IISD Model Contract Clauses for Responsible Investment in Agriculture:

Customizable legal provisions to help implement international best practices, principles, and guidance on responsible agricultural investment

29. Training and Skills Development

 

29.1 In order to meet the objectives of Section 28, the Company shall:

(a) develop and implement on-the-job training for [Members of the Local Community]/[Citizens]/[Residents], to enable them to qualify for Skilled Positions, including programs for women adapted to their needs;

(b) provide a total of [insert amount and currency] annually in scholarships for [Members of the Local Community]/[Citizens]/[Residents] through a program to be administered by the Company, and establish a quota for women and girl scholarship recipients;

(c) provide [insert amount and currency] annually in support to the [nominate a relevant national research or academic institution] setting aside [insert amount]% for research and academic training for women and girls;

(d) deliver or contract to deliver adult literacy (including digital literacy) and basic education programs for Workers, separately for women and men upon request;

(e) deliver or contract to deliver social and economic education programs for Workers on topics such as HIV/AIDS awareness, household nutrition, managing personal finances, adapted separately to the needs of women and men; and

(f) [insert other as appropriate for the Project]

29.2 The Company shall prepare a detailed Training and Skills Development Plan including:

(a) a description of how the Company intends to meet each of its obligations in paragraph 29.1;

(b) provisional training schedules, content, and curricula;

(c) an indication of the amount of funding committed to the delivery of the Training and Skills Development Plan; and

(d) any other information as the Authority may reasonably request.

29.3 The Company shall submit the Training and Skills Development Plan to the Authority no later than [insert number] months from the Effective Date. The Training and Skills Development Plan submitted by the Company shall be subject to review, comment, and request for modification by the Authority.

29.4 The Company shall report annually on its progress in implementing the Training and Skills Development Plan, detailing outcomes separately for women and for men, and notifying the Authority of any challenges to implementation and necessary adjustments to the Training and Skills Development Plan.


For more information: See generally IISD, 2014, Section 8.1.2 (Training and Skills Development); Aizawa & Mann, 2021, Section 4.4 (Maximise Opportunities for Local Economic and Social Development).

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