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Local Government Capacity

in Cao Bang Province

Enhance the Local Government Capacity at Commune Level in Cao Bang Province (ELGC) – Pilot Phase

2004-2005

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Problems with the commune Government

• Ineffective information exchange on new policies

• Inefficient use of resources

• Lack of institutional coordination

The situation in the communes

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Problems with commune cadres

• Basic education level• Commune cadres are

often retired cadres• Current retraining

programs need to be improved

The situation in the communes

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Recommendationsby Needs Assessment team

• Support the DoHA & the concerned agencies to deliver effective training to local governments

• Support the commune cadres to better meet the local needs

• Facilitate citizens’ participation in local government

Strategies

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Intervention strategies for the project

Strategies

• Refresh local training institutions (PPS, DoHA, DPC, OoLIDA) with LCTM, TNA, training curriculum development, training packages)

• Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) on GRD

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• Citizens will get better public services delivery

• Communal cadreswill have in-service training and improved communications

Beneficiaries

For Who ?

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Project Objectives

• Strengthen local government capacity at commune level

• Human Resource and Institutional Development for local cadres through support to the concerned agencies.

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1. “Job description” for local cadres (DoHA done)

2. Training and training management skills for local competent institutions (consultants done)

Expected Results & achievements (1)

• 10 job description for local cadres are printed.

• A series of training on LCTM, TNA, facilitation skills, training planning skills, and learning by doing training curriculum development process helped improve most significantly PPS and DoHA.

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Expected Results & achievements (2)

3. Training packages adapted to local reality (PPS done)

• 11 training curriculum were developed for commune cadres and village heads in the field of state management, finance, legislation, land administration, administration and GRD: short skill based courses ranging from 3 – 7 days applying LCTM

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Expected Results & achievements (3)

• Set of tools on GRD elaborated by DoHA available: questions and answers booklets, Posters, VCD on GRD on ethnic language folklore and theatre; leaflets and posters on implementation guideline, hand-outs on monitoring guidelines.

4. Awareness on Grassroots Democracy by local cadres and GRD people increased (DoHA done)

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Expected Results & achievements (4)

• 2 study tours to 4 provinces.

• Attending workshops on training for commune cadres held by NAPA-SDC project

• Jointly organise national workshop with NAPA_SDC project on commune cadres training curriculum promotion.

• Closing national workshop in Mar. 2006

5. Lessons learnt and experience sharing (DoHA done)

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Future concerns

1. Replicable products appreciated by commune cadres and people

2. GRD promotion tools – awareness interventions

3. Job description

4. Changed practice in training management and delivery

How to multiply these to the whole province.

In action: Learning by doing/practice

Towards job analysis

Institutionalisation of approach/methods/tools it in the local environment.