ACTIVITY CONCEPT NOTES # 7 | ARRISING FROM THE DSF WORK PLAN 2009-2011
An example review of competencies that could be used by Diklat is as follows: Review of Competencies Position Title: …………………………….. Date:……………………………. Competencies Position Individual Development Action Project trends and course their Medium Low Attend business probable impact on the organization planning Understand and be able to use High Low Computer applications computers course Develop team commitment and High High No action cooperation Prepare financial plans and budgets High Low Budgeting course Source: Les Pickett, “Competencies and Managerial Effectiveness: Putting Competencies to Work,” Public Personnel Management, Volume 27 No. 1, Spring 1998.
30. Links to DSF Strategic Framework. Diklat has begun a broad reform program to improve human resource management in the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is prioritizing education and training based on competency standards, performance, and effective use of information technology in efforts to improve public service. This DSF activity includes assessment of the capacity needs of Population Administration at the national and regional levels. The assessment will also include an analysis of different mechanisms for delivering education and training through government instructors (widyaswara) in addition to local universities and professional trainers (private sector or civil society). This aligns closely with the strategic framework of the DSF to increase the capacity of central and regional governments to deliver public services and increase the capacity of the central government to design policies and perform oversight of public service. 31. In addition, the Jakarta Commitment Road Map Action Matrix identifies a priority action of “setting up umbrella programs for capacity building in each Ministry/Agency covering strengthening or improvement of organizational capacity, resources capacity, and supporting capacity of facilities and infrastructure.” The DSF support for capacity building of government education and training centers will help to improve government capacity for service provision in addition to contributing to the objectives of the Jakarta Commitment by investing in an existing umbrella program for capacity building in MoHA. 32. Finally, this activity builds on the work of several DSF development partners that in the past have provided assistance to Diklat, education and training in general, capacity building, and population administration. Some of the initial technical assistance to Diklat on competency based training was provided by CIDA through the Governance Reform Support II project (GRS II). The AusAID Indonesia Australia Specialized Training (IASTP) project provided training to provincial and kabupaten/kota governments on assessment and training, providing a cadre of civil servants with the basic skills and knowledge needed to introduce competency-based training. Relevant to this activity, the Indonesian-German development cooperation included components related to population administration, civil service reform, and capacity building through their programs on Good Governance in
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