Project goals
The project aims to support
the newly founded National Academy of Public Administration to enhance
capacities for continuous and comprehensive increase of professionalism of
public administration employees.
Technical assistance
The project is expected to provide the following technical
assistance:
1. Support NAPA in training need analysis implementation.
On the basis of the adopted TNA methodology developed through the GGF project, the project
is to implement TNA, collect and process the data, and draft the report on
estimated needs of
employees for professional development with recommendations and priorities on
key programme areas and training topics. The TNA should cover training needs
for the annual training programmes and for the medium term (3 years period).
2.
Assist NAPA in upgrading of
professional development programmes
Based on the previously
implemented TNA, the project will provide support to the NAPA in
upgrading the existing professional development programmes.
The assignment also includes
introduction of key horizontal issues into all programme contents/curricula of
the training programmes (where appropriate) such as antidiscrimination, CSO’s participation,
gender issues etc. The main purpose of this approach is to tackle important
topics, such as horizontal issues, to raise awareness on this significant
topic. Finally, the project will prepare written instructions and
presentations for accredited trainers to present novelties introduced.
3.
Assist NAPA in development and
evaluation of online courses for priority topics
On the basis of the TNA, the project
will support NAPA in identification and development of up to eight online courses. Development of online courses will make the
NAPA's training programmes available to a wide target group.
On-line trainings should consist of several short videos
of oral lectures, as well as of
written material and tests for trainees. For development of materials for on
line courses NAPA
will engage its own accredited trainers, while the project will integrate video
production of
oral lectures (video materials) and post production (additional animations,
subtitling and general
postproduction) as a part of online courses.
The project should evaluate up to three pilot online courses and provide recommendations on further implementation of online trainings. The piloting of online courses involves monitoring of its overall implementation from putting an online course into operation to the application of the candidates, the process of learning and solving the tests itself. The purpose is to gain an insight into whether the online course in its content and form is adequate to improve the competencies of the target group it is intended for.