[{"bbox": [68, 100, 1157, 530], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>(workers' qualifications and capabilities); and to encourage them to participate in the Technical Group for decent work (MTI).<br/> Invite representatives of relevant private sector, academia and civil society organisations to participate in the programme's steering committee.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Climate change and environmental vulnerability</td><td>L</td><td>M</td><td>The proposed action fosters³⁷ cleaner production (resource efficiency, clean technologies and energy efficiency), eco-friendly production systems and circular economy or eco-entrepreneurship (especially eco-innovation and eco-opportunity) to minimise any negative impact of the action on the environment.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [79, 533, 239, 556], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Lessons Learnt:**"}, {"bbox": [79, 557, 1146, 611], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action builds on the achievements of the Youth Employment Programme (Empleo Juvenil - LA/2011/023514). The conclusions of the final report of the ROM assessment highlight its main achievements:"}, {"bbox": [79, 638, 1146, 772], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Fostered increased dialogue and inter-institutional coordination between the main Ministries involved in sectoral policies related to employment, which substantially contributed to the development of the National Policy for Decent Employment 2017 – 2032 (PNED). Furthermore, this resulted in the creation of the National Commission on Decent Employment (CONED) and the Inter-institutional Technical Group for decent work (MTI), fora that play a key role in the implementation and sustainability of the PNED."}, {"bbox": [79, 799, 1146, 959], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Encouraged closer cooperation between the public and private sectors to promote employment, particularly for young people, which resulted in (i) the National Training Institute (INTECAP) changing its curriculum to respond to labour market demand; and (ii) Partnership Agreements being made with business intermediary organisations to promote employment. In fact, in some sectors such as in the call centre service industry case, in which English language skills of students were raised to the industry's standards through custom-made training, close to 70% of trainees were hired by call centre companies upon completion of the training under the corresponding Agreement."}, {"bbox": [79, 984, 1146, 1088], "category": "Text", "text": "In summary, the Youth Employment Programme was a catalyst for improvement in Guatemala's employment policy: a new framework and new fora for inter-institutional coordination were created, new models for public-private cooperation were tested, new technical careers were created and attitudes in education and vocational training became more demand driven."}, {"bbox": [79, 1117, 591, 1144], "category": "Text", "text": "These achievements reflect the following lessons learnt:"}, {"bbox": [79, 1172, 1146, 1252], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The importance of (i) enhancing inter-institutional dialogue and coordination between key stakeholders, particularly within the public sector and between the public and private sectors; and (ii) promoting private sector involvement in cooperation programmes related to employment and competitiveness."}, {"bbox": [79, 1278, 1146, 1385], "category": "Text", "text": "A lesson learnt of the Institutional Strengthening of the Youth Sector in Guatemala Programme (Programa Juventud DCI-ALA/2008/020-338), which laid the groundwork for the Youth Employment Programme, is the importance of working with local governments and local partners, when aiming at establishing working mechanisms locally, such as the Municipal Employment Offices (VUMES)."}, {"bbox": [79, 1411, 1146, 1491], "category": "Text", "text": "Other main lessons learnt include the importance of: (i) a better coordination with other ongoing EU programmes and projects being implemented by other donors; (ii) institutional strengthening; and (iii) a programme design with an integrated approach."}, {"bbox": [70, 1613, 1157, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁷ Particularly, through the grant contracts that will be signed with entrepreneurship and business support organisations resulting from the Call for Proposals launched in the ongoing Decent Employment Programme, which this action tops-up."}, {"bbox": [1039, 1663, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 35"}]