| Table of contents |
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Country Context....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Background ................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Evaluation Overview................................................................................................................ 2
2 Overview of Compact & Interventions ............................................................................ 2
2.1 Vocational Education Project Overview ................................................................................... 2
2.1.1 Program Participants ........................................................................................................ 4
2.1.2 Geographic Coverage....................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Program Logic and Assumptions ............................................................................................. 4
2.2.1 Monitoring Critical Assumptions........................................................................................ 6
2.3 Link to the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) and Beneficiary Analysis ..................................... 6
3 Literature Review.............................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Existing Evidence .................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.1 Reforms to TVET Policies and Operational Framework Activity........................................ 7
3.1.2 Creation of Skills Standards and Competencies ............................................................... 8
3.1.3 Career Guidance Activity ................................................................................................ 10
3.1.4 Impact of TVET on Employment and Earnings ............................................................... 11
3.2 Gaps in the Literature and Policy Implications ....................................................................... 13
4 Evaluation Design............................................................................................................. 7
4.1 Evaluation Overview.............................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Evaluation Questions............................................................................................................. 15
4.3 Methodology and Sampling ................................................................................................... 19
4.3.1 Qualitative ...................................................................................................................... 19
4.3.2 Quantitative .................................................................................................................... 24
4.4 Risks, Limitations, and Challenges ........................................................................................ 27
4.4.1 Contribution vs Attribution............................................................................................... 27
4.4.2 Accessing Contact Information ....................................................................................... 28
4.4.3 Recall and Response Biases .......................................................................................... 28
4.5 Economic Analysis................................................................................................................. 28
5 Administrative ................................................................................................................. 29
5.1 IRB Clearance ....................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Data Protection, Anonymization, Public Release ................................................................... 29
5.3 Dissemination Plan................................................................................................................ 29
5.4 Evaluation Team.................................................................................................................... 29
5.5 Evaluation Timeline and Reporting Schedule......................................................................... 30
6 References....................................................................................................................... 31
7 Annexes ........................................................................................................................... 33 |
