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SCORE Perú — ILO Workplace-Cooperation Training Lifts SME Output by Up to 43%

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 63% 62/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Since 2015, ILO's SCORE Training has combined classroom instruction with in-factory coaching for Peruvian manufacturing SMEs, reporting output gains of up to 43% and sharp falls in staff turnover and absenteeism across 180+ firms.

up to 43 %
Production increase (2017–2019)
45 %
Staff turnover reduction (2017–2019)
20 %
Absenteeism reduction (2017–2019)
88 %
Firms reporting improved productivity (2017–2019)
63 %
Firms reporting fewer workplace accidents (2017–2019)
SCORE Perú — ILO Workplace-Cooperation Training Lifts SME Output by Up to 43%

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
International Labour Organization (ILO) SCORE Programme, with Peru's Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) and Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP) / Red CITE
Period
2015–2020
Keywords
manufacturing, textiles, footwear, wood, agroindustry, SME productivity

Context

SCORE (Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises) is the ILO's global training-plus-consulting model for small and medium manufacturers, launched in Peru around 2015 in partnership with the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) and the Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP), which runs Peru's national network of technology-extension centres (Red CITE).

Activities

The programme delivers five modules — workplace cooperation, quality management, clean production, human resource management, and occupational safety and health — through a mix of classroom sessions and hands-on, in-factory consulting.

Results

Peru's own two-year impact assessment (2017–2019) reported that more than 180 SMEs that implemented SCORE Training achieved production increases of up to 43%, alongside a 45% reduction in staff turnover and a 20% reduction in absenteeism. Across participating firms, 88% reported improved productivity and 63% reported fewer workplace accidents; firms completing the full programme placed over 60% of new hires on the formal payroll. A parallel cooperation agreement with ITP extended similar gains to more than 150 additional firms.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
ILO SCORE Programme, Peru's Ministry of Production (PRODUCE), Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP) / Red CITE, Swiss development cooperation

Conditions for success

  • combining classroom instruction with hands-on in-factory coaching
  • embedding delivery inside Peru's existing CITE technology-extension network
  • 18 Red CITE specialists certified as SCORE trainers

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