Individuals Trained: Advisory Services (PI5352)

Number of individuals who received one-on-one advisory services (sometimes called technical assistance) from the organization during the reporting period.

Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
Metric Type Submetric
Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Individuals Trained: Technical Assistance (PI5352). v5.2.

Footnote

Organizations should footnote the type and extent of the provided services, as well as who received the training. See usage guidance for further information.

Usage Guidance

This metric is intended to capture the number of individuals who received one-on-one advisory services or technical assistance provided by the organization. Advisory services may or may not be restricted to clients of the organization. This metric may apply to organizations operating in microfinance or agriculture, among other sectors, that provide advisory services to clients and other community members.
Examples of advisory services to footnote could include skills training, consulting services (such as process implementation), and staffing.
Advisory services may be fee-based or provided for free.
This metric may help describe the HOW MUCH Scale dimension, which helps estimate the number of the targeted stakeholders experiencing the outcome. For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see IRIS+ and the Five Dimensions of Impact (https://iris.thegiin.org/document/iris-and-the-five-dimensions/). No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.

Related metrics

This is a submetric of Individuals Trained: Total (PI2998), which has 1 other related submetrics.

Impact Categories & Themes

Cross Category

Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).

Metric History

June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)

Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
May 2021 - IRIS v5.2 Released

Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released

No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released

No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released

Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric name in order to align with the catalog's structure and style.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released

Immaterial change. Individuals Receiving Training: Technical Assistance (PI5352) replaced Technical Assistance (PI5352). Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released

No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released

No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released

Immaterial change. IRIS ID changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released

New metric. Technical Assistance (CD19) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.

Footnote

Cross Category

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