RESOURCE CENTRE NETWORK APPROCH TO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN WES

RESOURCE CENTRE NETWORK APPROCH TO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN WES D. Bashir National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna Presentation to the National Water Supply Training Network (NWSTN) Review Workshop at Rockview Hotel, Abuja on 23rd – 24th November 2005

Overview • What is Resource Centre Network (RCN)? • Main Objective of RCN • NWSS-RCN and its Objectives • Membership of NWSS-RCN • Criteria for Selecting Network Partners • NWSS-RCN Activities • Key Procedures for RCN Development and Activities • Issues to Consider in Group Discussions D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

What is Resource Centre Network? A Resource Centre Network (RCN) is a partnership consisting of capacity development institutions with a core member coordinating the network and partner members located in different areas D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Main Objective of RCN To improve access to functional training, information and support to the various stakeholders D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

National Water Supply and Sanitation Resource Centre Network (NWSS-RCN) The National Water Supply and Sanitation Resource Centre Network (NWSS-RCN) is a partnership consisting of capacity building institutions (CBIs) with NWRI as the core member coordinating the network and selected CBIs, located in different parts of Nigeria, as partner members D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Main Objectives of NWSS-RCN • To facilitate developing the capacity of sector agencies, • provide functional training of sector professionals, technicians and managers • improve access to information and support to the various sector stakeholders D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

NWRI, Kaduna, Core RCN Partner North-West RCN Partner South-East RCN Partner North-East RCN Partner North-Central RCN Partner South-West RCN Partner South-South RCN Partner Membership of NWSS-RCN D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Criteria for Selection of Network Partners • An established capacity building institution • Well established colleges, faculties, departments and units • Accredited academic programmes such as; • Engineering (Water Resources, Civil, Agricultural, Public Health, etc.) • Science (Chemistry, Microbiology, Geography) • Management (Economics, Sociology, Accounting, Business Admin., Public Admin.) • Qualified and experienced staff • Willingness to sign and implement the provisions of the MOU D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

RCN Development Core Services Call-Down Work Planned Works NWSS-RCN Activities NWSS-RCN MOU D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Training Activities Training Needs Assessments Applied Research Training Impacts Assessments Institutional Assessment for Capacity Dev. Core Services D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Writing Skills Knowledge Management Presentation Skills Analytical Skills RCN Development Capacity development of partner institutions through: Remote Training Modules D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Planned Works Development of Training Materials Development of Extension Materials Planned Works Development of Training Tools Enquiry Services D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Call-down Work • Consultancy jobs from FMWR, SMWRs and/or any of the Development Partners, such as: • Monitoring of sector activities • Design of structures and facilities • Facilitating stakeholders meetings • Review of sector policies, strategies, standards, etc. D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Key Procedures forRCN Development and Activities • Review the NWSTN framework • Led by the FMWR • Coordinated by NWRI • Full participation by SWAs and CBIs • Endorsement by NCWR D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Key Procedures forRCN Development and Activities • Collaborating Agreement (MOU) • To be signed by the CBI, NWRI and FMWR • spells out the conditions of the partnership • what are expected from each party • fees, daily rates, re-imbursibles • Reporting, invoicing, auditing, etc. D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Key Procedures forRCN Development and Activities • RCN Planning Meeting • Decide on appropriate month and week • reports of activities carried out in the preceding year by partners are presented and discussed • activities to be carried out by each partner in the coming year are negotiated and agreed D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Key Procedures forRCN Development and Activities • Work Order • Issued, for each activity, to the partner institution by the Task Manager of the activitywho is responsible for QA • spells out the ToR of the activitysuch as: • funds allocated for the activity, • duration of the activity and • expected output • payments are made against work carried out D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Key Procedures forRCN Development and Activities • Bi-annual Meetings with FMWR • National Water Supply Training Committee (NWSTC) meets bi-annually at FMWR, Abuja • FMWR puts forward the activities it wants the RCN to handle • Critical issues are discussed and conflicts resolved D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

Issues to Consider in Group Discussions • Consider and discuss the proposed transformation of the NWSTN to NWSS-RCN • Identify the likely problems and constraints the proposed NWSS-RCN will face • Present how your Agency will participate in the activities of the Proposed NWSS-RCN • Suggest ways to fund the activities of the proposed NWSS-RCN D. Bashir: RCN Approach to Capacity Dev. in WES

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RESOURCE CENTRE NETWORK APPROCH TO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN WES