Common Outcome Indicators
Reporting on the results is increasingly gaining on importance, especially in the field of vocational skills development (VSD), where it is difficult to evidence outcomes. However, VSD will only benefit from public support if its effects are credibly demonstrated.
The employment and income network (e+i network) supports VSD reporting efforts with a working aid on Common Outcome Indicators (COI) for:
- Gainful employment
- Systemic change
- Relevance of Training
- Outreach
The COI strictly focus on the outcome level and do not replace or compete with existing instruments for planning, results measurement and M&E, but aim at simplifying them. Thus, this working aid provides an easy-to-use support instrument for all phases of the project cycle for SDC's VSD programmes. It facilitates the steering of and standardized reporting on SDC programmes.
In addition to the
COI working aid there is an
Excel-based monitoring grid to gather COI data and an
example of the Employment Fund project in Nepal.
COI- Data collection tool
February 2014
COI- Working Aid
February 2014
COI- Grid Example
February 2014
A more general introduction can be accessed here:
How to work with indicators?