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SYSLAB Report 2013-2015 for Board 21.09.2015.Pdf PROGRESS REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Project Title Innovative Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Employment Country Republic of Moldova Donor SYSLAB International AS Reporting Period January 18, 2013 –August 31, 2015 Project ID 00072006 (Atlas Award ID) Outputs 00085236 (Atlas Project ID and Description) Implementing Partner(s) Ministry of Economy, National Employment Agency Project Start Date 01.01.2013 Project End Date 31.12.2015 2013-2015 Annual Work Plan 1,001,568.00 USD Budget Revenue received Regular 120,000 USD Other o Donor SI 580,374.00USD o Other (UK Government) 119,940.00USD Total 820,314.00 USD Unfunded budget 181,254.00 USD (out of which 171,120.00 USD is the last tranche of the CSA with SYSLAB International, the transfer of which was cancelled by SYSLAB International, and 10,060.00 USD is the exchange rate loss at the transfer of the UK funds) Expenditures for January 2013 – 677,365 USD September 2015 1 Table of Content I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 3 II. BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................... 3 III. PROGRESS REVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 3 IV. PROJECT RISKS AND ISSUES ..................................................................................................... 10 A. UPDATED PROJECT RISKS AND ACTIONS .................................................................................................... 10 B. UPDATED PROJECT ISSUES AND ACTIONS .................................................................................................. 10 V. LESSONS LEARNED .......................................................................................................................... 11 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD ...................................................................................... 12 VII. FINANCIAL STATUS ..................................................................................................................... 13 2 I. Executive summary During Project implementation period, five Career Development Centres were opened, compared to four Centres initially envisaged. Overall, opened employability centres almost reached the planned target of 80% employability rate as indicated in Project Document, with higher rate of employment at Chisinau Centre (87%) and regional Centres reaching an average employment rate of 52-74%. The employability component was the main focus of the Project which managed to fully implement the SYSLAB methodology throughout the existing/established SYSLAB centres in Chisinau, Cahul, Rezina, Balti and Comrat. The Business Planning Seminar was delivered by SYSLAB Norway colleagues to staff of all employability centres. Furthermore, the consolidation of entrepreneurship component was done through delivery of ToTs on entrepreneurship to SYSLAB staff in all centres and initiation of a seed-money fund to be jointly implemented by the Project and Starnet SA. The first entrepreneurship/start-up group of beneficiaries was started in the Comrat center and it received tailored training and coaching from specialised consultants on planning and initiation of own business. Major concerns are related to: the employability results in the regional SYSLAB centres where certain difficulties were encountered as it regards the motivation of unemployed to get a relevant job, relatively limited job offers and salaries, and migration of work force abroad. The Project encountered certain delays in launching regional centres, in particular that of Balti, where substantial and costly renovation works were required. Recruitment of staff for regional centres proved extremely problematic due to specific conditions of the local labour market and limited applications from potential candidates. For the upcoming extension period the Project plans to further consolidate the entrepreneurship component in each of the regional centres through further trainings on self-employment and piloting of the seed-money fund, so that to better respond to the needs of the end-users/beneficiaries and their propensity to launch micro-enterprises. II. Background Overall, the project was designed to contribute to the development, adaptation and implementation of new tools (technology and methods) for career development, job search and entrepreneurship in Moldova. Based on the provisions of the SYSLAB Project Document, the Project envisaged achieving the following specific objectives: Provide new technologies to labour market authorities; Provide motivated labour force to private and public sectors; Give graduates a better chance for relevant employment in Moldova; Give unemployed improved employability. The assistance offered by the Career Centres focus on below target beneficiaries: recent graduates, in order to prevent them from unemployment and to create job opportunities, and hence reduce/prevent brain-drain; unemployed, irrespective of age, gender, ethnic background or education or work experience; and returning migrants. On an annual basis, the SYSLAB Centres shall deliver on the below quantitative targets, but based on the de-facto capacities of each of the employability centres: SYSLAB-training up to 120 persons Job training up to 200 persons Entrepreneurship training up to 60 persons Simple subject courses up to 120 persons Individual programs up to 150-300 persons III. Progress Review During the reporting period, the Project achieved the following key results, by key components: 3 Establishment of SYSLAB Centres SYSLAB Centers in Chisinau, Rezina, Cahul, Balti, and Comrat were established and are fully functional. The 1st Centre was opened in Chisinau in June, 2013 and is the most experienced in terms of SYSLAB methodology implementation, serving as a knowledge sharing resource for other Centres established later in four regions of Moldova (Rezina – April, 2014, Cahul – September, 2014, Balti – March, 2015, Comrat – April, 2015). The Career Centres were fully equipped with needed equipment and furniture, required renovation works were done, and running costs covered on a monthly basis. Each regional Centre is run by a team of 3 staff members: Coordinator, Career Advisor, and Assistant. Chisnau Centre is run by 5 staff members: Coordinator, 2 Career Advisors, and 2 Assistants. Host institutions for the Centres are as follow: Chisinau: "ARIA” Competitiveness and Productivity Centre of Moldova (Ministry of Economy) Rezina: Business Incubator, ODIMM (SME Development Agency, Ministry of Economy) Balti: “Raut” Industrial Park Cahul: “B.P.Hasdeu” State University from Cahul, Moldova Comrat: Gymnasium no.2, Mayoralty of Comrat The capacity of the Centres, which represents the number of working places available for beneficiaries and staff of the Centres, is the following: Chisinau – 35 working places; Cahul – 23; Comrat – 23; Balti – 30; Rezina – 13. Total number of working places: 124, out of which 107 places are available for direct beneficiaries and the rest for the professional staff in such centers. Recruitment and employment of beneficiaries From the establishment of the 1st Centre in June 2013 till nowadays, recruitment and employment of the beneficiaries in SYSLAB Chisinau, Rezina, Cahul, Balti, and Comrat Centres yielded quite positive and promising results. A total of 493 beneficiaries received support in full-time groups by 31 August 2015, out of which 387 beneficiaries (78%) got employed, 20 beneficiaries (4%) developed a detailed business plan, and other 41 beneficiaries (8%) continue searching for relevant job, or planning his/her business planning. Therefore, the planned target of 80% employability average rate was almost achieved, with results in Chisinau exceeding the expectations and those in regional centres being lower than planned. Self-Employment or Business Planning During the reporting period, the staff of the Centres (except Balti Centre) received focussed ToTs on entrepreneurship development and business planning from national specialised experts, Comrat being the 1st Centre to start (pilot) the 1st full-time group attending exclusively the trainings on entrepreneurship development. The detailed results achieved during the reporting period are listed below: The below table shows the cumulated data on the full time groups beneficiaries in all 5 established SYSLAB Centres: 2013 2014 2015 Total SYSLAB Center 31-Dec 31-Dec 31-Aug 31-Aug-15 Total People % People % People % % People 4 Chisinau Start date: Jul 1, 2013 Total Beneficiaries *19 people from 2013 continued in 2014 *6 people from 2014 continued in 2015 104 100% 131 100% 98 100% 308 100% 2 Total positive results 68 65% 121 92% 82 84% 271 88% 2.1 Employed 68 65% 121 92% 80 82% 269 87% 2.2 Individual Business Plans 0 0% 0 0% 2 2% 2 1% Rezina Start date: Apr 15, 2014 Total Beneficiaries *12 people from 2014 continued in 2015 29 100% 46 100% 63 100% 2 Total positive results 11 38% 35 76% 46 73% 2.1 Employed 11 38% 27 59% 38 60% 2.2 Individual Business Plans 0 0% 8 17% 8 13% Cahul Start date: Sep 29, 2014 Total Beneficiaries *6 people from 2014 continued in 2015 13 100% 47 100% 54 100% 2 Total positive results 7 54% 31 66% 38 70% 2.1 Employed 7 54% 29 62% 36 67% 2.2 Individual Business Plans 0 0% 2 4% 2 4% Balti Start date: March 2, 2015 Total Beneficiaries 39 100% 39 100% 2 Total positive results 29 74% 29 74% 2.1
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