local community members. The

project utilized COs and local-level stakeholders (local elected members, Union Council officials, religious

leaders etc.) to reach out an additional 2,761 marginalized families during the quarter.

The PYWD Project facilitated the permanent placements of 530 youth (132 female, 398 male) in paid jobs,

with an average monthly income of PKR. 10,000 and paved the way for 321 youth (232 female, 89 male)

towards self-employment through provision of trade-specific toolkits. Another 200 youth (55 female &

145 male) are being transitioned towards paid jobs after completing 1-3 months On-Job Training (OJT)

with industry partners. The positive outcomes reported at the end of this quarter have produced useful

insights regarding the sectors and vocations with higher employment potential. Based on this positive

development, the project is poised for scaling up high impact interventions and effective implementation

models in the upcoming quarters to maximize the job placement results for marginalized youth of focus

districts.

Seeking to build positive attitudes among marginalized youth, the Community Engagement Team

celebrated the International Day for Social Justice and Women’s International Day during February and

March 2018. Around 230 youth (60% women) from the project’s focus districts participated in these

events. The events were facilitated through intellectually stimulating activities such as quizzes, discussions,

and activity demos, which together gave the participants a platform for sharing ideas, experiences, and

questions on various topics including the right to education, employment prospects, poverty eradication,

social integration, gender equality, and women’s role in society. The project received positive feedback

from the participants who rated the discussions as highly useful in learning new concepts and pledged to

carry forward the messages within their communities.

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As part of the Institutional Training, the PYWD Project initiated four new courses with one of its key

public-sector training providers (i.e., Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC). In the current batch (1st

January 2018 to 30th June 2018), three demand-driven trades (i.e., Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning

& Refrigeration (HVACR), Fashion Designing, and Solar Technician have been chosen. Currently, 104

trainees (45 female & 59 male) from marginalized groups of the targeted districts are enrolled to enhance

their skills-set in these trades. In addition, the selection of 1,100 female youth has been completed for the

‘Skills for Market Linkages Program (SMLP)’. This program is being implemented with PSDF’s collaboration

in all PYWD Project districts. Following Akhuwat’s successful technical and financial appraisal of 40 youth

(11 female & 29 male) from the Multan & Muzaffargarh Districts, the PYWD Project completed a 5-day

Entrepreneurship Training during March 2018. The training program included detailed sessions on business

identification, idea exploitation, and negotiation, marking of idea/business, and customer satisfaction. This

will be followed by disbursement of loans to trained youth in the next quarter for supporting the

establishment of microenterprises.

Another significant achievement of the current quarter was the execution of teachers’ training in

Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) for improving learning and understanding of youth towards Technical

and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The PYWD Project initiated the Teachers’ Training

subcomponent to bridge the capacity gaps identified during the prior in-depth assessments of training

institutes. The training of trainers (TOT) included 27 instructors (12 female & 15 male) of PVTC institutes,

identified for spearheading institutional change. Broadly, the ToT was aimed at improving teachers’ training

delivery, course management skills, soft skills for effective student engagement and interactive classroom

learning techniques. In addition, based upon the results of in-depth capacity assessment of institutes and

agreed capacity building plans with training providers, provision of machinery and equipment to 8 PVTC

institutes is expected to be completed in next quarter. The vocations targeted as part of the institutional

retrofitting for the institutes include Computer Application, Electrician, Domestic Tailoring, Beautician,

Machinist, Fashion Design, Motorcycle Mechanic and HVACR.

In the current quarter, the PYWD Project conducted ‘Career Counseling’ sessions with 264 students to

assess their personalities and aspirations along and provided counseling in helping them decide their career

path and explore ideas for employment and entrepreneurship. Another outcome of the session was

piloting the Counseling Needs Assessment Questionnaire (CNAQ) on 217 youth, to better understand

the needs of counseling. The PYWD Project supported the already skilled/certification holder but

unemployed graduates in resume building, mock interviews, and linking them with employers for jobs. As

a result, 15 graduates (5 female & 10 male) secured jobs in Automotive and Office Management sectors,

at an average monthly salary of PKR 11,000. These placements are done in Multan, Muzaffargarh and

Lahore.

By the end of March 2018, the project has substantially increased its performance pace in partnership with

development actors (PSDF, GIZ etc.), industry (formal & informal), training providers (TEVTA, PVTC,

Private Institutes), and community groups to accomplish key project results of creating economic

opportunities and developing positive social attitudes of the marginalized youth in focus districts.

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II. KEY RESULTS ACHIEVED DURING THE QUARTER

The USAID-PYWD Project, by its program design and interventions, is significantly contributing towards

the mitigation of factors that contribute to the instability, particularly with reference to the focus districts

of South Punjab. The project interventions are aligned to help achieve the two Intermediate Results

(IR)/Outcomes:

IR-I: Increased economic opportunities for youth; and

IR-II: Socially constructive attitudes and beliefs among youth and their communities enhanced.

IR-I: Increased economic opportunities for youth

The project set an ambitious placement target of 650 youth through wage and self-employment in the

current quarter. The PYWD Project joined hands with more than 30 employers to leverage their

resources and place 530 youth (132 female & 398 male) with various employers, earning an average

monthly wage of PKR 10,000 ($90).

Figure 1 below reflects the sector-wise placements achieved in the quarter. The comparative analysis of

youth’s baseline income levels (marginalized youth selected having zero income prior to engagement with

Project) with their new income after the job placement, indicates a positive transition of beneficiaries

towards more sustained economic progression. This trend is anticipated to continue and increase in the

upcoming quarters, as the project swiftly ingresses into the local industrial portfolio (see sector-wise

tapped future demand of 1,265 youth in Figure 2).

Figure 1: Sector-wise placements Figure 2: Sector-wise future demands

Placement of youth for self-employment: Cognizant of the local socio-cultural context, gender

limitations, and rural staging in far-flung Union Councils (UC) of the focus districts, the PYWD Project

facilitated the provision of trade-compliant toolkits to youth, particularly women, to explore self-

employment. To date, 321 youth have received toolkits and are engaged in productive economic activities

and making an average monthly income and/or savings in lieu of services for their household members, of

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PKR 3,000 ($26). Due to the short timeframe (3 months only) from the activity completion date and

beneficiaries’ income evaluation (survey) date, the income levels which are currently on the lower side,

are expected to be enhanced in the upcoming months.

IR-II: Socially constructive attitudes and beliefs among youth & their communities

enhanced

The PYWD Project is engaging key community leaders, stakeholders, female and male youth, and their

families in the targeted communities to expand participation in the project’s interventions and utilize their

potential in building the youth workforce. The project is following a systemic identification process to

survey and select youth from marginalized groups for inclusion in the project. Furthermore, the project

is linking them to technical training, job placement, career counselling/job seeking, apprenticeship, and

entrepreneurship opportunities.

The purpose of these activities, beyond economic gains, is to shift their social attitudes towards positive

avenues and support marginalized youth’s integration within the society; seeing themselves as progressive,

forward-looking and active members of society. While the project realizes that ascertaining a permanent

change/shift in social attitudes of the youth will require a sustained, long-term and continuous

programmatic interface with the beneficiaries, the project has already seen several short-run qualitative

positive indicators reflected in the pre- and post-training assessment comparison based on the survey

feedback conducted through the beneficiaries. At the time of pre-test, 947 enrolled trainees recorded

their responses against the four statements/questions regarding their perception of existing levels of

positivity and self-efficacy (Annex-C). Likewise, 898 participants responded during the post-training

assessment data analysis. The participants were asked to rate their responses on a scale from 5 to 1,

whereas, 5 depicts “substantial” and 1 refer as “None”.

Figure 3: Pre- & Post Assessment Trend

There observed interesting variations among the perception of youth after analyzing responses of pre-

and post-test. Figure 3 above shows a very positive trend in how trainees perceived their role in the

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society indicating a clear impact of the program interventions. Prior to intervention, most trainees

answered “1 = None” i.e., 413 (44%), and very few 13 (1%) fell under the “4 = to a great extent” or “5 =

substantial”. Once the trainees completed their institutional training along with having exposure to

project’s youth awareness campaigns, the large majority of the participants, 577 (64%) marked “5 =

substantial”, signifying that they now felt more socially empowered and eager to play an active role in the

society. The analysis also reflects that at the pre-test level, most of the responses fall under the lower

three scales i.e., 1 to 3, which were transformed as a result of project intervention with marginalized

youth and the majority of responses fall to the top two levels “4 or 5” during the post analysis.

RESULTS VERIFICATION THROUGH BENEFICIARY TRACKING

PYWD Project’s M&E team is responsible for the independent verification of the ‘Results’ claimed by the

program-component teams. To track enhanced/changed income of the project beneficiaries as a result of

the programmatic support through access to wage or self-employment, the PYWD Project developed a

standard questionnaire (Annex-D). M&E team conducted a comprehensive beneficiary tracking exercise

during the current quarter, covering the beneficiaries who received toolkits through the project, involving

the following two steps:

1. Tracking of beneficiaries through phone calls (100% beneficiaries)

Data collection through phone calls and on-site verification is done within three months of completion of

project’s training/placement activities. Key data items related to current job or self-employment status of

the beneficiary along with monthly income and/or savings (in lieu of services given to members of

household) details are collected and recorded in project’s MIS. The following analysis (Table 1) reflects

the results of the tracking conducted for 321 youth, pursuing self-employment after receiving toolkits

through the project:

Table 1: Youth Categorization by Income Levels

The above analysis is based on 184 responses

received out of total 321 youth contacted for

this survey. 88% of the beneficiaries were

found to be utilizing the toolkits for self-

employment and home-based income

generation activities, while 12% were

currently not utilizing the acquired skills.

Table 1 reflects that out of the beneficiaries

using the toolkits for earning a livelihood, 90%

are generating monthly income and/or having

savings through giving services to members of household of up to PKR 6,000, while the remaining 10% are

earning/saving up to PKR 15,000 per month. Due to the limited timeframe (3 months only) from the

activity date and survey date, we expect youth to be able to earn higher income in the upcoming months.

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3,001 --- 6,000 22%

6,001 --- 10,000 5%

10,001 --- 15,000 6%

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2. On-site verification of data collected through phone calls (sample based)

The data collected through phone calls is validated through field monitors by conducting on-site visits at

the household level. The sample (based upon random sampling while having gender and district as key

strata parameters) results of data validated through on-site visits reflect almost the same trend with

respect to utilization of toolkits, as well as the aspects of youth income levels. Table 2 below depicts the

results of the on-site validation performed physically by the M&E team.

Table 2: Youth Categorization by Income Levels

The results reported from both levels of

verification (i.e., the telephonic calls and

physical verification) are very much aligned.

The majority of the youth’s income fell under

the income categories of PKR 0 – 3000 and

3,001 – 6,000. The minimum frequency of

individuals fell under the income category of

6,001 – 10,000. It could be inferred that the

PYWD Project has started to positively affect

the income levels of youth that will be further built up as the time progresses. As the project will include

more and more youth, provide them with training and placement opportunities, higher frequencies are

expected to be reported among higher income levels.

Income Categories % youth

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3,001 --- 6,000 20%

6,001 --- 10,000 7%

10,001 --- 15,000 13%

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A RAY OF HOPE Sumaira Majeed, a resident of Basti Umer Wali, Shahjamal in Muzaffargarh

District was seven years old when she was diagnosed with Thalassemia, an

inherited blood disorder. Illness at such an early age barred her from going

to school as she spent several nights in hospitals. Today, at the age of 22,

Sumaira undergoes a blood transfusion after every 15 days.

After her diagnosis, Sumaira, the eldest of six siblings, watched her parents

struggling to afford her treatment. As the family’s existing financial resources

started depleting due to the exacerbating medical expenditures, Sumaira’s

father doubled his efforts to sustain his income by working for longer hours.

Sumaira did not let her circumstances dampen her spirits. She was more than

eager to support her father in paying for her medical expenses. However,

being unskilled primary passed made her quest to find means of financial

support very difficult, if not impossible.

Meanwhile, she heard about the training and job opportunities being provided

by USAID-Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project, from

her former teacher. Eager and enthusiastic Sumaira sought to convince her

parents to let her join the training. Soon after, she was enrolled by the PYWD

project’s team in the dress-making course at Umer Enterprises, a school

uniform supplier based in her local community at Basti Umer Wali.

The project also provides on-the-job trainings leading to jobs, in partnership

with local businesses. Enrolled youth who undergo training are then offered

full-time placement in various technical and vocational trades.

The USAID-Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project’s skills-

based training programs and interventions are playing a key role to transform

the livelihoods of 10,000 marginalized youth (including 35% females), aged 16

to 29 in the southern Punjab districts of Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur and

Muzaffargarh.

The project’s partnerships with the public-private partner organizations and

the business community are providing skilled labor to the industry, enabling

job placements for project beneficiaries, contributing to increased economic

growth and stabilization in the focus areas.

Sumaira has now enrolled in a vocational trade-dress making, that is not only

benefitting her with a skill but also providing a monthly stipend of PKR 1,500.

After completing the on-the-job training, Sumaira will become a permanent

employee of Umer Enterprises and will earn a monthly salary of PKR 7,500.

Sumaira’s teacher states that she is a hardworking and talented student who

is keen to learn new techniques every day. For Sumaira, going to class daily

is a ray of hope which reinvigorates her passion to support her family and

pay expenses of her monthly treatment.

22-year-old Sumaira

is enrolled in an on-

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training program in

Muzaffargarh

through USAID

assistance.

“I was diagnosed with

Thalassemia at the age of seven

and was unable to continue my

studies. Now, with the help of the

USAID-PYWD project, I have

learned a very important

vocational skill which has enabled

me to support my parents in

paying for my medical bills. I

want to become a role model for

the sick and disabled people of

my community to give them hope

for a better future.

–Sumaira Majeed is enrolled in an on-

the-job training program at Umer

Enterprises, Shahjamal in district

Muzaffargarh.

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III. Component-Wise Updates

a. COMPONENT I - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Youth programming, primarily skills development, is a useful tool to channel youth into productive

activities. Meaningful youth engagement empowers them in the decision-making process. Involvement and

engagement of youth in community-led interventions, and their engagement in workforce development

has witnessed positive economic and social changes in society. The first step of the PYWD Project

community approach is to identify youth through Community Organizations (COs) and/or local-level

notables having influence in the community.

The expansion of community engagement activities has resulted in substantial achievements in the

preceding quarters that have continued in this quarter: the community engagement team identified and

engaged additional 25 COs in all focus districts.

The highest number of COs were identified in Muzaffargarh (9), as the community outreach grew with

the inclusion of new Union Councils (UCs).

YOUTH IDENTIFICATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:

The PYWD Project identifies youth from communities through these COs and local stakeholders. These

youths are then linked to the project’s training, placement, entrepreneurship, and career counseling

opportunities. Adopting the same

approach, the PYWD project, with help

from COs and stakeholders, identified

2,761 (female 1,285 & male 1,476) youth.

Of these, 54% were men and 46% women.

The same also attended youth awareness

sessions conducted in the target districts.

The aim of these sessions was to

introduce youth to programmatic

interventions including training,

placements, microfinance, linkages with

industries and businesses, etc.

One of the results of the PYWD project

is to construct positive social behaviors

amongst youth and their communities. As

part of such, community events were arranged during the reporting period, engaging youth. Participants,

along with their families and other community members, showed active participation in these events.

These events (shared below) proved to be useful in giving opportunities to youth and community members

in raising their voices on important social issues along with sharing their ideas for making such events

more useful and inclusive.

Figure 4: Gender-Wise Youth Identifications

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ENGAGING YOUTH IN RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND BENIGN

ACTIVITIES

Awareness Session on World Day of Social Justice:

Since 2009, the World Day of Social Justice is globally

celebrated each year on February 20, with the aim to

bring back the approach of peace and respect among

nations in today’s exceedingly connected world. The

PYWD Project’s Community Engagement team organized

two events on awareness of this special day; one each in

Multan and Bahawalpur. These awareness sessions were

highly participative and interactive, engaging participants

through their active involvement in discussions, ideas-

sharing, real-life examples etc. on various topics, such as,

barriers to accessing justice, injustice, racial

discrimination, gender discrimination, ethnic

discrimination, intolerance, oppression, exclusion, social

integration etc. Total, 35 females and 87 male participants

participated in these awareness sessions in Multan and

Bahawalpur, respectively. The participants termed sessions to be extremely beneficial which gave them

the opportunity to voice their concerns, share their opinions, learn new concepts and get engaged in a

lively discussion.

Awareness Session on International Women’s Day:

To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, the

project arranged two events to engage women from the

community to educate them on how to gain economic

empowerment and further take on leadership roles.

Through interactive exercises and discussions, the

participants were given examples of great women (national

& international) who struggled hard to make their

prominent place in the society. A local-level aspiring woman

Ms. Kausar was also invited in one of the events, who heads

a Community-Based organization in Multan. She motivated

the participants through sharing her life experiences, handling challenges and struggle she did to achieve

the status in society. A total of 110 women participated in the two events held in the Multan district.

Participants reported positive feedback on the topics covered, sharing their learning through the sessions

in their words, as “no hurdle in the society can stop women achieving their target; they should not lose

their heart and keep struggling with passion and enthusiasm; If they will keep working hard they will

ultimately hit their goal”.

Female awareness session on World Day of Social

Justice

Community Engagement Coordinator holding a

session with female participants on Women Day

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b. COMPONENT II – INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING

During the current quarter, the PYWD Project enhanced the scalability of Institutional Capacity Building

(ICB) Component by venturing into innovative trade profiling and technological sophistication while

enhancing the project’s outreach to more public-sector training institutes.

CAPACITY BUILDING OF TRAINING INSTITUTES: The PYWD Project added 11 TEVTA

institutes (6 female, 5 male) comprising of 7 Government Vocational Training Institutes (GVTIs), 2

Government Technical Training Institutes, and 2 Government Technical Training Centers. With the prior

8 Vocational Training Institutes, governed by Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), the total is now

18 partners for institutional capacity building. The trade profiling for institutional retrofitting is Computer

Application, Electrician, Domestic Tailoring, Beautician, Machinist, Fashion Design, Motorcycle Mechanic

and HVACR. Eight (8) ICB Plans of PVTC institutes have been developed as a result of an in-depth capacity

assessment in terms of institutes, trade, and faculty & management. The procurement process for the

provision of tools and equipment has been initiated for TEVTA and PVTC institutes based upon the

mutually finalized list of trades.

Overarching Accomplishments in ICB

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CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES

Career Counseling Services are intertwined with the project’s capacity building activities. This quarter,

the PYWD Project initiated Career Counseling Services for vulnerable youth in the project’s focused

districts. The service delivery profile has been categorized under Pre-training Counseling, In-training

Counseling, and Post-Training Counseling. The objective is to provide counseling services to 2,000 skilled

but unemployed youth, while ensuring placements of 1,000 youth from the served pool. It is envisioned

that with multi-facet counseling services, the project will support placements to a greater number of youth.

The project’s established target of giving counseling services to 2,000 youth is translated into outcomes

after the capacity building of Training Institute staff on counseling and placement services. To accomplish

the outcome, the project has identified 8 training institutes (4 male; 4 female), administered by TEVTA, in

the project’s focused districts. The procurement for establishing state-of-the-art Career Counseling

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Centers has been initiated. Another facet is training 44 staff in counseling services. In this quarter, the

project received nomination of 16 TEVTA staff members to undergo an extensive training on Career

Counseling Services in the upcoming quarter. In addition, 27 faculty members of VTIs, working under

PVTC in the project districts, were given a basic orientation on the need for counseling services and how

to assess the educational, vocational, and social needs of students prior to directing them to Counselors.

To effectively measure the efficacy of counseling services, the project has formulated a comprehensive

‘Counseling Needs Assessment Questionnaire (CNAQ)’ with an aim of determining youth aspirations and

impediments towards a progressive well-being. In the current quarter, the PYWD project conducted

counseling sessions with 264 students. Another outcome of the session was piloting the CNAQ among

217 students for ascertaining the demand for counseling. The findings are summarized in (Table 3).

Table 3: Findings of Counseling Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Career Needs Assessment Questionnaire Analysis

Low Need for

Counseling

Moderate Need for

Counseling

High Need for

Counseling

Total Number of

Students participated

47 27 143 217

The conclusion of the assessments shed light on a very crucial aspect that around 65% youth enrolled in

TVET institutes (postulating and generalizing the findings based upon sample) are in dire need of

counseling, whether it be a wage or self-employment.

As a part of the Career Counseling Services, graduates have received support in resume building, mock

interviews, and linkages to employers for jobs. As a result, 15 graduates have secured jobs at an average

monthly salary of PKR 11,000. In the upcoming quarter, the project will increase the services of the centers

through a pool of 44 Career Counselors. These counselors will be supported by the PYWD team to

ensure placements of 200 youth in various industries.

Progress Summary – Career Counseling Services

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trained on

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placed on jobs

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c. COMPONENT III – ACCESS TO WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Since January 2018, the Training and Workforce Development Component has been supervising the

trainings of TEVTA-Batch-II and PVTC-Batch-II. There are 365 enrolled students in the former and 104

trainees in latter. In addition, work has been completed for:

• Commencement of training classes at Industrial Home, Turkish Colony, Muzaffargarh

• Identification of youth for trainings to be initiated for TEVTA-Batch-III from 15th April 2018

• Selection of prospective youth for joint training interventions of PYWD and PSDF for training of

1,100 rural women

• Orientation of youth for microfinance from Akhuwat Pakistan with the support of training partner

Institute of Rural Management (IRM)

Cognizant of the stakeholders and their interventions in the skill development sector, the PYWD project

strictly adheres to the principles of quality assurance rather quantity. In this vein, a training inspection and

quality assurance tool was designed. This template is used to undertake inspections so that quality

measures could be implemented and improved during implementation.

Commencement of Entrepreneurship Training:

With the support of partner Institute of Rural Management

(IRM), the PYWD Project successfully devised a 5-day

Entrepreneurship training module for those prospective

youth who have the skills but lack the orientation for

entrepreneurship. Two batches, for a total of 40 youth,

were trained under a pilot initiation in Multan.

Skills for Market Linkages Program:

The PYWD Project along with Punjab Skills Development

Fund (PSDF) mutually agreed that the PSDF would provide

financial support for training of 1,100 identified youth of

PYWD at private sector TVET institutes. The interviews

of the identified youth and subsequent selection of rural

youth (women) in target districts are in the final stages and the classes in all four focus districts will be

initiated from April 2018.

Stakeholder Engagement Meetings: To apprise the stakeholders about the PYWD interventions, the

Training Component held a number of engagement meetings on PYWD interventions. The following figure

(Figure 5) presents details of important stakeholders engaged during the quarter:

Entrepreneurship Training in progress

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Figure 5: Important Stakeholders Collaborated during the quarter

Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC)

Manager (Research & Development), Mr.

Shafqat-ur-Rehman was apprised regarding the

on-going training of PYWD which are being

executed at PVTC institutes. Furthermore,

avenues of cooperation for future trainings were

discussed.

• Punjab Trade Testing Board (PTTB), Lahore

Chairperson PTTB, Ms. Nabeel Saeed Kazmi

extended her full cooperation for timely

assessment and certifications of PYWD pass-

outs. She appreciated PYWD interventions for

South Punjab in a meeting attended by Mr. Imtiaz

Hussain Malik, Training & Human Development

Specialist and Ms. Beenish Khushi, Training

Program Officer from PYWD.

• Punjab Technical Education & Vocational

Training Authority (TEVTA)

General Manager (Operations) Mr. Aamir Aziz in

a meeting with Mr. Imtiaz Hussain Malik, Training

& Human Development Specialist shared the

demand for TEVTA-Batch-III. In addition to this,

he assured his full cooperation to PYWD

intervention in future Batch-IV which will be

commencing from November 2018.

• District Administration, Muzaffargarh

Deputy Commissioner Muzaffargarh, Mr. Saif

Anwar Jappa in a meeting with Chief of Party

(PYWD), Mr. Qaiser Nadeem appreciated the

efforts of Punjab Youth Workforce Development

project. Earlier, on the request of Deputy

Commissioner, PYWD has contributed in

enhancing the institutional capacity building of

Industrial Home, Turkish Colony, Muzaffargarh.

Job Placements:

The project laid an ambitious placement target of placing 650 youth with employers for on-the-job

training/apprenticeships and placements during the current quarter. In order to accomplish this objective,

it joined hands with more than 30 employers, leveraged their resources, and placed 335 youth with

employers for on-the-job training, sequentially transforming into employment. As 395 already trained

youth were placed in jobs, the quarter ended with 730 youth placed1 in wage employment.

Placements are segregated into paid employment and self-employment. For paid employment, the project

has utilized two placement models; (1) placements through strengthening industry-institute linkages; and

(2) on-the-job training leading to placements.

Through the former model, the project enrolled a pool of 405 students in private institutes. Out of 405,

395 PYWD beneficiaries (101 female, 294 male) completed their 3-month institutional training in the

current quarter and have secured jobs at an average monthly salary of around PKR 10,000. The pool was

trained for hospitality, travel management, office administration, and agriculture & livestock.

In the second model, the project has placed 135 youth (31 female, 104 male) in Multan, 140 (6 female, 134

male) in Bahawalpur and 30 females in Muzaffargarh with around 30 employers of various sizes. Out of

305 youth placed for on-the-job training, 135 (31 female, 104 male) have secured employment earning an

average monthly salary of PKR 10,000.

1 Placements connotes on-the-job training/ apprenticeships/employment

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Major Industrial Partnerships:

The PYWD project, in a span of one year, has forged a number of formal and informal partnerships with

the private sector including businesses, associations, and chambers. These partnerships engage the private

sector in workforce development by leveraging their resources for a mutual gain. As a result of a

partnership created with the Multan and Bahawalpur Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the project

has been able to partner with 30 individual industries and businesses for on-the-job training,

apprenticeships, and placements and has engaged more than 300 MSMEs for on-the-job training.

A few eminent project partners who have opened their doors for placements at an average of around 50

project beneficiaries per employer include Al-Hassan Traders (Millat Tractors), Khawaja Tanneries, M.A.

Industries, Swiss n Scotch, SunShine, Agrolix International, Al- Maida Fast Food, Lodhran Hub, MM Plastics,

S&J Engineering Works and Allah Din Group of Companies. The project is strengthening its roots in the

districts, and the results are beginning to show: the project recently received a commitment from the

prominent industrial group Mehmood Group of Industry for routine placements. The company owns more

than 8 industrial units in Multan and Muzaffargarh.

Job Readiness and Motivation Sessions:

The PYWD Project periodically carries out

sessions on ‘Job Readiness and Motivation’ to

create awareness among placed youth on

their roles & responsibilities, rights and

workplace acceptable behaviors and norms.

In the current quarter, the project

formulated handouts on work readiness

(Annex-E; one of the handouts) for the

beneficiaries and carried out three (3)

sessions with 375 graduating youth of private

training institutes. Brainstorming sessions,

discussions and role plays were conducted.

Participants rated the provided information

to be very useful and assured that they will

be utilizing the gained knowledge on

workplace ethics in future while working with their respective employers. The project also initiated job

readiness and motivational sessions with youth placed at employers/industry as a recurrent activity to

keep youth engaged and be aware of the workplace protocols. The industry partners appreciated PYWD

project efforts in helping the engaged workers/youth maintain the required level of professionalism. Most

of the employers shared that the sessions are helpful in counseling and familiarizing the raw

individuals/youth with the workplace requirements, leading them to have more serious and disciplined

approach towards work.

Work readiness session with youth at Future Horizon

(private sector institute)

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Progress Summary – Placements

530

(132 female, 398 male)

No. of youth placed on

jobs

321

(232 female, 89 male)

No. of youth on self-

employment

300

No. of youth

placements in

process

1,264

No. of confirmed

industrial demands

for placements

Addressing Stumbling Blocks for Mainstreaming Gender in Workforce:

The PYWD project is committed to providing equitable

opportunities to women for improving their overall well-being and

to overcome the social stigma attached with women in workforce.

The project in collaboration with a leading local industry--Khawaja

Tanneries--designed a women-centric program of ‘Crust Trimmer’

by providing training and placement opportunities in the vocation.

A batch of 15 young women are presently working at Khawaja

Tanneries, and the employer acknowledged the addition of women

in its workforce stream, quoting them to be hardworking,

motivated, and diligent.

STAKEHOLDERS FEEDBACK:

•Motivation sessions at workplace enhanced comfort and trust on employer.

• The training with employment has opened avenues of professional growth and broaden the horizon towards growth prospects.

•Placement gurantee encouraged participation in the project.

Youth

•PYWD youth demonstrated positive and cooperative behaviour among colleagues and towards workplace.

• Salary stipend encourages industry to participate in workforce development instead of relying on experienced individuals.

•Sutlej Motors appreciated the initiative taken by PYWD and illustrated interest in expansion of such initiatives for workforce development.

Employers

Ecstatic women with employment letters

@ Khawaja Industry

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IV. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS CONDUCTED

CONFERENCE OF PUNJAB SKILLS ADVISORY FORUM

The PYWD project organized the Punjab Skills Advisory

Forum in collaboration with GIZ on February 27, 2018. The

purpose of the session was to bring together diverse

stakeholders working in the TVET sector in Pakistan to get

them acquainted with the latest developments and discuss

way forward to make the TVET system vibrant enough to

cope with the future challenges. Furthermore, it provided a

platform for the PYWD project to showcase its activities in

front of key stakeholders and explore different avenues of

collaboration and synergy. Mr. Agha Waqar Javed, Member

Planning & Development Board, Anne KOFOED, First

Secretary Education and Governance EU Embassy, Shinsaku Nomura, Team Lead World Bank and Fatima

Afzal, Private Sector Advisor, DFID were among the key participants. This event presented USAID, besides

other donors, as one of the important donors contributing towards the development of TVET sector in

Punjab.

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (WECON) 2018

The PYWD Project along with “Change Mechanics” and “GOAL Trainings Pvt. Ltd”, and in media

partnership with Mir Khalil Ur Rehman Society, Jang Group of Newspapers organized the WECON 2018

in Lahore. The conference took place on March 31, 2018 at the University of Central Punjab (UCP),

Lahore and it provided the project to showcase its interventions and significant achievements to the

diverse stakeholders coming from industries, businesses, donors as well as aspiring women entrepreneurs

for a meaningful, effective dialogue on women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship avenues.

Besides formal sessions, another interesting segment of the

conference was stalls’ exhibit, where industries, businesses,

private sector, NGOs and sponsors showcased their

interventions. The PYWD project’s stall became popular

among over 300 visitors, primarily due to its traditional set

up, colorful backdrops and props. The project-trained

beneficiaries, hailing from districts Multan and Muzaffargarh

showcased cultural heritage of south Punjab through live

demonstration of their newly acquired skills of ‘Blue Pottery’

and ‘Fashion Designing’. They also shared their experiences

on how the project is helping them to transform their

livelihoods through hands-on training, certification, trade-oriented toolkits, employment, and

Punjab Skills Advisory Forum’s Panel

Discussion

PYWD Stall at WECON 2018

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entrepreneurship opportunities. The conference also hosted a Wonder Women Session, where Shahida

Somro (a micro entrepreneur and having placement partnership with PYWD Project) among other young

female startups of Pakistan, shared her inspirational story, and highlighted the role the project played in

enabling her to become an established entrepreneur.

HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPOSURE VISITS

The PYWD project community team members in support with the communications and outreach

department, arranged exposure visits for 355 high school students (215 girls and 140 boys), to vocational

training institutes of Bahawalpur and Multan to enhance their knowledge on technical and vocational

education and develop their soft skills. The visits were very productive, interactive, participatory and

purposeful, including several activities like job placement orientation, motivational talk by the PYWD

project’s graduate beneficiary, quiz competition, walkthrough of the institute’s classrooms and labs.

Students gave their feedback on a prescribed form, where they shared that it was really a great learning

opportunity for them. Most of the students shared that, this is the first time they got to hear about TVET

education as an alternate to regular education. Students stated that this visit is a rare opportunity in

enhancing their knowledge base related to TVET sector, technical & vocational skills and the linked

employment opportunities at the industry-level.

USAID-PYWD PROJECT’S STAFF RETREAT

The PYWD Project arranged and invited all team members

to Lahore for project’s staff retreat on February 13-14, 2018.

Several interactive and engaging activities took place, along

with group discussions on project’s strategies, work

planning, performance review, achievements, lessons learnt

and way forward strategy. Furthermore, appreciation

certificates were distributed among key staff members to

acknowledge their performance and valuable contribution to

the project. The staff retreat proved to be a great platform

where whole team gathered for the first time and exchanged

a lot of useful information, enabling to devise a productive

future course of action for effective project implementation.

VIDEOGRAPHY TRAINING

Three (03) PYWD team members attended a 3-day session on videography organized by USAID. The

team learned about making shooting scripts and prepared two short videos which received positive

feedback. The on-training performance of PYWD trainees, in the form of active participation and

demonstration of learnt skills was highly acknowledged among the participants and the resource person.

The training helped develop professional videography skills among the project’s Communications team;

trained staff looking forward to making interesting video testimonials on project beneficiaries in the coming

months.

Staff engaged in learning activities on Staff

Retreat

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FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION ON MALNUTRITION

The PYWD community engagement team with the support from communications and outreach,

conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on January 31, 2018 with female workers placed by the

project at Khawaja Tanneries Private Limited, a leather manufacturing factory in Multan. The purpose was

to initiate a dialogue on malnutrition. The FGD was well received by participants who stated that there is

a dire need of enhancing awareness on health and hygiene, especially among women. Majority of the

participants had never attended a discussion on health, hygiene and malnutrition before and were of the

view that the FGD was interesting, informative and extremely useful. The participants shared that due to

lack of education they were unaware of the value of nutrients, minerals and vitamins in foods; lacked

knowledge on family planning and healthy lifestyles. The female participants were very appreciative of

PYWD Project in arranging discussion on such important topic. They urged to implement healthy habits

learned during the discussion at their household level and take forward the message within their social

setup.

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V. LEARNING THROUGH KEY CHALLENGES FACED AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

Challenges Proposed Solutions

Extreme poverty is prevalent in most of the

rural Union Councils of project’s focus

districts. The existing stipend value of PK.

1,500 doesn’t suffice for the transportation

cost of deserving marginalized youth; training

institutes & industry mostly being in urban

vicinities.

The project will likely increase monthly stipends for

trainees. Enhancing the stipend value would only help target

the most marginalized groups of community; it would also

support in identification of a larger number of youth who

will be more deserving, serious and unlikely to be dropped

out during the training courses.

Rigidity and stubbornness on part of some of

the youth on social norms and beliefs (lack of

interest in employment, hesitation towards

industrial employment, casual work ethics,

indiscipline etc.) has been observed,

particularly in rural terrains.

The PYWD Project within its programmatic approach

embeds activities specific to ‘Behavior Change’ and

promoting positive attitudes by engaging youth. In addition,

motivational sessions are also planned to be executed

during the training courses for youth.

Lack of persistency and seriousness towards

jobs has been observed among the age bracket

of 16-20. It is resulting in reluctance of

employers in hiring youth below 20 years of

age.

The PYWD Project is prioritizing youth within the age

bracket of 20 – 29 for industrial training leading to

permanent job placements.

For the youth falling in the category of 16-20 years age

bracket, the project will work on improving their behaviors

and provide handholding support through self-employment.

Non-familiarity with work ethics and lack of

professionalism observed among marginalized

youth selected for industrial placements.

Pre-placement work readiness and counseling sessions have

been added to complement On-the-Job Training (OJT) to

familiarize youth towards working environments and

behaviors.

Unstructured employment system mainly for

individuals falling in the category of semi-

skilled workers and skilled workers.

The PYWD Project capacitated the stakeholders of

informal sector; created templates for recording employee

related information, particularly related to attendance and

employment letters.

Employers’ reluctance towards hiring youth

completing short courses through public-

sector institutes.

Employers are financially involved in OJTs, to be followed

by permanent jobs for trained youth in their businesses.

Bureaucratic systems of public entities/

institutions impact the programmatic quality.

In the upcoming months/quarters, the PYWD Project will

have more inclination towards private sector

institutions/partners for producing robust results.

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VI. FINANCIAL PROGRESS

The detailed financial report reflecting the expenditure vs. budget in US Dollars is shown below:

Budget Heads

Budget vs. Expenditure in USD

Approved Budget

Remaining Budget Expenditures Till 31

March 2018

Direct Labor $ 10,424,762.53 $ 2,351,497,.21 $ 8,073,265.32

Indirect Cost $ 1,129,118.26 $ 108,712.97 $ 1,020,405.29

Other Direct Cost $ 1,487,799.06 $ 396,354.85 $ 1,091,444.21

Fee $ 685,879.05 $ 215,022.28 $ 470,856.77

Pre-Mobilization $ 220,235.00 $ 220,235.72 $ (0.72)

GRAND TOTAL $ 13,947,793.90 $ 3,291,823.03 $ 10,655,971.59

The following graph reflects an overview of the expenditures (in US Dollars) against the PYWD Project

from 20 May 2016 to 31 March 2018. An expenditure of US $ 3,291,823.03/- was made against the ongoing

activities.

71%

3%

12%

7%7%

Direct Cost

Other Direct Cost

Indirect Cost

Fixed Fee

l.Pre Mobilization Cost

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VII. NEXT QUARTER’s PLANNED ACTIVITIES

▪ Identification and Mobilization of 36 new COs/CBOs/NGOs to be actively engaged with the

project. Conduct Consultative Meetings and signing MoUs with the identified 36 COs.

▪ Dissemination of behavior change content and messages to community and youth in awareness

sessions, and at other community mobilization activities and events.

▪ Conduct one community level district event for youth, a sports related event or a gala to engage

youth.

▪ Participation of 700 youth trainees and identification through community in the community events.

▪ Conduct 8 (2 in each district) sessions using Reflect Group/Circle approach for developing

community’s consensus on local issues & solutions.

▪ Identification of at least 4 small-scale community infrastructure schemes through reflect circle

sessions.

▪ Conduct awareness sessions with youth of marginalized groups and families for 1,700 community

members and youth.

▪ Identification of 4 schools, at least 1 in each district, and project orientation to the school

management in all identified schools.

▪ Arrangement of 200 high-school student visits to TVET institutions as school exposure visits.

▪ Conduct a media program using both print and electronic media to provide coverage for youth

community service projects and cultural events.

▪ Identification of 1,700 vulnerable and marginalized youth in focus four districts though COs &

local Stakeholders.

▪ Establishment of 8 Career Counseling Centers (CCCs) as part of institutional capacity building.

▪ Training of 17 staff in career counseling services.

▪ Provisioning of career counseling support to more than 400 youth.

▪ Supporting youth linkage with employers for placements for around 300 already trained girls &

boys.

▪ Trade-wise gap analysis of 05 selected training institutions, and development of capacity building

plans for the same institutes.

▪ Provision of machinery and equipment to 16 training institutions of TEVTA & PVTC.

▪ Initiate updating/modification of 01 training curricula.

▪ Enrollment of 625 students with different training providers in target four districts.

▪ Enrollment of 1,100 youth with Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) under skills for market

linkages program.

▪ Placements of more than 500 youth with employers/industry for on-the-job training.

▪ Provision of entrepreneurship training to selected 225 trainees, and disbursement of loans for 225

final selected youth.

▪ Documentation of 2 major success stories.

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VIII. Annexures

Annex-A: Progress Against the Workplan

Activities

Yearly

Target

Oct 17 –

Sep 18

Progress

during the

Quarter

(Jan-Mar

2018)

Yearly

Cumulative

Progress as

of March

31, 2018

Remarks

Component 1: Community Engagement

Identify COs, setup meetings and conduct

1st dialogue

144 25 60 These COs are identified

considering the revised

community strategy

based on clusters

approach.

Signing MoU with COs

144 25 60 - do -

Conduct consultative meetings with

selected COs, stakeholders and community

members in four districts

144 25 60 - do -

Conduct district level events

4 4 7 2 events on World Social

Justice Day & 2 events on

International Women

Day conducted during the

quarter.

Participation in district level events from

youth trainees & youth identified through

community

2,800 232 410 232 (145 female & 87

male) community

members participated in 4

events.

Formation of REFLECT Group through

finalization of members

6 - - Assessments of COs for

formation of REFLECT

groups in progress.

Conducting sessions with REFLECT

Group/Circle members

12 - - - do -

Implementation of consensus-based

schemes/ community projects

10 - - - do -

Conduct awareness session at community

level

6,058 2,546 3,381 Youth in target four

districts were mobilized

and engaged for

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Activities

Yearly

Target

Oct 17 –

Sep 18

Progress

during the

Quarter

(Jan-Mar

2018)

Yearly

Cumulative

Progress as

of March

31, 2018

Remarks

(esp. reaching out to families of female

youth for their participation in offered

training)

participation in awareness

sessions.

Identification of Schools and orientation

meetings with school management

16 6 8 Six schools (3 male and 3

female) were identified

during the quarter.

Arranging exposure visits of school

students to vocational training institutes

800 355 455

Using both print & electronic media to

provide coverage of youth community

service projects and cultural events

4 1 2

Identification of vulnerable and

marginalized youth in focus districts for

enrollments

6,058 2,761 3,744 2,761 (female 1,285 &

male 1,476) are identified

during the quarter.

Implementation of SMS campaign 1 - - Planned during quarter 3

Component 2: Institutional Capacity Building

Establishment of Career Counseling

Centers

08 - - Equipment procurement

is in process.

Training of TIs staff in Career Counseling 44 27 27 27 faculty members of

PVTC trained during the

quarter.

Support to trained youth through CC

services

1,600 264 264

Youth linkage with employers for

placements

550 15 15

Trade-wise gap analysis conducted 21 8 16 In-depth capacity

assessment of 08 TEVTA

institutes conducted

during the quarter.

Development of institute-specific capacity

building plan to target critical gaps

21 6 14 06 ICB plans for TEVTA

institutes developed

during the quarter.

Provision of machinery and equipment to

finalized training institutes

21 - - Procurement is in

process. Equipment will

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Activities

Yearly

Target

Oct 17 –

Sep 18

Progress

during the

Quarter

(Jan-Mar

2018)

Yearly

Cumulative

Progress as

of March

31, 2018

Remarks

be delivered in next

quarter.

Develop a cadre of master trainers 110 27 27 27 instructors from

PVTC trained during the

quarter.

Component 3: Access to Workforce Education and Training

Enrollments with Institutes for skills

development training

2,725 104 469 Four courses with PVTC

initiated during the

quarter.

Enrollments in partnership with PSDF for

“Skills for Market Linkages Program”

1,100 - - Will be completed in

April 2018.

Distribution of Toolkits to Trainees 2,000 - 321

Placement of youth with

employers/industry for on-the-job training

and jobs

2,100 730 730

Provision of Entrepreneurship training to

selected youth

750 40 40

Disbursement of loans to final selected

youth

750 - - Loans disbursement will

be initiated in next

quarter.

Cross-Cutting Activities

Developing Newsletters

(English and Urdu)

1 1 2

Documentation of Success Stories 16 4 6

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Annex-B: Progress Against Performance Indicators

Indicator Statement LOP Target Baseline

Value /

Year

Year 1I

(Oct 17 –

Sep 18)

Targets

Progress

During

Quarter

Cumulative

Progress as of

Mar 31, 2018

IR 1: Youth Economic Opportunities increased

Sub-IR 1.1: Selected Training Institution’s capacity enhanced

1.1.a: % of participants on capacity building activities which report

improved abilities and that have applied new knowledge [IR 3.2.b]

60% 0 60% 96% 96%

1.1.b: # of training institutions for which Capacity Building Plans

successfully implemented

22 0 16 - -

Sub-IR 1.2: Selected youth enrolled with TIs, apprenticeship program & placed through career counseling services

1.2.a: # of youth completing vocational training courses with USG

assistance

9,000 0 5,100 1,294 1,626

1.2.b: # of youth completing apprenticeship program 4,500 0 2,500 135 135

1.2.c: # of trained youth linked with various businesses through

PYWD placement support

1,000 0 500 15 15

Sub-IR 1.3: Self-Employment Enterprises Supported

1.3.a: # of toolkits distributed to youth through USG assistance for

support in implementation of learnt skills in respective trades

3,500 0 1,500 321 321

1.3.b: # of youth successfully acquiring micro-finance loans 1,000 0 500 - -

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1.3.c: % of female participants in USG-assisted programs designed

to increase access to productive economic resources (assets, credit,

income or employment) [Gender –F Indicator]

35% 0 35% 30% 42%

IR 2: Socially Constructive attitudes & beliefs among youth and their communities enhanced

Sub-IR 2.1: Local Community in focus areas Engaged

2.1.a: # of COs/CBOs engaged through community-level meetings

& Youth awareness session

300 0 100 25 162

2.1.b: # of consensus building forums (multi-party, civil/ security,

and/or civil/political) held with USG assistance [IR 3.2.2.a]

40 0 16 - 4

2.1.c: # of youth engaged in recreational, cultural and other benign

activities through USG-assistance [IR 3.2.3.a]

1,200 0 400 232 1,444

Sub-IR 2.2: Positive Social attitude messages and Training Opportunities Communicated

2.2.a: # of community members (individuals) reached through

project’s communication and outreach campaign

80,000 0 30,000 - -

2.2.b: # of focus youth identified from local community 13,300 0 6,500 2,761 6,712

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Annexure – C: Pre- & Post Training Assessment Questions

Pre-Training Assessment Questions:

All the questions should be marked on the Likert scale, whereas 5 reflects “Strongly Agree” and 1

reflects “Strongly Disagree”.

5 = Substantial 4 = To a great extent 3 = To some extent 2 = Minimal 1= None

1. Do you think you are utilizing your potential to build upon positively in life?

5 4 3 2 1

2. Are you able to suitably shape your future career and/or income generation plans?

5 4 3 2 1

3. Are you confident that you can contribute effectively at your household level?

5 4 3 2 1

4. Currently, do you feel motivated and prepared in playing a positive role within your social

setup?

5 4 3 2 1

Post-Training Assessment Questions:

1. Do you think you are now able to utilize your potential to build upon positively in life?

5 4 3 2 1

2. Are you able to suitably shape your future career and/or income generation plans?

5 4 3 2 1

3. Are you confident that you can contribute effectively at your household level?

5 4 3 2 1

4. Currently, do you feel motivated and prepared in playing a positive role within your social

setup?

5 4 3 2 1

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Annexure – D: Questionnaire for Beneficiary Tracking

Annexure – E: A Handout on Job Readiness

punjab youth workforce development project quarterly

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