FEASIBILITY STUDIES LOAN (048A)- ONERN; SPECIAL EVALUATION AND PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT

IT IS TO BE EXPECTED THAT PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IS A SLOW PROCESS. HOWEVER, ONERN IS DEVELOPING A COMPETENT STAFF AND ACCEPTING MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WHILE MAINTAINING AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TECHNICALLY SOUND WORK, THEY ARE DEVELOPING A TEAM CAPABLE OF DOING THE TYPE OF INTEGRATED STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE LOAN AND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DECISION-MAKING. ONERN IS CONSIDERED, BY PROFESSIONALS IN THIS FIELD, TO BE A COMPLETE AND ADVANCED ORGANIZATION MAKING INTEGRATED STUDIES. ALTHOUGH THE TRAINING PROGRAM, FORMAL AND INFORMAL, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR FURTHER TRAINING TO PROVIDE ONERN WITH THE CAPABILITIES IT REQUIRES. THE WEAKEST LINK IN THIS LOAN ACTIVITY IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO FORMALIZED SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION OF ONERN'S REPORTS. AT THIS TIME IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEMONSTRATE THE EXTENT OF THE UTILIZATION OF ONERN REPORTS BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDIES HAVE, UNTIL RECENTLY, BEEN IN PROGRESS, AND STUDIES ARE ONLY NOW BECOMING AVAILABLE IN QUANTITY FOR USE BY POTENTIAL CLIENTELE.