Photo: Le Anh Tuan, WUSC

Annual Review WorkshopSTLM Project – Uniterra Program(2012-2013)

Objectives

To review the STLM project-Uniterra II (2012-2013)

To have a better understanding of: the current volunteer mobilization in different programs and local institution partners in Vietnam;the project’s activities/initiatives and initial results achieved by Uniterra volunteers and local institution partners.

To share:Some success stories of changes observed in local institutional partners;Opportunities and challenges in Volunteer Planning, Mobilization and Management;Best practices of effective volunteer mobilization to make a real change.

To discuss:How to mobilize Uniterra volunteers more effectively; Action plans each institution for (2013-2014).

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TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTERTO HAVE FUN!

Volunteer Mobilization(2012-2013)

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  2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 TOTAL %

TYPES OF VOLs            

North-South Longterm 8 3 5 9 25 26%

South-North volunteers 2   2   4 4%

National volunteers   2 2 1 5 5%

L4C 8 15 12 12 47 48%

Interns 5 5 3 4 17 17%

             

TOTAL 23 25 24 26 98 100%

2012 BY PARTNERS HCC HTCC BTL HSS HPCC BTCC VLCC TVU TOTAL

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North-South Longterm 1 1   1 2 2 1 1 9

South-North volunteers - - - - - - - - -

National volunteers   1             1

L4C 1   1 3 2 2   3 12

Interns     2   1   1   4

                   

TOTAL 2 2 3 4 5 4 2 4 26

An increase in

LT volunteers

Areas of Support In the North

No. Types of Vols

Areas of Support Local Partners

1 LT Communication and Soft SkillsHCC

2 L4C Financial Management

3 LT IT and Soft Skills HTCC

4 LT Communication and Gender Inclusion

5 LT Partnership Development

Hoa Sua

6 L4C Accounting

7 L4C Bakery

8 L4C Marketing

9 LT IT

HPCC

10 LT Gender Mainstreaming

11 L4C Needs Assessment

12 L4C Partnership Development

13 SWB Communication and Soft Skills

14 L4C Library Management

BTL15 SWB Student Services

16 SWB Communication and Soft Skills

1. Partnership Development

2. IT3. Communication and

Soft Skills4. Gender

Mainstreaming5. IT6. Marketing7. Accounting and

Finance8. Needs Assessment9. Library

Management10. Bakery

Areas of SupportIn the South

No. Types of Vols

Areas of Support Local Partners

17 LT IT

TVU18 L4C Project Management

19 L4C Gender Mainstreaming

20 L4C ESL Testing and Assessment

21 LT Partnership Development

BTCC22 LT Teaching Methodology

23 L4C Curriculum Development

24 L4C Student Counselling

25 LT Communication and MarketingVLCC

26 SWB Communication and Marketing

1. Project Management2. Teaching Methodology3. ESL Testing and

Assessment4. Curriculum Development5. Communication and

Marketing6. Student Counselling

Key Activities & Initial Results (2012-2013)

Provide professional support, training and workshops focusing on capacity development to meet the needs of local Partner Institutions (PIs) esp. in the following areas:

Partnership Development (e.g. Proposal Writing, Needs Assessment, Social Enterprises; Alumni Engagement);

E-learning; Communication and Soft Skills; Marketing and Branding; Gender Mainstreaming; Teaching Methodology; Skills for Employability/Career

Development

Mobilize volunteers to meet the local PIs’ needs (i.e. the 70/30 ratio for LTs and ‘added – value’ workshops given by L4Cs);

Key Activities & Initial Results (2012-2013)

No. of Workshops 80

No. of Participants 1794 60%women

40% women

Items Strongly agree

Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

1. Interesting and valuable contents

34% 64% 2% 0%

2. Workshop activities are Interesting and easy to implement

17% 77% 7% 0%

3. The quality and methodologies of the facilitators are easy to understand and engaging

34% 59% 6% 0%

4. Knowledge of Gender Equality is well integrated

24% 48% 24% 4%

5. I will apply what I have learned to improve my skills at work

35% 63% 4% 0%

Improved capacities and knowledge (i.e. of

professional areas and gender equality) of teachers

and /or staff of local PIs

Key Activities& Initial Results (2012-2013)

Launched Call for Proposals and Concept Notes for Initiatives that help students gain better access to the labour market in June 2012.

10 Concept Notes were collected and 7 of them were developed into full proposals;

3 Partnership Development Volunteers were mobilized to support local IPs (upon request) in July 2012;

The best two were funded with the total amount of USD3,500;

An external consultant was invited to help 5 IPs improve their proposal writing skills in Oct 2012.

Improved proposal writing and project development skills for local PIs’ teachers and staff.

Key Activities& Initial Results (2012-2013)

Developed a comprehensive understanding of 8 PIs’ strategies used (i) to provide a better curriculum that matches the needs of the local labour market and (ii) to improve the employability of students;

Helped create and organize regular forums/events/clubs (i.e. Skills for Employment Seminars, ESL, Job Fairs, Career Development Day) among local PIs and related Associations.

A baseline Survey Report on Needs Assessment completed in Nov 2012 by 3 Partnership Development Advisors (incl. both quantitative and qualitative data on strategies used and challenges faced by each institution);

English Clubs were established in almost all PIs with many training and/or seminars on Soft skills and Skills for Employability;

2 Visits made by VLCC’s teachers and students to local enterprises in Dec 2012;

2 Job Fairs organized with WUSC’s support at BTL in Feb and Mar 2013;

2 Forums bet. BTL and their local partner enterprises organized to discuss how to improve the curriculum in Feb and Mar 2013;

5 Career Development Workshops delivered at BTCC in Jan 2013.

Key Initiatives& Initial Results (2012-2013)

Helped local PIs improve their training curricula and job placements for students through:

Doing a Needs Assessment (NA) at 8 PIs with their local enterprise partners;

Two NA workshops delivered by Mekong Economics Ltd.;

A Baseline Survey was done with 83 local enterprises;

A Report with general findings and recommendations;

A General NA questionnaire developed.

Promoting Alumni Engagement;

Alumni Engagement Website

at HTCC.

Key Initiatives& Initial Results (2012-2013)

Doing a Gender NA with a view to:

Having a comprehensive understanding of Gender and Gender Equality among teachers and staff of 8 PIs;

Helping develop gender-sensitive training programs and practices, focusing directly on employable skills and life skills;

Helping increase women’s access to employment in the job market.

Sexual Health and Gender Mainstreaming introduced.

3 workshops in BTL and HPCC

Key Initiatives& Initial Results (2012-2013)

Activities& Initial Results (2012-2013) Key

Activities& Initial Results (2012-2013)

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Share knowledge , lessons learnt , current activities and upcoming events on E-Volunteering Website -www.rbmsystems.net and a Quarterly Newsletter;

Two Manuals on Communication and Moodle E-learning.

Participate in public engagement and communication activities – A Photo Project implemented in 8 PIs in Feb-Mar 2013 with > 10,000 pictures taken);

Volunteer Mobilization Challenges

A CASE STUDY

Volunteer Mobilization Strategy

•On-the-ground

experiences•Strategic planners•2-4wks

POs’ needs

Teachers/staff/Trainers

•Professionals•Field support•Up to 2 yrs

•Creative and young

•Assistants•3-8 months

Using the approach of “ Training for Trainers” by mobilizing all types of volunteers

Sustainability

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ATEC

MOET

Volunteer Mobilization Strategy

Last but not least…

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