Mid-Term evalution of TVET Practical Partnership for Nepal (TVET-PP) (2020)

The main objective of this evaluation is to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with: a) an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the SAKCHYAMTA and DAKCHYATA and its impact on overall EU- Nepal Practical Partnership for Technical Vocational Education and Training reform  programme (TVET-  PP) including possibility of Sector wide approach which could lead to a Budget Support approach for future intervention, paying particular attention to its ‘intermediate’ results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results; b) Key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions. And c) An assessment of the existence of a sector policy for TVET and its relevance and credibility in view of initiating a sector budget support operation for TVET.

The evaluations looks for evidence of why, whether or how the action results are linked to the EU intervention and seek to identify the factors driving or hindering progress.

Evaluations should provide an understanding of the cause and effect links between: inputs and activities, and outputs, outcomes and impacts. Evaluations should serve accountability, decision making, learning and management purposes.