Development and management training

The project will be implemented by the Government of Bangladesh"s (BDG) Ministry of Establishment and the External Resources Division of the Ministry of Finance. Approximately 60% of project funds will be used for U.S. and third-country graduate-level and short-term nonacademic training for public and private sector managers and management trainers and for BDG international training administrators. Master"s degree training will be provided mostly to post entry level junior professionals. Of an estimated 34 Master"s fellowships, approximately 12 will be reserved for public sector managers, 6 for managers of small and cottage enterprises, 6 for managers of soon to be or newly privatized industries, 10 for permanent faculty of management training institutions, and 3 for international training administrators. In addition, four Ph.D. scholarships will be provided for management training faculty. Training in English, mathematics, and analytical methods will be required for all U.S. training candidates. Mid-level and senior managers in the above administrative areas (as well as managers of nonprofit development organizations) will receive short-term, mostly third-country, training (study tours, short courses, diploma-level programs). In all, about 450 fellowships totalling some 2,050 person-months of long- and short-term training are planned. The TA component will consist of support to existing Bangladeshi management training institutions (e.g., help in designing and testing new courses, preparation of new materials, etc.), support for a series of human resource development studies to facilitate manpower planning and career development, and support for BDG administrative agencies that process and monitor international training, particularly in their efforts to evaluate and reform overseas training management. Special attention in both components will be paid to increasing the numbers of qualified women in the ranks of Bangladeshi management. Approximately one-third of all project activities will involve training and career assistance for women.