INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

IPA WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING FULL-TIME MID-LEVEL INSERVICE TRAINING, AS WELL AS TRAINING OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AND OTHERS THROUGH SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL COURSES. TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON KEY PERSONNEL IN KEY MINISTRIES (EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, AND HEALTH), AND WOULD STRESS BASIC CONCEPTS OF PAPERWORK FLOW AND SYSTEMS OPERATIONS BEFORE APPROACHING BROADER MANAGERIAL CONCEPTS. SPECIFIC AREAS OF TRAINING INCLUDE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND RESEARCHMETHODS AND PROCEDURES. PROP REVISION 8/10/72 CHANGES EMPHASIS OF PROJECT FROM DEVELOPMENT OF IPA TO DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE BUREAU, STRESSING STAFF TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONS PROCEDURES/MANUALS, MERIT TESTS, PENSION PLANS, STAFFING PLANS, AND POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS. REVISION ALSO PROVIDES PRINTED LOGFRAME. PROG 6/26/73 BETWEEN THE IPA AND AID CALLS FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS TO CONTRACT THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF NEW YORK TO ASSIST THE GOL IN ESTABLISHING LIPA, THE LIBERIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AN ORGANIZATION WITH THE SAME TRAINING GOALS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED FOR IPA. PROP REVISION 12/5/74 ADDS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENT DIRECTED TOWARD IMPROVEMENT OF TAX ADMINISTRATION. 2 MAN-YEARS OF INSTRUCTION, SUPPLEMENTED BY 6 MONTHS OF CONSULTANT SERVICES, WILL BE PROVIDED SELECTED MINISTRY OF FINANCE STAFF. PROP ALSO MODIFIES PREVIOUS LOGFRAME. PROP REVISION 5/6/75 INCORPORATES SUGGESTIONS MADE IN PAR 12/12/74 IN LAYING OUT AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR LIPA. PRIMARY CHANGES WILL BE REDUCED SCOPE OF LIPA TRAINING ACTIVITIES, EMPHASIS UPON IN-SERVICE "TRANSITIONAL" TRAINING FOR RETURNED PARTICIPANTS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT EVALUATION SYSTEM. PROP ALSO INCLUDES REVISED LOGICAL FRAMEWORK AND NOTES GREAT BRITIAN"S CONTRIBUTION OF A TAX ADVISOR FOR TWO YEARS. PROP REVISION 5/3/77 PROVIDES 2 MAN-MONTHS ASSISTANCE (FROM US GSA) TO GOL/GSA TO REVIEW PRESENT LOGISTICS PROCEDURES.