1. Report on the Permanent Portfolio of Consolidated Programs in the Area of Labor
Office of Education, Science and Technology
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)
Second Meeting of the Working Groups in the framework of the XIII IACML
Buenos Aires, April , 2005

2. The foundations of the Portfolio
It is the cornerstone of the horizontal cooperation strategy
It is a systematization tool with a dual function:
Information data base
Cooperation catalogue

3. The foundations of the Portfolio
Contains government programs that:
Are effective in meeting their objectives
Are tested and proven
Are conducted at the national or sub-national level - are not “micro” experiences
Have the political will and technical capacity to be shared

4. First Version of the Portfolio - Distributed during the XIII IACML, Sept. 2003
Portfolio is a CD-Rom, containing all the information in English and Spanish.
Designed to allow for continuous updates.
Available on-line

5. Programs in 4 areas:

6. Information for each area provided by country
(Example: Programs on Occupation Health and Safety)

7. Information for each area:
Occupational Health and Safety
Labour Skills Training and Certification
Strengthening of Labour Administration (Capacity-Building) in Labour Ministries
Gender Equity Policies and/or Programs in the Labour Area
Introduction
Portfolio of Programs
Support Information
Documents
Links

8. Updating the Portfolio
OEST will distribute an updated version of the Portfolio during the XIV IACML
Consultation with the Ministries of Labor, based on the new Consolidated Programs Submission Form
Research and systematization of support information, relevant documents, recent studies, etc.

9. Updating the Portfolio
Consolidated Programs Submission Form
Program Description: objectives, geographic coverage, target population, start date and time spam
Sustainability: funding, non-monetary suport, cooperation
Evaluation: achievements, lessons learned, evaluation results
Willingness of the institution to share the program through workshops or other horizontal cooperation mechanisms