COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
 

ARMENIA

Current and recent activities

In 2009, the Centre of Expertise will work with the Armenian partners to finalise the updated Training Needs Assessment (TNA) and to organise a conference to present the findings and recommendations of the TNA to the stakeholders.

In 2008, the Association of Communities had approached the Centre of Expertise asking for support in updating the Training Needs Assessment. The Association accepted to lead, coordinate and implement the activity and the Centre of Expertise provided an expert to design the survey methodology and tools, and to prepare the final document. The TNA encompassed two components: 1) qualitative research was implemented based on a series of in-depth individual interviews with heads of local government departments in Marzpetarans (rayons) and representatives from the Ministry of Territorial Administration. (2) a representative survey was conducted on a sample of local government units in Armenia (267 village and 61 town communities).

Previous activities

National Training Strategy, Leadership and Best Practice programmes

In 2004, a National Training Strategy for local government was prepared and adopted by a Steering Group bringing together all stakeholders co-chaired by the deputy Minister of territorial administration and the President of the Association of Communities in Armenia. Separately, the Leadership and Best Practice programmes were introduced to the Armenian partners in late 2005 with a view to their implementation during 2006. However, due to the limited programme management capacity of the Centre of Expertise, the programmes could not be implemented and were postponed.