Dr. Catherine Chan Project Director, UPLOAD JOBS Professor and Chair Natural Resources and Environmental Management College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa “This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao 2015 USAID GLOBAL EDUCATION SUMMIT November 2, 2015

Central Mindanao In the conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, there are as many out-of-school children and youth as there are in-school children and youth Mindanao’s underemployment rate is 25%, one of the highest in the country (USAID 2011). Traditional livelihood opportunities for OSY are largely agricultural-based enterprises dominated by unpaid family labor (Briones 2009) Without appropriate skills, OSY, as unemployed drop-outs, become easy targets for recruitment into counterproductive activities (USAID 2011)

Project Overview UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao seeks to provide out-of- school youth (OSY) with workforce skills. Partnership: Southern Christian College and the University of Hawaii with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Higher Education for Development (HED)

Outline Agri-Entrepreneurship training program development and operating framework Factors leading to effective project implementation Challenges for project implementation Sustainability via CAFE

Agri-Entrepreneurship Training Program Development & Operating Framework a.Develop a program that considers regional context, a.Monitor and evaluate the training program, examine training effectiveness b.Adapt training program as needed without compromising the overall desired impact

Curriculum Development & Operating Framework Set Goal Develop indicators of success Assess Baseline Data - OSY Skills & Needs - Business Demand - Faculty & Institutional skills & capacity Review Standard Curriculum of successful entrepreneurial programs Courses & Content Certificate Curriculum Sustainable Training Model Evaluate & Adapt

To sustainably increase the institutional and human capacity of Southern Christian College To sustainably improve livelihood and increase incomes of community and out-of-school youth Step 1: Set project Goal

Step 2: Develop Indicators of Success How: Stakeholder collaboration – ground truthing, surveys focus group discussion and interviews with businesses and experts and literature reviews in indicator development What: Indicators # OSY trained # Trainers/Faculty trained Development of a Center for Agriculture and Farmland Entrepreneurship (CAFÉ) Degree of satisfaction with the training programs

Step 4: Review Entrepreneurial Courses and Curriculum Requirements by Certificate ProgramMean Number of courses5 Credit hours15 Total number of student hours Most frequent course topics and syllabi Introduction to Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurial Finance Business Plan and Model Development Entrepreneurial Venture Creation Reviewed 32 entrepreneurship certificate programs

Step 5: Align Baseline Assessments and Curricula Review (Combined Ground truthing Data) Introduction to Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Marketing New Venture Creation (Starting a new business) Entrepreneurial Finance Business Plan Development Entrepreneurial Crop Management Postharvest Pest management Market Research Agricultural

Curriculum Development Framework Set Goal Develop indicators of success Assess Baseline Data - OSY Skills & Needs - Business Demand - Faculty & Institutional skills & capacity Review Standard Curriculum of successful entrepreneurial programs Courses & Content Certificate Curriculum Sustainable Model for Training

Phase 1: TrainPhase 2: CoachPhase 3: Mentor Sustainable Human Capacity Building Model: Train, Coach, Mentor (TCM) UH Faculty SCC Faculty Out-of-school Youth UH Coaching SCC Faculty OSY Trainers Out-of-school Youth UH Mentor Mentorship Out-of-school Youth UH Training

Phase 3: Mentor Human Capacity Building Sustainability Model:Train, Coach, Mentor (TCM) SCC Faculty OSY Trainers Out-of-school Youth UH Mentor Mentorship Community extension and training Enhanced curriculum Youth-to-Youth training Enter higher education Continued entrepreneurship/employment What’s next?

Curriculum Development Framework Set Goal Develop indicators of success Assess Baseline Data - OSY Skills & Needs - Business Demand - Faculty & Institutional skills & capacity Review Standard Curriculum of successful entrepreneurial programs Courses & Content Certificate Curriculum Sustainable Training Model Evaluate & Adapt

Other evaluation methods Teaching content evaluation Discussion of teaching methods with US professors in entrepreneurship Encouragement to adapt training to how the OSY are progressing Attend international conferences on teaching and research on agri-entrepreneurship to evaluate teaching materials and pedagogies

Progress towards indicators 200 total OSY attended training 102 obtained certificate of completion What are the OSY doing? 31 OSY actively employed 17 OSY enrolled in school 87 OSY started a business 20 OSY pursuing a business

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Teach, Coach, Mentor Training (TCM) Model 1. Co-Teach first cohort of faculty & OSY SCC Faculty and Staff Out-of-school youth 2. SCC Faculty teach and UH Coach 3. Select Faculty to become trainers Train second cohort of OSY Train other stakeholders based on needs Select FC to be trainers and select SC coached Original trainers are observers and continue to coach Expansion of the capacity building programs to wider communities 6 SCC Faculty Teachers OSY Trainers -Barangays -NGOs CAFÉ

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Building SCC’s Institution and Human Capacities Agri-Entrepreneurship trainings Colloquiums Community workshops Skills training Stakeholder engagement workshops International and domestic travel Land grant model of higher education Budget creation and management Personnel management Communication protocol Website, newsletter, crowd sourcing Team collaboration and effective leadership Business skills training Soft skills training How to train yourself – Professional training – Consultants As needed

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Annual Colloquium and Tradeshow June 2014, June 2015 (Twice) Interact with real businesses Open mentorship opportunities Participate in competitions Showcase their products Customer evaluations for their products New UPLOAD JOBS partnerships

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Market Research for OSY products Consumer product preferences Proposal and report writing Survey administration Academic poster presentation Attend academic conferences A new skill to conduct market research

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Trips to the U.S. 2013: SCC Project team visits University of Hawaii, IFAMA conference in Atlanta 2014: SCC Faculty trainers present posters at conference in Baltimore, MD 2015: SCC Faculty trainers present papers at IFAMA academic conference, St. Paul, Minnesota

“This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).” Linking with Local Government Units (LGU) Support OSY business initiatives in their community In-kind contributions to UPLOAD JOBS training Assist with monitoring and evaluation Open up market opportunities for OSY products Linking with National Agencies and Institutions TESDA DTI ATI UPLB Linking with private sector and businesses On-the-job Training for OSY General advising on entrepreneurship Market linkages – shelf space for OSY products

Factors to effective project implementation 1.Continuous face-to-face mentorship between UH and SCC, SCC and OSY 2.Support from government and barangay officials 3.Creativity and enthusiasm from OSY, SCC teachers 4.Excellent project leadership, strong coordination 5.Use current faculty to build the next generation 6.Income generation mechanism 7.Effective promotion and marketing of programs

Factors to effective project implementation cont’d 8. Flexibility in training calendar and location 9. Trust and mutual respect building 10. Training shifted more to sustain businesses 11. Community and parents support 12. Women leaders as role model 13. Prescreen participants 14. Transparency and authentic, professional communication

Quotes Ground truthing and detailed plans help to stay on course Perhaps the most important positive factor of influence for this project were the people involved and committed to making a difference in the lives of the out of school youth. The passion for people doing it. Sometimes I see people doing international work and their heart isn’t in it. That to me is the capacity building for the US and for the international partner People from UH are still willing to support us in our extension services. I think that is one of the best outcomes that money cannot buy The youth selection process was run at the community level and rooted in local support derived from an established protocol that involved government officials and barangay captains Having Dr. Chan (+Dr. Neyra) as a female lead, contributed to the empowerment for those female faculty

Challenges 1.Continuous face-to-face mentorship between UH and SCC, SCC and OSY 2.Commitment for OSY to attend trainings a.Ala carte modules 3.Train, Coach, Mentor model: ensuring that course content is transferred accurately and with relevance a.Bilingual evaluator 4.Incorporating ‘soft skills’ training into agri-entrepreneurship modules a.Sales and leadership training 5.Satisfaction and progress difficult to monitor a.Trainees invited to all SCC activities and update info collected

Challenges cont’d 6.Quality of training difficult to gauge using simple indicators a.Unintended benefits and costs 7.SCC fiscal management strong influence on program operations a. resolved by face to face meetings 8.Too much empowerment at times a. prize money 9.Getting commitment from teachers not directly under co-PI supervision a. built capacity for cross units communication 10. High transaction costs to get trainers and trainees a. security reasons – more training to trainers 11.Sustainability of CAFE

Quotes A major challenge of this potential program sustainability factor is that the evaluation found that only a handful of the OSY’s businesses remained in operation at the time of fieldwork. Somewhat disjointed support of the CAFE among some leaders at SCC There remains a significant amount of effort to be expended in order to foreground the CAFE as the center of activity for UPLOAD JOBS once USAID funding has ceased, in large part due to the need to embed the place as a valuable and worthwhile extension of the UPLOAD JOBS project in the minds of all stakeholders The planning for sustainability of CAFE as a project outcome needed to begin earlier in the project But after a few years, we can walk away from that apple tree and it will bear fruit for 100 years. I think CAFE is like that seedling. In very early stages and still needs attention

What worked and what did not? 7.Use current faculty +OSYs to build the next generation Strong commitment by faculty 8.Income generation mechanism Strong business plans, selected businesses as model for incubation and equity sharing 9.CAFÉ not grounded and institutionalized at SCC Need a couple of years of mentoring – minimal costs. Words no actions. Director only working part-time supported by other project 11. Stronger community and family support Social capital building 12.

Quotes It has improved their livelihood and income OSY are not idle anymore and with the skills gained, they will most likely less vulnerable to be recruited to do unproductive activities (crimes, terrorism, etc.) in their communities. I don’t think they will ever forget their experience. You have to believe this is a good thing Positive psychological effects for the OSY, opening their minds, building confidence, and exposing them to new places and different people One of the larger retail business in Midsayap said that they could place their products there People from UH are still willing to support us in our extension services. I think that is one of the best outcomes that money cannot buy. Sense of accomplishment and pride in these achievements was expressed and observed

Data (18 OSYs surveyed in May, 2015) Before training income in Php average: 15,918 median: 6,500 mode: 0 After training: average: 36,412 median: 24,000 mode: 20,000 What they were doing before? 8 employed 10 unemployed What they are doing now? 12 have businesses 2 employed 1 unemployed 3 didn't answer

CAFÉ’s Core Businesses & Services 1. Small-scale business incubator: Start-to-finish business incubator to support daily consultation with burgeoning agri-entrepreneurs, including providing production facilities and equipment, marketing and sales expertise, and financial guidance. 2. Agri-business consulting: One-on-one consultations in marketing, financial management, sales, new ventures, and production 3. Agri-entrepreneurship Training (Certificate): 10-day training opportunities on the basics of agri-entrepreneurship 4.Community kitchen for food processing: Provide a key food production facility and rental equipment following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to enhance food business production efficiency and scale-up CAFE is the first academe-based agri-entrepreneurship incubator in Central Mindanao that strives to be financially self sustainable and income generating

Acknowledgements The author would like to acknowledge the UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao project implementation team (Mary Pleasant, Rusyan Mamiit, Emilie Bayona, Dawn Hope Sulit, Jovelyn Bantilan Cynthia Lai, Jean Fantle-Lepcyzk, Michael Caligbayan, Angela Barrato, Dr. Elma Neyra, and Tins Lee) for making this presentation possible. Thank you also to all the SCC faculty trainers and U.S. based trainers who are the brains behind our agri-entrepreneurship training programs. Acknowledgement goes to Higher Education for Development and USAID Philippines for their support in the administration and funding of UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao. This presentation was adapted from the work of many people including Pleasant, Lee and Mamiit.

Thanks People, Passion, Program and Pride Salamat for a fun project!!

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