2.4.9 Summary

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  • Institutions are encouraged to conduct institutional assessment to understand the current level of gender responsiveness across an organisation in order to make data informed decisions. 
  • When deciding to conduct institutional assessment, there are options to conduct a self-assessment or to use an external contractor.
  • The assessment can be conducted by:
    • Assessing GESI at a Structural Level: which focuses on the structural causes, also referred to as “root causes”, relate to barriers to achieving GESI compliance within TVET/HE institutions.  
    • Taking a Participatory Approach: involves partnering with organisations that represent the stakeholder/communities targeted for GESI assessment. 
  • There are pre-existing Tools that could guide self-assessment. Some of them are:
    • CIVICUS Tool – a self-assessment tool for measurement of Diversity & Inclusion at the organisational level 
    • ILO Guide on Making TVET and Skill Development Inclusive for All
    • Tools from The National Gender and Equality Commission, including: “Gender Mainstreaming in the PC 2021- 2022” – outlines key KPIs related to gender mainstreaming for the TVET-A, “Gender Mainstreaming Reporting Tool and Measuring Performance 2021-2022”,and  “Policy implementation monitoring Gender Mainstreaming 1”.
 
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