The Centre for Employment Initiatives is a not for profit making organization that has been providing technical and advisory services in the field of Education, Skills, Employment and more recently Human Resource Development for over 15 years. Much of their current work focuses on providing policy oriented advice to governments, donors and development partners around the globe.

CEI has gained a reputation as a lead organization in providing advice and consultancy services in the field of human resource development. Established as a not for profit making organization in 1995, the Centre has a proven track record of providing high quality advice to governments, donors and development partners across the globe

CEI provides innovative solutions for human resource development and employment. CEI are able to combine the rigours associated with academic methodologies, yet at the same-time provide innovative solutions and practical advice that can be implemented to support effective human resource development. Each of the team at CEI are recognized experts in their field.

  

Services

Human Resource Planning

Human Resource Planning is at the centre of CEI’s recent activates. In the past, policy makers used manpower planning to help identify their skills and employment needs. However, it has been generally recognized that labour markets are more complex than previously assumed and that manpower planning is not effective in the global economy. 

 

TVET and Skills Development

Over the past 10 years, the developing world has experienced a growth in the provision of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and skills programs. In part, this growth is due to increased investments in skills development and TVET by governments and donors who view it as a solution for the many complex socio-economic problems that face developing countries. 

 

Labour Market Analysis

For any HRD or skills policy to be effective it must be based on timely, accurate and valid labour market information (LMI). The provision of LMI, perform a number of varied and important tasks. One of the first tasks of labour market information is to understand what type of skills are in demand, both within the domestic economy and in the regional or global labour markets. 

 

Support for Employment

Employment and industrial policy are a central component of an effective and responsive labour market. Only recently have middle income countries started to tackle the whole area of employment promotion and what are the most effective polices. 

 

Education

Education provides opportunities for the world’s poorest children by giving them the skills to gain employment and earn an income, increasing productivity in communities. If all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty. This would mean a 12 per cent cut in global poverty. 

 

Strategic Research

Strategic research is at the heart of any successful labour market reform. CEI has a proven track record of undertaking high quality research for a different donors and governments around the globe. This has involved using a number of innovative techniques, ranging from methods to calculate MDGs requirements for human resources, to the construction of forecasting models for predicting future skill needs in other sectors. 

 

Capacity Building

CEI plays a leading role in providing Capacity Building services for a variety of partners locally, regionally and internationally. Our services range from traditional classroom based learning to more innovative forms of experiential and blended learning, covering the following topics: Labour Market Analysis, Sector Studies, Governance in the Workplace, Promoting Gender Equality, and Policy Development and Reform. 

 

Monitoring and Evaluation

The Centre for Employment Initiatives (CEI) provides international-level professional Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) solutions. M&E is a core component of all CEI projects and we have extensive expertise of setting-up of monitoring and reporting systems to track programme implementation. 

 

Technical Advice and Programme Management

CEI has a proven track record of providing technical advice to governments and also managing labour market reform programmes for donors. Members of CEI have been instrumental in working with governments and social partners to introduce new systems of industrial relations, human resource development and also help in the reform of existing ones.