PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT II

GOI WILL CONTRIBUTE LOCAL CURRENCY COSTS INCLUDING SHORT-TERM, IN-COUNTRY TRNG FOR 8,000 PERSONS. THE TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO IMMEDIATELY UPGRADE THE DEPARTMENTS" STAFF CAPABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PROJECT PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOPING THEIR OWN MANPOWER TRNG PROGRAMS. FOR THE DOA, 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE US GRADUATE TRNG IN PUBLIC ADMIN, MGMT SCIENCE, ECON, SOCIAL SCIENCE RSRCH, DEVEL PLNNG, AGR PLNNG, WATER MGMT, PROJ EVAL, AND MANPOWER MGMT. SHORT-TERM US & THIRD-COUNTRY TRNG WILL BE PROVIDED FOR 40 DOA STAFF MEMBERS IN AGR ADMIN, MANPOWER MGMT, AGR ECON, AGR MKTG, AGR PLNNG, FISCAL MGMT, BUDGETING, AND PROJ MONITORING. THE SHORT-TERM PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM THE 26 TRAINING CENTERS OF THE DOA AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXTENSION (AETE). THEY WILL FORM A CADRE OF TRAINERS OF TRAINERS. FOR THE DOE, 32 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE MA DEGREES IN MGMT SCIENCE; FINANCIAL, PERSONNEL, PROCUREMENT, AND GENERAL OFFICE MGMT; DATA PROCESSING; TRNG PROGRAMMING; EDUC PLNNG AND ADMIN; ECON DEVEL; CURRICULUM DEV; AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. THREE PHD CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE LEADERSHIP TRNG. 10 OTHER DOE PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE SHORT VISITS ABROAD TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, LEARN HOW TO DESIGN TRAINING AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS, AND STUDY MANPOWER MGMT PROGRAMS. THE US CONTRACTOR WILL ASIST THE DOA AND DOE TO DEVELOP THEIR CONTINUING LONG-RANGE PERSONNEL UPGRADING PROGRAMS. ASSISTANCE WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPING CURRICULA AND TRAINING MATERIALS; CONDUCTING PILOT, IN-COUNTRY TRNG PROGRAMS FOR 8,000 INDONESIANS FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD ECHELONS OF DOA AND DOE (AS MENTIONED ABOVE); AND SELECTING AND PLACING OVERSEAS PARTICIPANTS. GOI WILL FINANCE LOCAL PRODUCTION OF TRAINING MATERIALS WHILE THE USAID LOAN WILL FINANCE MATERIALS NOT AVAILABLE IN INDONESIA.