SOUTHERN AFRICA MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT

THE GOL"S NATIONAL MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT WILL COORDINATE THE TRAINEE SELECTION, WHILE AID WILL DIRECT-HIRE A PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST TO MANAGE THE PROJECT. A TOTAL OF 48 BASOTHO PUBLIC SECTOR PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE PARTICIPANT TRAINING IN THE US AND AFRICA. US OPERATING PERSONNEL (OPEX) WILL BE PROVIDED TO FILL THOSE GOVERNMENT POSITIONS LEFT VACANT, E.G., DIRECTORS OF WATER AND POWER AND OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, MANPOWER PLANNER, ORGANIZATION AND METHODS EXPERT, FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OFFICER, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS ELALUATION ADVISORS, ETC. BOTH LONG-TERM ACADEMIC AND SHORT-TERM, NON-ACADEMIC PARTICIPANT TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED, PREFERABLY IN THIRD-COUNTRY AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS, SINCE THE TRAINING AND STAFF EXPERIENCE IS LIKELY TO BE MORE AFRICAN-ORIENTED AND THE COST LIKELY TO BE LESS. APPROXIMATELY 480 BASOTHO WILL BE TRAINED IN SOME 18 IN-COUNTRY OR IN-REGION TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES AIMED AT UPGRADING OR EXPANDING SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OR MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS. THESE PROGRAMS WILL TAKE PLACE IN STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION SUCH AS THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO, LESOTHO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, LESOTHIOLI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, AND THE LESOTHO INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS ON-THE-JOB UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE OPEX TECHNICIANS. THIRD, SOME SIX ADDITIONAL PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO SPIN-OFF THIS EFFORT AND RECEIVE DONOR SUPPORT. THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN OPEX TECHNICIANS IDENTIFY PROGRAM NEEDS WHICH GO BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF COMMODITIES AND A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN GOL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IN POTENTIALLY ALL MAJOR DEVELOPMENT SECTORS, WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BEING PROVIDED BY THE OPEX PERSONNEL. THE GOL WILL PROVIDE SALARIES AND OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.