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ideas can help partners responsible for training and mentoring to timely understand participants’
profile and objectives. Likewise, interview and assessment grids can help collect
data that can be used for the overall project communication or to produce policy
papers on migrant entrepreneurship.
1.4 Collaboration with other project partners
• Share outreach responsibilities strategically across different partners. In projects that involve
different regions, partners are often responsible for activities taking place outside
of their own geographical area. This can result in geographical overstretch as partners
have to spend more time identifying existing networks or building new ones, ultimately
impacting the time and effectiveness of outreach. If possible, make sure that your geographical
scope is backed by a sound partnership or a local partner. Ensure that partners
responsible for an area can allocate proper resources and use proper infrastructure to
achieve full outreach in their territory.
• Strike a balance between coherence and flexibility across different regions. Some projects
might have similar activities taking place in different countries simultaneously or at
different times. To safeguard the cohesion of the project – in terms of beneficiaries and
outputs – make sure all regional partners discuss and agree upon objectives, procedures
and tools that will be used. Harmonising the different approaches can also be useful if
you plan to gather and use data related to the selection, e.g. socioeconomic data or data
on migrants’ initial entrepreneurial skills. However, pay attention to the cultural and socioeconomic
specificities of any local context by involving the most relevant partners or
stakeholders.
• Design and run selection jointly with training and mentoring partners. Unless you are in
charge of both selection and training/mentoring, it is critical to identify the right aspects
to screen and assess with knowledgeable actors. If your project/programme is implemented
by a consortium, make sure that partners providing the training and mentoring
services are consulted at the earliest stage of the selection process. Based on their expertise
and past experience, they can help you identify important criteria to effectively
select the most suitable target group. Alternatively, you can rely on service providers,
like individual trainers and mentors, and ask for their input. Ongoing dialogue between
partners can also help organise training and mentoring sessions flexibly based on how
the selection proceeds
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