Training for success: A guide for peer trainers

[Excerpt] Training for Success: A Guide for Peer Trainers is a guide to help villagers, like you, teach others to operate a business like the one you operate. It was developed as part of the ILO project Alleviating Poverty through Peer Training (APPT). The project was designed to reduce poverty among people with disabilities in Cambodia by using village-based peer trainers to teach others. The purpose of this guide is to teach you, a possible peer trainer, how to teach others to replicate your business! The APPT project helped more than 950 people, mostly with disabilities, start businesses over a fi ve-year period. More than 200 peer trainers were involved. Many of the peer trainers also had disabilities. And, since the project paid special attention to women, most of the trainers and trainees were women, some with disabilities, some without. This guide was developed to help train peer trainers and is based on years of ILO experience. It was field-tested as part of a series of workshops for peer trainers conducted by the APPT project in the provinces of Siem Reap, Kompong Thom and Pursat in 2007. Training for Success: A Guide for Peer Trainers will be used by people like yourself who are already peer trainers or who want to start training others. Ideally, it should be used as part of a workshop that teaches you how to be a peer trainer

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Managing success: An instruction manual for the APPT database and management information system

[Excerpt] Managing Success: An Instruction Manual for the APPT Database and Management Information System and the accompanying CD-ROM, which contains the database and a soft copy of this manual, were developed over a fi ve-year period during the implementation of the ILO project Alleviating Poverty through Peer Training (APPT). The project aimed to raise the income of people with disabilities and their families so that they could lead more productive and fulfi lling lives. The APPT approach was based on a methodology called Success Case Replication (SCR), which uses successful micro-entrepreneurs, or peer trainers, to train others to replicate their businesses. This simple concept of informal apprenticeships proved to be a successful approach to training disabled persons and their family members through a pilot initiative in Cambodia from 2002 to 2007. It targeted those living in rural areas and put a special emphasis on women and, as the project developed, paid greater attention to family members of those with disabilities and people living with HIV/AIDS. This manual is a guide to using the APPT database and MIS. The instructional approach assumes a working knowledge of computer operation and MS Access. To fully understand the manual, it helps to understand the APPT project. For more information on that project and the SCR methodology, please review Replicating Success: A Manual to Alleviate Poverty through Peer Training. More information can be obtained from a video also called Replicating Success and a publication Training for Success: A Guide for Peer Trainers. Further, those unfamiliar with MS Access may wish to refer to an offi cial publication about the software

Navigating Out of the Crisis: A Trade-led Recovery-A Practical Guide for Policymakers in Asia and the Pacific

The current economic and financial crisis is an unprecedented challenge for policymakers of the Asia-Pacific region. While the region's policymakers have gained considerable experience in responding to national or regional financial crises, they have less expertise in addressing a crisis that originated in the financial sector and then reverberated throughout the real economy. Governments in the region may benefit from considering other countries' experiences in how to react to sharp reductions in trade, employment and production. In addition, as this crisis has spread globally, the solution will have to be based on a global and coordinated response to limit long-term harm, in particular to the most vulnerable economies. This guide outlines short-, medium-, and long-term trade-related policy tools at the international, regional and national level which Asia-Pacific countries may want to consider both mitigate the impact of the economic crisis and to invest in more resilient economies for the future. This book has 7 chapters (1) National Coordination for a Trade-led Recovery, (2) Maintaining the Supremacy of the Multilateral Trading System, (3) Addressing Trade Financing and Trade Development Constraints, (4) Diversifying Products and Markets for Exports, (5) Enhancing South-South Trade and Cooperation, (6) Promoting Asia-Pacific Businesses for Long-Term Competitiveness, and (7) Looking beyond the Crisis: Positioning the Asia-Pacific Region for the Futureeconomic, financial crisis, Asia-Pacific, WTO, international trade, competitiveness, South-South Trade, export, Diversifying products, Multilateral Trading System, Trade-led recovery

Replicating Success: A manual to alleviate poverty through peer training

The Alleviating Poverty through Peer Training (APPT) project was one of the ILO’s technical cooperation programmes addressing the prejudices and barriers faced by people with disabilities when accessing training and employment opportunities. Implemented in Cambodia from October 2002 to September 2007, it aimed to increase the income levels of its clients residing in rural areas with limited training and employment prospects. To achieve this, the project used a methodology called “Success Case Replication” (SCR). SCR is a simple method of village-based informal apprenticeships that involves villagers imparting their skills to a person or group through informal methods. Many income-generating and vocational training projects report that successful training graduates often train others in their skills. This approach is not unique. It is simple, straightforward and operates at the grassroots level. However, by systematizing and adding some components to the process, such as strengthening training or adding access to small grants or loans, the APPT approach to skills transfer increased the likelihood of success and income generation. This manual describes the core elements of the approach which was at the heart of the APPT project’s success. It is designed to assist organizations and agencies learn how to replicate or adapt the APPT project and the SCR approach that uses local entrepreneurs with proven income-generating activities and small businesses to train others in replicating their businesses. The success of the approach has generated increasing interest and several international and local NGOs in Cambodia have already started replicating it.This manual is part of the Replicating Success Tool Kit developed by the APPT project. Other tools supporting the manual include a video, Replicating success, the APPT database and Management Information System (MIS) used for tracking clients and evaluating the project impact and its accompanying Managing success: An instruction manual for the APPT database and Management Information System, as well as Training for success: A guide for peer trainers

Unlocking Potential: A Multinational Corporation Roundtable on Disability and Employment - Asia and the Pacific. Proceedings of the Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 6 July 2005

The MNC Roundtable explored the business case for hiring people with disabilities and identified and discussed ways to overcome barriers that prevented disabl The MNC Roundtable had two major objectives:· To start a dialogue among stakeholders in the region, including multinational corporations, on how to stimulate the hiring of people with disabilities from the business case perspective; and,· To identify needs and action steps, regionally and nationally, that wouldcontribute to the training and hiring of workers with disabilities.The expected outcomes included:· Improved networking among stakeholders in the region;· Increased awareness among multinational companies about the business case for hiring disabled workers and the good practices of some companies;· Development of at least one or more partnerships that improve the training or hiring of people with disabilities at the national level;· Identification of good practice examples; and· Consensus about several action steps that the stakeholders and meetingorganizers can take to move the business case agenda forward in the region

Getting Hired: A Guide for Job-seekers with Disabilities

The ILO’s AbilityAsia programme has adapted this manual, Getting Hired: A Guide for Job-Seekers with Disabilities to help you. The guide is intended for individuals who are looking for salaried or paid employment in the formal sector. This means you probably live in a town or city. The guide can be used by individuals or groups, including organizations of individuals with disabilities. It can also be used on its own or as a part of a training workshop. Organizations of people with disabilities, placement agencies, non-governmental organizations and community organizations can also use the companion training manual Getting Hired: A Trainer’s Manual for Conducting a Workshop for Job-Seekers with Disabilities to deliver a workshop on this topic. While this guide has been prepared for adults with disabilities, the basic principles for finding a job and getting hired are the same for anyone. Non-disabled people may also find this book valuable. This guide may be useful to help you get full-time work, or part-time work while you are studying. People with disabilities are no longer viewed as requiring protection and care; they are seen as individuals who have rights, including the right to access training and employment. With preparation and training you can become a valued member of the workforce. This has been proven time and again, by businesses and employers who hire people with disabilities and keep track of their overall performance, productivity and safety records. Your right to meaningful work is guaranteed in a number of international instruments. Most recently the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention, which entered into force on 3 May 2008, is being signed and ratified by many countries around the world. The ILO Convention concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons), 1983 (No. 159) promotes equal treatment and equal opportunity for people with disabilities in work and training situations. Many countries also have laws to protect the right of people with disabilities to engage in work. You should talk with a local organization of disabled persons to learn more about your human rights, your employment rights and how they are protected in your country. This guide provides some additional information on your rights but is primarily designed to help you build the practical skills you need to find a job. It is general and we hope that you will find it useful. However, each country is different and local job-seeking practices may vary; therefore you should ask for information from local leaders and employment specialists and follow the accepted methods in your country. The ILO encourages you to seek the job you desire and to advance yourself and your community through active participation. We wish you success in your job search and hope you find meaningful work in line with your goals

Old Friends - New Realities: California\u27s Economic Relationship with Hong Kong and Taiwan and Trade Policy Report

Last year the Advisory Council on Asia (ACA) was asked by Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy to conduct a fact-finding mission to Asia. We believed, as he did, that the pace of economic and political developments in the region was reshaping Asia so quickly and so profoundly that the attention was warranted. As members of California\u27s Asian community and business people involved with Pacific Rim commerce, we believed we could make a major contribution in assessing these developments and their importance to California. We had not anticipated, however, that our mission would provide the impetus for a series of reports documenting fundamental changes in the economies of the region, or that this work would be far more extensive than originally envisioned. We have also had to rethink some of our conclusions regarding the economic future of the region in light of the tumultuous events in China. The scope of this work was also expanded in another way. We recognized the need to make it as much a policy guide for government officials as a working document for those involved in Asian commerce. For its first report the ACA focuses its attention on two of the so-called four tigers of Asia -- Hong Kong and Taiwan. Although they have much in common, including history and culture, they are nonetheless two very distinct economic and political entities at different junctures in their development

Old Friends - New Realities: California\u27s Economic Relationship with Hong Kong and Taiwan and Trade Policy Report

Last year the Advisory Council on Asia (ACA) was asked by Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy to conduct a fact-finding mission to Asia. We believed, as he did, that the pace of economic and political developments in the region was reshaping Asia so quickly and so profoundly that the attention was warranted. As members of California\u27s Asian community and business people involved with Pacific Rim commerce, we believed we could make a major contribution in assessing these developments and their importance to California. We had not anticipated, however, that our mission would provide the impetus for a series of reports documenting fundamental changes in the economies of the region, or that this work would be far more extensive than originally envisioned. We have also had to rethink some of our conclusions regarding the economic future of the region in light of the tumultuous events in China. The scope of this work was also expanded in another way. We recognized the need to make it as much a policy guide for government officials as a working document for those involved in Asian commerce. For its first report the ACA focuses its attention on two of the so-called four tigers of Asia -- Hong Kong and Taiwan. Although they have much in common, including history and culture, they are nonetheless two very distinct economic and political entities at different junctures in their development