Enhancing Civil Service Training in Montenegro

1. MONTENEGRO HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Tatjana Vukcevic Advisor Rome, October 2008

2. THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING SYSTEM • Human Resourses Management Authority is relative a new agency established in 2004 pursuant to Article 28 of the Regulation on Organisation and Method of Operation of Public Administration. • The systemic function: human resources management and development

3. Functions of the Human Resources Management Authority • Assistance to state authorities in the implementation of human resources policy, training and development of human resources • Preparation of proposals of adequate training programmes and other programmes for the professional development of civil servants and state employees • Provision of expert assistance to the Government related to HRM issues

4. Rulebook on Internal Organisation and Systematisation of the Human Resources Management Authority DIRECTOR ADVISOR TO THE DIRECTOR SECTOR FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES CENTRE FOR PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEM GENERAL SERVICE SECTOR FOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT PROCEDURES AND MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION DEPARTMENT FOR MONITORING OF TRAINING AND TRAINING NEEDS DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT PROCEDURES DEPARTMENT FOR PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF HR DEPARTMENT FOR MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE

5. Sector for Human Resources Training and Development • definition and drafting of project proposals, civil service training curriculum development • human resources training and development • training of trainees; • rendering professional assistance to state authorities in the field of human resources policy, training, education and development • keeping record on completed training and education; • preparation of informative materials, publications, brochures and alike

6. Permanent trainning of civil servants and state employees are done pursuant to Law on Civil Servants and State Employees which are dedicated to: • Civil Service Training Programme • Specialized training • Scholarships

7. THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING SYSTEM – GOAL is • increaseefficiencyin the operation of the entire state (and wider – public) administration • adapt the civil servants’ knowledge to the new technologies and procedures of work in the administration • increase motivation to work of civil servants in the administrative system • improve the possibilities for human resources management in the administration etc.

8. Human Resources Management Authoritycompiled The Civil Service Training Programme for 2008/2009. • Programmeis divided into 12 modules • For each programme module and each subject following elements have been established: • 1. Code • 2. Trainers • 3. General and special goals • 4. Target group • 5. Costs per participant

9. Seminars and other forms of training from this Programme are intended for all employed in the public administration: trainees, civil servants, state employees, managers, etc.)

10. Content of the Civil Service Training Programme • Training of newly employed personnel in stateauthorities – for the people who for the first time are employed in state administration and its facilitate for them to pass the state exam after this training • Public administration and the system of functioning of state authorities- • The main goal is to introduce them to the news of leglistrature in state administration

11. Civil service system- to introduce civil servantes and state employees with an implementation of civil service system in Montenegro • Prevention of corruption in publicadministration- • With an Action plan against corruption there are obligated training for prevention of corruption which is here appear very often

12. Management in state administration- this modul is for managers but also for others state employees which must show in their work managers and negotiation skills • Financial and budgetary aspects of the operation of state administration- • this modul is for state employees who are dealing with an financial and budgetary aspects

13. General and related tasks of the stateadministration authorities- for the civil servants to facilitate working skills • Communication in state administration-goal is to achive the comunication at all levels

14. International co-operation and European affairs- the basic knowledge of European Integration ,development of EU like as Preparations of Montenegro for EU Accession • Foreing language- very important knowledge of civil servants and state employees because of easy communication with an international ekspert • PC literacy – it is very important to know computer skills • training of trainners- also is necessary to have a good trainners

15. The very important part of training is the Evaluation of Effectiveness of Training Performance which is implemented by: • Evaluation model (questionnaires) • Processing data from the questionnaires and compiling the analysis • Taking measures and activities needed for elimination of possible oversights • Evaluation methodology

16. Human Resourses also have a great cooperation withnational and international institutions and organizations such as:-University of Montenegro-Faculty for Administrative and European Studies-European Institution for public administration(EIPA)-Portugal National Institut for Public Administration (INA)-Regional school for public administration (ReSPA)-UNDP,OECD,EAR,Council of Europe,FOSI etc…

17. We had published a lot s of publications such as: • Training strategy for public servants and state employees in Montenegro for 2008-2012 • Public Relations • Negotiation and Negotiation skills • Preparations of Montenegro for EU Accession • Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms • Conflict Resolution

18. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Jovana Tomaševića bb Podgorica Montenegro + 382 020 202 290 www.uzk.cg.yu