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Human Capacity Development
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935-003CENTRAL OPERATING UNIT: Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade: Office of Human Capacity Development (EGAT/HCD)
PROGRAM TITLE: Training
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Training Improves Work Performance of Host Country Trainees and Effectiveness of Host Country Organizations, 935-003
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,100,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,100,00 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2004Summary: Training programs improve the performance of individuals and organizations in developing countries in support of USAID mission programs and strive to help developing countries:
- participate in the global economy by strengthening local entrepreneurship and business partnerships;
- bring modern management and training techniques to traditional societies;
- respond to crises and disasters by rebuilding local service-delivery capacity; and
- increase access to training through expanded use of information technology (e.g., distance learning).
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will use funds to support missions and partners, measure results, conduct pilot projects, disseminate best practices and lessons learned, and strengthen host country capacity. Additional attention and resources will help re-build Africa's agricultural research capacity, mitigate the negative impacts of HIV/AIDS on local institutions, and increase human capital needed for nation building in post-conflict countries. The program provides a buy-in mechanism through which Mission can channel their training resources and people.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID will use the FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to continue ongoing activities and use new projects to respond to increasing field demand for training. The unit will use state-of-the-art learning technologies, including distance education, in collaboration with other agencies (i.e., U.S. Departments of State, Defense, Commerce and Labor.) Alliances with the private and non-profit sectors to meet the training needs of countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asian Republics will also be explored.
Performance and Results: Support to missions and USAID/Washington bureaus have trained approximately 43,189 participants in the U.S., and more than 1,000,000 in host and third countries during 1995-2001. In general, USAID long-term association with training produced the following results:
- Local institutions performed more efficiently and cost-effectively in delivering services in their communities.
- Increased linkages between local institutions and U.S. private sector led to business partnerships and trade.
- New learning technologies increased skilled human capital and raised productivity.
- Instilling American values improved the environment for free markets and democracy and produced instances of greater gender equity and opportunities for the disabled.
The Agency database used by 59 missions and 320 training sites allows for more sophisticated tracking of participants and enables better long-term planning and fine tuning of training programs to assure linkages between the programs and needs of the private and public sectors. It was also responsive to requests by the FBI, INS and other requestors for trainee information after September 11th.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Partners are Academy for Educational Development (AED), Development Associates, Inc. (DAI), and World Learning (WL), along with sub-contractors including U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Training Resources Group (TRG), Development InfoStructure, Aguirre International, and Highway to Health.
In addition, USAID will strengthen its relationships with professional and technical organizations such as American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), Society for International Development (SID), and Association for Distance Education.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
935-003 Training Improves Work Performance of Host-Country Trainees and Effectiveness of Host-Country Organizations AEEB DA DFA FSA Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 203 41,340 124,858 346 Expenditures 203 40,567 120,741 346 Unliquidated 0 773 4,117 0 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 0 725 0 0 Expenditures 0 298 4,117 0 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 203 42,065 124,858 346 Expenditures 203 40,865 124,858 346 Unliquidated 0 1,200 0 0 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 0 466 0 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 0 1,100 0 0 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 0 1,566 0 0 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 0 1,100 0 0 Future Obligations 797 4,866 0 654 Est. Total Cost 1,000 49,597 124,858 1,000
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