DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TRAINING

PERSONNEL FROM A NUMBER OF GOA AGENCIES & MINISTRIES -- PARTICULARLY THE MINISTRIES OF PLANNING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, AND THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT -- WILL BE TRAINED IN CRITICAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. BY THE END OF THE PROJ, APPROX 1500 GOA PERSONNEL WILL BE TRAINED & WORKING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THREE LEVELS OF TRAINING ARE PLANNED: 1)US MASTERS DEGREE TRNG (MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMIN & MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMIN) WILL BE PROVIDED TO 20 TOP-LEVEL GOA PERSONNEL WHO WILL THEN DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE TRNG PROGS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES; 2)NON-DEGREE TRNG IN THE US OR THIRD COUNTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO 448 MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERS;AND IN-COUNTRY MGMT TRNG IS SCHEDULED FOR 1030 LOWER-LEVEL CIVIL SERVANTS. PROJ WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOA"S CENTRAL OFFICE OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM (COPAR). COPAR WILL ORGANIZE A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES TO SELECT TRNG CANDIDATES & MONITOR THEIR UTILIZATION. A RESIDENT US ADVISOR (36 MAN-MONTHS) WILL SERVE AS COUNTERPART TO COPAR"S DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GOA ADMINISTRATIVE/MANAGEMENT TRNG PROGS. SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS (SIX MAN-MONTHS) WILL ASSIST IN SYSTEMIC DIAGNOSES, AND DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING MANAGEMENT COURSES. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE US ADVISOR, AT LEAST FIVE SYSTEMIC STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON AFGHAN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. AREAS TO BE COVERED BY THESE STUDIES INCLUDE PROJ SELECTION, DESIGN, AND EVALUATION;PROCUREMENT, BUDGETARY, AND FISCAL SYSTEMS;PERSONNEL;AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT. RECOMMENDATIONS AND TRNG IMPLICATIONS WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE GOA. USAID WILL ALSO PROVIDE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COMMODITIES SUCH AS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND A TRANSLATION FACILITY. HOST-COUNTRY WILL PROVIDE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.