1. Translating ideas into proposals for action programmes
ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Course A3 – 52746
Trade Union Training on Employment Relationships, Contractualization & Labour Law
09—13 Aug 2010

2. Steps in development of action plans

3. SUMMARY PROJECT OUTLINE (SPROUT) Project Title : Tentative Duration :
Organization:
SUMMARY PROJECT OUTLINE (SPROUT)
Project Title :
Tentative Duration :
Starting Date :
/ /2010 (indicative)
Geographical Coverage :
Project Language :
Executing Organization/Unit :
Preparation date :
(first draft)
Author :

4. Contents Background & Justification Target Group & Parties involved
Development Objectives
Immediate Objectives
Key Outputs/Direct Results
Activities
Main Inputs
Indicators of Achievement
Management of Risks
Monitoring/Reporting/Evaluation Procedures
Preliminary Budget Proposal

5. Background & Justification
What is the socio-economic context?
Priority problem(s), needs & strategy for tackling them.
+ Gender analysis
Any prior or ongoing activities by your union to address the above problem(s) and indicate how the project fits into the broader program/policy of the Union.
Describe the project's link with International Labour Standards. Project should, if possible, contain practical measures to promote ILS.

6. Target Group Describe the Target Group
Main partners involved in the implementation
Any coordinating mechanism envisaged?
If necessary, differentiate project interventions according to the various socio-economic roles and needs of the target groups particularly between men and women.

7. Development Objectives
Long term, over all aim. Project contributes to it. Can be more than one.
The identification of this higher objective helps to assess the economic, social and political relevance of the project’s immediate objective(s) and the appropriateness of the project in the light of the priorities of the workers movement/country.
This work-plan will contribute to achieving the following:

8. Immediate Objectives
End of the project situation. What the project aims “to achieve”
Do not describe an immediate objective using verbs such as:
"to study“; "to assist“; "to discuss“; "to research“; "to stimulate“; to raise" awareness“;
Such verbs indicate activities rather than objectives
Immediate objective must be:
Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Realistic; Time-bound.

9. Immediate Objectives (contd)
Example: institutional development project:
At the end of the project a ... (workers' organisation, institute, etc.) will have been established [or strengthened] and is capable of providing the following services … (or perform the following tasks) … for (identify the clients including age, sex and other characteristics).
OR use (in case of direct support project):
At the end of this project, the following result(s)/ situation(s) will be achieved:
……...

10. Key Outputs/Direct Results
Products resulting from the Project; depend usually on the immediate objectives
Ex: The number of trainers trained (male? female?), new programs designed, reports published, Number of employment opportunities created, a number of men and women trained, credit schemes established,
(1) For Immediate Objective 1
…......
(2) For Immediate Objective 2

11. Activities
Inputs of the project are transformed into outputs through activities;
List the activities in chronological/ strategic/ logistic order.
Organize activities to ensure participation of women;
In order to ensure appropriate linkages between the immediate objectives, outputs and activities, it is recommended that they be presented in the following way:

12. Activities (Contd) Output 1.1: … Activity 1.1.1:, 1.1.2, etc.
Immediate objective 1: …
Output 1.1: …
Activity 1.1.1:, 1.1.2, etc.
Output 1.2: …
Activity 1.2.1, 1.2.2, etc.
Immediate objective 2: …
Output 2.1: …
Activity 2.1.1, 2.1.2, etc.

13. Main Inputs
Main resources necessary to implement the proposed activities?
Human, financial, Organizational, Others;
More details on financial – sources of funds.

14. Indicators of Achievement
It is the changes that the project will bring about.
Evidence to assess the progress made towards achieving immediate objectives;
Often, more than one indicator would be required to assess this progress.
(1) For Immediate Objective 1
…......
(2) For Immediate Objective 2

15. Management of Risks Or Assumptions Risk 1 Risk 2 Risk 3 Potential Risk
Possible Response
Risk 1
Risk 2
Risk 3
Or Assumptions

16. Monitoring / Reporting / Evaluation Procedures
Preparation of annual/monthly workplans
Monthly/6 monthly progress reports
Self evaluation (could be six monthly or annual)
Independent evaluation

17. Preliminary Budget Proposal
Main Item
Local Currency
$$$
Total:

18. Any Questions?