Promoting an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Fragile Contexts

This online course provided participants with an understanding of existing tools and approaches to conduct and contribute to business environment reforms in fragile settings. OBJECTIVES The specific objectives of the course were the following: • Identify the rationale for promoting an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in fragile settings; • Learn the functioning and achievements of the ILO “Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises” Programme, including its methodology, process and track record. • Understand the peculiarities of business environment reforms in fragile settings Learn practical approaches, tips and strategies on how to assess the business environment in fragile settings, how to prioritize needs and how to design and structure a reform process. CONTENT • Module 1: The case for improving the enabling environment in fragile contexts • Module 2: Implementing enabling environment programmes in fragile contexts – tools and lessons learned • Module 3: The ILO and the enabling environment in fragile settings • Module 4: Project work, where participants define their own enabling environment support programme ACHIEVEMENT • Understand the role of business environment reforms in the recovery process of fragile states • Gain a solid understanding of the functioning, methodology and achievements of the ILO “Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises” Programme • Learn the main tools and receive practical advice on how that to assess the business environment and conducting enabling environment programmes • Exchange lessons and experiences with specialists operating in fragile contexts.