Making a difference results of a pilot investigation into the impact of technical cooperation training on developing countries.
By: Jacobs, Colin.
Contributor(s): McLaughlin, Paul.
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ArticlePublisher: 1996Description: p.123-29.Subject(s): Technical assistance - Developing countries | Scientific cooperation | Science and technology | Training
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Public Administration and DevelopmentSummary: This article reviews a recent innovation in the evaluation of training undertaken by the British Council on behalf of the Overseas Development Administration. It describes a pilot study carried out to assess the impact of training on personnel from a number of developing countries, six months after their return to work. The article explains briefly the context in which the exercise took place, and highlights its findings and implications for future work. First results, albeit from a limited sample, suggest positive benefits to the individual, the work group and their organization. Future analysis will in many cases be done overseas and will need to link more closely with overall project objectives to asses the impact of training. Evaluations will also need to take into account the increasing trend to supply training in country or in a third country rather than the UK. They will also be able to check assumptions that the quality, cost and benefits to the project and host institutions are greater in these cases than for UK training. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 16, Issue no: 2 | Available | AR31964 |
This article reviews a recent innovation in the evaluation of training undertaken by the British Council on behalf of the Overseas Development Administration. It describes a pilot study carried out to assess the impact of training on personnel from a number of developing countries, six months after their return to work. The article explains briefly the context in which the exercise took place, and highlights its findings and implications for future work. First results, albeit from a limited sample, suggest positive benefits to the individual, the work group and their organization. Future analysis will in many cases be done overseas and will need to link more closely with overall project objectives to asses the impact of training. Evaluations will also need to take into account the increasing trend to supply training in country or in a third country rather than the UK. They will also be able to check assumptions that the quality, cost and benefits to the project and host institutions are greater in these cases than for UK training. - Reproduced
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