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The Kabul model

Posted by Richard Johnson on June 20, 2018 · 1 Comment

The Ministry of Labour Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (MoLSAMD) in Afghanistan (the equivalent of DWP in the UK or DEEWR in Australia), with technical assistance from the World Bank, are about to begin the contracting of two pilot employment programmes. One aims to open up a formal migration channel for thousands of Afghanistan workers … Continue reading →

Filed under Afghanistan, Contract design, Outsourcing, poverty, Service design, Skills, Welfare to work, World Bank · Tagged with bottom-up, employers, fragile states, inputs versus outputs versus outcomes, jobs, labour markets, long-term unemployment, markets, migration, outcome-based contracting. payment by results, outcomes, outsourcing, place, poverty, price competition, top-down, unemployment, vocational training, youth unemployment

The Council Catch 22

Posted by Richard Johnson on November 14, 2012 · 2 Comments

As the rioters circle parliament in Athens and national strikes bring Italy, Spain and Portugal to a standstill, the same glaring gap exists in Europe as Jane identified in her blog’s recent challenge to the US presidential candidates. Belt-tightening may well be necessary, but where is the plan for jobs? Commissioning may hold the key. … Continue reading →

Filed under Service design, Welfare to work · Tagged with austerity, deprivation, economic recovery, Graph of Doom, incentives, investment, job creation, lost generation, outcome-based contracting, PFI, place, prime contractors, recidivism, risk and reward, unemployment, Work Programme, youth unemployment

Parking by place

Posted by Jane Mansour on March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Concerns about creaming and parking in welfare-to-work programmes are not new and have resurfaced in the last month or so, particularly in relation to clients with specific disadvantages and how well they are being served by Work Programme providers. Richard has recently written about this topic. In this context it is important to consider the … Continue reading →

Filed under Contract design, Welfare to work, Work Programme · Tagged with creaming and parking, DWP, funding, performance measurement, place, prime contractors, Work Programme

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