DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (PROJECT PAPER)

Long- and short-term technical and managerial training programs will be provided to GOP personnel in the United States, Pakistan, and third countries. Training priorities will be considered jointly by USAID and the GOP. Training programs will be focused on the areas of food and nutrition, health and population planning, public administration, education and human resource development, as well as certain sectors not defined as priority areas. Training will be provided for up to 20 long-term academic participants and 20 short-term participants a year for three years. In-country training will include non-project related training, project training not specifically covered in a project, residual training for phased-out projects, and training related to project preparation activities. Non-formal training through in-country workshops or seminars will also be provided in the U.S. for those disciplines which are non-existent in Pakistan. Observation training will be provided on a short-term basis in a variety of disciplines as well as specialized training programs. A course designed to meet specific country needs will be considered. Third-country training will also be provided at regional institutes such as the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture or the Asian Institute of Management located in the Philippines. GOP will provide payment of international travel, continuation of the salary of the participants during training, and cost of medical examinations for the participants. The ultimate beneficiaries will be the rural poor. Other donors will include: the Asia Foundation, United Nations Development Program, UNESCO, the Ford Foundation, the British Council, Australia, Canada, Japan, and West Germany.