Appendix 5 - List of Standard Indicators .pdf

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This document contains details for a federal grant opportunity from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs titled "Catalyzing Job Creation for Women in Cybersecurity". The grant aims to enhance the private sector cybersecurity capacity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and increase job opportunities for women in STEM fields. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, and eligible applicants are for-profit organizations. The grant is funded under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), which supports efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the MENA region. The document provides definitions, long-term linkages, and use of the indicator for this grant opportunity.

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PPR Year FY 2023

Title Average percent change in earnings following participation in USG-assisted workforce development programs

Indicator Name EG.6-11

Status Archive

Working Group ED

Indicator Type Outcome

Reporting Type Percent

Reporting Frequency 1

SPS Category EG Economic Growth

SPS Area EG.6 Workforce Development

SPS Element EG.6 Workforce Development

Definition

‘Earnings’ is defined as the remuneration in cash paid to employees or earned by the self-employed, at regular or irregular intervals, for time worked or work done.

This definition applies to both male and female employees. Earnings are computed based on the results from USAID’s Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ) (see the USAID Toolkit “Measuring Employment and Earnings Using the Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ)"). Note that the WORQ is not appropriate for measurement of on-farm earnings. When measuring on-farm earnings, activities may use a different tool.

Earnings are measured by a longitudinal pre/post assessment using a contextualized adaptation of USAID’s WORQ package of tools. Earnings should be measured among either a representative longitudinal sample of the participating population or of the entire participating population. Earnings of individuals who participate in workforce development programs delivered by other trainees as part of a deliberate service delivery strategy (e.g. cascade training) are counted.

'Change in earnings' is defined as statistically significant, inflation-adjusted earnings at endline compared to baseline amongst individuals who report earnings at baseline and at endline. Baseline data is collected at the start of programming, and endline data is collected within six months of the end of an individual’s programming. Non-statistically significant changes should be reported as 0.

‘Inflation-adjusted change in earnings’ means that the baseline average earnings should be adjusted using the country’s consumer price index (CPI) numbers released closest to baseline and endline implementation. To calculate the inflation-adjusted baseline average earnings, baseline average earnings should be multiplied by the CPI at endline, with this product divided by the baseline CPI.

Inflation-Adjustment Calculation:

inflation-adjusted baseline average earnings= (baseline average earnings * endline CPI) / baseline CPI If no new CPI is released between the baseline CPI and endline implementation or before the data is reported, then the inflation adjustment should be based on the average rate of exchange against the US dollar for the month preceding data collection. When a sample is used, the statistical significance of the sample’s change should be calculated after the inflation adjustment is made.

‘Average percent change' is the sum of each individual’s percent change in earnings divided by the number of individuals who participated in programming who reported earnings at baseline and at endline, regardless of whether their earnings increased, decreased, or remained the same. If individual reported earnings at baseline but not at endline or vice versa, that individual’s baseline and endline data should be dropped; this applies to all disaggregates of this indicator as well. Individual percent change is the inflation-adjusted change in average earnings between baseline and endline divided by inflation-adjusted average earnings at baseline multiplied by 100.

Calculation:

NumeratorO=Sum of individual percent changes in earnings DenominatorO=Number of individuals reporting earnings at baseline and at endline OActivities that rely on a sample of learners rather than a census to report results should sample to ensure representation of characteristics that are important for understanding differences in outcomes (e.g., geography, language, sex, etc.).

Numerators and denominators, extrapolated onto the activity population, must be reported.

A “WORQ Data Reporting Form” is available on the Edulink’s Toolkit page to assist partners in calculating this indicator.

In preparing for data analysis, each individual’s results should be counted only once, regardless of the number of program components in which the individual participated; when individuals participate in multiple components of a workforce development program, endline assessments should occur within six months of the end of the final component and the overall program in which the individual participated.

'Workforce development programs' refer to programs intended to affect outcomes related to the workforce or labor market affecting both male and female employees and self-employed persons.. For example, a program may be focused on but not limited to training; career counseling or job matching for individuals to assist them to enter the labor market, including self-employment; capacity building for workforce development institutions (e.g. TVET or other formal education institution, NGO training providers, or employers); support to micro and small and medium enterprises; or other interventions that seek to strengthen workforce development systems. Workforce programs may support a variety of sectors, jobs (both wage and self-employment), and workers; for example, a program could train judicial personnel, election officials, energy technicians, education administrators, educators, community health workers, etc. A certificate may or may not be issued at the end of the workforce development program.

Workforce development programs may be a standalone activity or part of a cross-sectoral activity that includes a workforce development component. Funding can be from any Program Area.

'Participation' in a USG-funded program means that an individual has participated to any extent in a structured program that targets workforce outcomes. The individual may or may not have completed the program. For example, an individual who participated may have attended some training but not all, participated in some events, etc.

'Following participation' means that the individuals surveyed participated in a workforce development program that ended within the previous six months.

Endline data should be collected within six months of the end of an individual’s programming.

Please note that in contexts where obtaining information on earnings is culturally inappropriate, presents risks to the respondents, is impossible to obtain accurately, etc., activities may not be able to report on this indicator and should choose other, more contextually relevant indicators to demonstrate employment outcomes.

Long Term Linkages

Average percent increase in earnings is used as a proxy to measure improvements in the quality of employment following participation in workforce development activities. It will provide, along with other assessments, a general sense of the scale and reach of programs aimed at generating new or better employment.

Use Of Indicator

This indicator will be used to monitor the results of USAID workforce development activities. It will be used, along with other indicators, to describe progress toward the youth skills priority of the USAID Education Policy and Agency-level priorities in several areas of interest including economic and youth development.

Data Source

USAID Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ)*

*Please refer to the USAID Toolkit, “Measuring Employment and Earnings Using the Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ). Several resources--including the WORQ tools, a Local Partner Adaptation Guide, a training, and a data reporting form--are available to support activities to adapt, implement, and analyze data from the WORQ tools. Missions and implementing partners may contribute to the further development of the WORQ through the Youth Power WORQ Discussion Group. Note that the WORQ is not appropriate for measurement of on-farm earnings. When measuring on-farm earnings, activities may use a different tool.

FA. Gov (Indicator) Yes

APP/APR No

Other SPS Linkages EG.6

Explanation 1) All activities reporting on this indicator MUST report on sex disaggregates. To report "number of males/females with increased earnings," all males/females whose earnings increase after inflation adjustment should be counted, regardless of the size of the increase. Activities that rely on a sample of learners rather than a census to report results should sample to ensure representation of males and females.

2) All activities should report on age disaggregates, though activities need not sample to ensure representation by age band. Report 0 if not statistically significant.

3) The USAID Education Policy defines children and youth with disabilities as those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments that, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. Refer to USAID Guidance on How to Collect Data on Disability for more information.

4) Please see the USAID Education Policy for definitions of “conflict-affected” and “crisis-affected”. Activities in which only some individuals are affected by crisis or conflict and which rely on a sample rather than a census of learners for data collection should sample to ensure representation of individuals affected by crisis or conflict.

For activities that target individuals under the age of 18 as beneficiaries, only activities that are focused on improving outcomes of individuals with disabilities need to report on this disaggregate. This includes activities that identify individuals with disabilities as a target beneficiary or sub-beneficiary group. Activities that do not have an explicit focus on outcomes for individuals with disabilities under the age of 18 are not required to report on this disaggregate. For example, activities that broadly support differentiated and inclusive instruction but do not target specific learning outcomes for individuals with disabilities need not report on this disaggregate. Activities that rely on a sample of individuals under the age of 18 rather than a census to report results should sample to ensure representation of individuals with disabilities.

All activities targeting individuals ages 18 and older should report on this disaggregate, though only activities that are focused on improving the outcomes of youth with disabilities must specifically sample for disability status. This includes activities that identify individuals with disabilities as a target beneficiary or sub-beneficiary group.

Activities whose beneficiaries include individuals who are under 18 and individuals who are 18 and older should follow the relevant guidance above for each group.

Activities reporting on this disaggregate should use a custom or pre-existing age-appropriate tool to identify disability status. Several existing tools--such as the Child Functioning Module, Washington Group Short Set, and Washington Group Extended Set--are available. USAID’s Disability Identification Tool Selection Guide and USAID’s How-To Note: Collecting Data on Disability Prevalence in Education Programs may be helpful.

Title Disaggrega te

Status Reporting Type

FA. Gov

Numerator: Sum of individual percent changes in earnings (numerator)

EG.6-11a Archive Integer/Numb er

Denominator: Number of individuals in the

EG.6-11b Archive Integer/Numb labor force at endline (denominator)

Sum of percent changes for males (1) (numerator)

EG.6-11d Archive Percent Other No

Number of males in the labor force at endline

(1) (denominator)

EG.6-11e Archive Integer/Numb

Sum of percent changes for females (1)

EG.6-11f Archive Percent Other No

Number of females in the labor force at endline (1) (denominator)

EG.6-11g Archive Integer/Numb

Number of males with increased earnings (1)

EG.6-11h Archive Integer/Numb

Number of females with increased earnings (1)

EG.6-11i Archive Integer/Numb

Number of males ages 15-19 with increased earnings

EG.6-11p Archive Integer/Numb

Number of females ages 15-19 with increased earnings

EG.6-11q Archive Integer/Numb for males with a disability (3)

EG.6-11r Archive Percent Other No

Number of males with a disability (3) in the labor force at endline (denominator)

EG.6-11s Archive Integer/Numb for females with a disability (3)

EG.6-11t Archive Percent Other No

Number of females with a disability (3) in the labor force at endline (denominator)

EG.6-11u Archive Integer/Numb for individuals who are crisis- or conflict-affected (4) (numerator)

EG.6-11v Archive Percent Other No

Title Percentage of individuals with new employment following participation in USG-assisted workforce development programs

Indicator Name EG.6-12

Status Edit

Working Group ED

Indicator Type Outcome

Reporting Type Percent Other

Reporting Frequency 1

SPS Category EG Economic Growth

SPS Area EG.6 Workforce Development

SPS Element EG.6 Workforce Development

Definition

'Employment' refers to any work done for any amount of time in the month prior to data collection for which individuals earned or were paid in money or in kind. Employment includes wage employment, own or self-employment, or employment in a family or household enterprise. This indicator uses the International Labor Organization’s international accepted definition on employment. For additional definitions related to employment, see Getting Employment to Work for Self-Reliance: A USAID Framework for Programming.

‘Individuals' are persons of a working age (15 and older, or as appropriate per local labor laws/regulations). Individuals can be counted as having ‘new employment' if they either did not have employment or were not in the labor force at baseline and do have employment at endline. Individuals employed at baseline should not be counted by this indicator. Individuals employed at baseline who have changed employment or have improved working conditions in their existing job may instead be captured under EG.6-16:

Percentage of individuals with improved perceived quality of employment following participation in USG-assisted workforce development programs.

‘New Employment’ is measured by a longitudinal assessment of a representative sample of the participating population or of the entire participating population using a contextualized adaptation of USAID’s Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ) (see the USAID Toolkit, “Measuring Employment and Earnings Using the Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ) "). Note that the WORQ is not appropriate for measurement of on-farm employment. When measuring on-farm employment, activities may use a different tool.

Depending on the needs of the activity, activities may use a longitudinal panel sampling method (taking a sample of youth for a baseline at the beginning of programming and tracking those same youth within six months after programming has ended) or a longitudinal cohort sampling method (sampling youth in an educational setting in the baseline year and in subsequent years).

A cohort approach is most useful for programming, like much higher education programming, in which formal school years are followed. When a cohort approach is used, youth should be assessed after the same interval of time (within six months) after the end of programming or the school year.

When a panel approach is used, learners should be assessed at the beginning and within six months of the end of programming. However, note that if a panel approach is used, it is strongly recommended that activities test learners from a comparable sample from comparison educational settings to separate the effects of the intervention from the effects of a typical year of education. The isolated effects of the intervention, when possible, should be reported to this indicator.

'Percent of Individuals' is the number of individuals who are newly employed divided by the total number of individuals who participated in workforce development programming multiplied by 100. Individuals who are newly employed after participating in workforce development programs delivered by other trainees as part of a deliberate service delivery strategy (e.g. cascade training) are counted.

Calculation:

numerator=number of individuals newly employed at endline denominator=number of individuals targeted to participate in workforce development programming

Activities that rely on a sample of learners rather than a census to report results should sample to ensure representation of characteristics that are important for understanding differences in outcomes (e.g., geography, language, sex, etc.). Numerators and denominators, extrapolated onto the activity population, must be reported.

For panel approaches, ‘targeted to participate’ includes every individual who participated to any extent in the workforce programming, regardless of completion. For example, an individual who participated may have attended some training but not all, participated in some events, etc. For cohort approaches, ‘targeted to participate’ includes every individual in the group targeted for participation. For example, if an activity target all graduating engineering students in the final year of university, the denominator in the baseline and endline years would be comprised of all graduating engineering students in those respective years.

Endline data should be collected within six months of the end of an individual’s programming or the school year. In preparing for data analysis, each individual’s results should be counted only once, regardless of the number of program components in which the individual participated; when individuals participate in multiple components of a workforce development program, endline assessments should occur within six months of the end of the final component and the overall program in which the individual participated.

'Workforce development programs' refer to programs intended to affect outcomes related to the workforce or labor market, affecting both male and female employees and self-employed persons. For example, a program may be focused on but not limited to training; career counseling or job matching for individuals to assist them to enter the labor market, including self-employment; capacity building for workforce development institutions (e.g.

TVET or other formal education institution, NGO training providers, or employers); support to micro and small and medium enterprises; or other interventions that seek to strengthen workforce development systems.

Workforce programs may support a variety of sectors, jobs, (both wage and self-employment), and workers; for example, a program could train judicial personnel, election officials, energy technicians, education administrators, educators, community health workers, etc. A certificate may or may not be issued at the end of the workforce development program. Workforce development programs may be a standalone activity or part of a cross-sectoral activity that includes a workforce development component. Funding can be from any Program Area.

Long Term Linkages

Workforce development activities are important to improve the lives of male and female workers, as well as the quality and strength of the network of labor markets and institutions. Completion of workforce development programs is linked to the health, safety, wellbeing, and livelihoods of the individuals who participate in and complete them.

Use Of Indicator

Data Source

USAID WORQ*

*Please refer to the USAID Toolkit, “Measuring Employment and Earnings Using the Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ)". Several resources--including the WORQ tools, a Local Partner Adaptation Guide, a training, and a data reporting form--are available to support activities to adapt, implement, and analyze data from the WORQ tools. Missions and implementing partners may contribute to the further development of the WORQ through the Youth Power WORQ Discussion Group.

Note that the WORQ is not appropriate for measurement of on-farm employment. When measuring on-farm employment, activities may use a different tool.

FA. Gov (Indicator) Yes

APP/APR No

HQ Assigned OUs African Union; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Barbados and Eastern Caribbean;

Benin; China; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; El Salvador;

Ethiopia; Georgia; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iraq;

Jamaica; Jordan; Kenya; Kosovo; Kyrgyz Republic; Mauritania; Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI); Moldova; Morocco; Mozambique; Niger;

Nigeria; Nita Lowey ME Peace Fund; North Macedonia; Philippines; Rwanda;

Sri Lanka; State Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES); State Western Hemisphere Regional; Tunisia; Turkmenistan; Uganda;

Ukraine; USAID Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI);

USAID Latin America and Caribbean Regional; USAID Middle East Regional (MER); USAID Sahel Regional Program; Uzbekistan; West Bank and Gaza

Other SPS Linkages EG.6

Explanation All activities reporting on this indicator MUST report on sex disaggregates.

Activities that rely on a sample of learners rather than a census to report results should sample to ensure representation of males and females.

Title Disaggregate Status Reporting Type FA. Gov Numerator: Total number of participants reporting better employment

EG.6-15a Edit Integer/Number No

Denominator: Total number of individuals participating in workforce development programs

EG.6-15b Edit Integer/Number No

Total number of female participants reporting

EG.6-15c Edit Integer/Number No

Total number of male participants reporting

EG.6-15d Edit Integer/Number No

Total number of participants who are neither male or female reporting better employment

EG.6-15da New Integer/Number No participants for whom sex disaggregates are not

EG.6-15db New Integer/Number No available reporting better employment

Total number of females participating in workforce

EG.6-15e Edit Integer/Number No

Total number of males participating in workforce

EG.6-15f Edit Integer/Number No participants who are neither male or female participating in workforce

EG.6-15g New Integer/Number No participants for whom sex disaggregates are not available participating in workforce development programs

EG.6-15h New Integer/Number No

Title Number of persons trained with USG assistance to advance outcomes consistent with gender equality or female empowerment through their roles in public or private sector institutions or organizations

Indicator Name GNDR-8

Status Edit

Working Group GNDR

Indicator Type Output

Reporting Type Integer/Number

Reporting Frequency 1

SPS Category Cross-Cutting

SPS Area GNDR

SPS Element GNDR

Definition

This indicator is a count of the number of persons trained with USG assistance to advance gender equality or female empowerment objectives in the context of their official/formal role(s) within a public or private sector institution or organization.

To be counted under this indicator, a person must have been trained in their role as an actor within a public or private sector institution or organization. Persons receiving training in their individual capacity, such as livelihoods training designed to increase individual or household income, should not be counted under this indicator.

Public or private sector institutions or organizations include but are not limited to:

government agencies forming part of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches;

public and private health, financial, and education institutions; and civil society organizations such as rights advocacy groups, business associations, faith-based groups, and labor unions.

To be counted under this indicator, persons must have participated in a training of at least 3 hours, with content designed to develop or strengthen the institution’s/organization’s capacity to advance gender equality or female empowerment objectives. Stand-alone gender trainings may be counted under this indicator, as well as trainings where gender is integrated within a broader sector training. In the latter case, the training must include a substantial focus on gender issues (e.g., gender issues are addressed throughout the training, there is a gender module that explores the relevant gender issues in depth, etc.).

Examples of this type of training include:

-training judges on how to execute laws with gender-related implications or provisions such as a new law criminalizing domestic violence -training county officials on gender-responsive budgeting under a devolution project -training community health service workers in GBV referral and response protocols -training teachers or school officials on effective strategies for creating a safe learning environment for boys and girls -training political party leadership on effective ways to support and advance women’s leadership in party structures and political processes

-training legal aid society volunteers or paralegals in dispute resolution related to women's land and property rights -training for business association or financial institution representatives on strategies for creating products and services that address barriers to women’s entrepreneurship

Long Term Linkages

This indicator measures a primary output of USG assistance efforts that seek to build the capacity of public and private sector institutions and organizations to support long-term, sustainable progress toward gender equality and female empowerment objectives across a wide range of sectors in which the USG provides assistance (e.g., access to justice, closing educational gaps, improving access to health services, addressing barriers to political participation).

Use Of Indicator

Information generated by this indicator will be used to monitor and report on achievements linked to broader outcomes of gender equality and women’s empowerment and will be used for planning and reporting purposes by Agency-level, bureau-level and in-country program managers. Specifically, this indicator will inform required annual reporting or reviews of the USAID Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy; U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security; and the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally, as well as Joint Strategic Plan reporting in the APP/APR, and Bureau or Office portfolio reviews. The information will inform a wide range of gender-related public reporting and communications products and facilitate responses to gender-related inquiries from internal and external stakeholders such as Congress, NGOs, and international organizations.

Data Source

The primary data source for this indicator will be standard program reporting from implementing partners (e.g., quarterly, mid-term, or final reports). Data should be collected by implementing partners conducting relevant training in any sector (e.g.

health, education, governance) and included in standard program reporting to the

USG.

FA. Gov (Indicator) Yes

APP/APR No

Explanation N/A

Title Disaggregate Status Reporting Type FA. Gov Sex: Male GNDR-8a Edit Integer/Number No Sex: Female GNDR-8b Edit Integer/Number No

Title Number of individuals who have received USG supported cybersecurity training

Indicator Name PS.4.4-1

Status Edit

Working Group Crime

Indicator Type Output

Reporting Type Integer/Number

Reporting Frequency 1

SPS Category PS Peace and Security

SPS Area PS.4 Transnational Threats and Crime

SPS Element PS.4.4 Cybersecurity

Definition The Executive Order, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure (the E.O.), May 11, 2017, outlines the nation’s commitment to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet, which is vital to U.S.

national and economic security. The EO and National Security Strategy underscore the U.S. Government’s commitment to keeping America safe in the cyber era by deterring and disrupting malicious cyber actors by increasing international cooperation and strengthen the capacity of the United States and partner nations to detect, deter, rapidly mitigate, and respond to international cyber threats and incidents.

This indicator measures the number of individuals that have received training in the areas of cybersecurity and related technologies. This includes policy makers, regulators and engineers from developing countries. There is no pre-defined minimum or maximum length of time for the training; what is key is that the training reflects a planned, structured curriculum designed to strengthen capacities, and there is a reasonable expectation that the training recipient will acquire new knowledge or skills that s/he could translate into action.

Count an individual for each instance of an intervention that took place during the reporting year since trainings covered different topics. Do not count meetings.

Long Term Linkages Measures enhanced human capacity for increased cybersecurity, which is key to strengthening the global community’s collective cybersecurity.

Use Of Indicator

Operating unit-level planners and in-country program managers will use the data generated by this indicator for the purposes of program planning, making adjustments to programs, making budget decisions, and reporting to Congress. The bureau will review the indicator reporting across all OUs.

Data Source Data Source: Implementing partner’s project records.

FA. Gov (Indicator) Yes

APP/APR No