Call for papers 2006 for WG on Capacity Building

Eugenijus Chlivickas, Training Center of the Ministry of Finance, Lithuania;
President of Lithuanian Public Administration Training Association
E-mail: e.chlivickas@takas.lt

Borisas Melnikas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
E-mail: vvftevk@vv.vtu.lt

NISPAcee Project Manager:

Viera Wallnerova, Email: wallnerova@nispa.org

Specialization of the Work Group 7 “Capacity Building of a Civil Servants Training System according to EU Requirements” is in line with one of the main priorities of the NISPAcee organization – training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists, improvement of training system, and implementation of EU requirements in the field.

Such specialization is fully in line with NISPAcee priorities for future activities, and therefore the WG 7 must necessarily participate both in the next annual NISPAcee conference in Lubliana, and in other future conferences.

WG 7 successfully took part in NISPAcee annual conferences in Vilnius (2004) and Moscow (2005). The WG 7 was very popular – papers were read by representatives from most countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), from Ireland, Switzerland etc. The WG 7 comprises a specialized international (CEE – USA – UK – Ireland - Switzerland) seminar for propagation of the world’s advanced experience, in improving training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists.

Specialization priorities of the WG 7 include:

didactics and methodology for training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists, also educational, psychological and cultural features of training process;
organisation of training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists, management of educational processes, legislative regulation, and financing;
state policies and EU policies related to improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
instruction of lecturers, improvement of activities of lecturers, trainers and advisors, in order to improve training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
quality management and certification (education programmes quality management and certification; quality management and certification in bodies and institutions that implement the training and capacity building; certification of individual training events and of educational modules or modules of studies);
state strategy and cooperation with international organizations for improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
scientific research and viable international research projects for improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists.

Priority is also attached by the WG 7 to Improvement of the system of EU requirements, propagation of EU requirements and experience, and adaptation of such requirements both in new members’ states and in non-EU countries.

Coordinators of the WG 7 E. Chlivickas and B.Melnikas have accumulated positive experience in organization of activities of the Workgroup. The activities are very constructive and creative.

We suggest including the WG 7 “Capacity Building of a Civil Servants Training System according to EU Requirements” into the next annual NISPAcee conference.

Specialization priorities of the WG 7 include:

didactics and methodology for training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists, also educational, psychological and cultural features of training process;
organisation of training and capacity building of civil servants and public administration specialists, management of educational processes, legislative regulation, and financing;
state policies and EU policies related to improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
instruction of lecturers, improvement of activities of lecturers, trainers and advisors, in order to improve training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
quality management and certification (education programmes quality management and certification; quality management and certification in bodies and institutions that implement the training and capacity building; certification of individual training events and of educational modules or modules of studies);
state strategy and cooperation with international organizations for improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists;
scientific research and viable international research projects for improvement of training, capacity building and studies of civil servants and public administration specialists.

Coordinators of the WG 7 E. Chlivickas and B.Melnikas have accumulated positive experience in organization of activities of the Workgroup. The activities are very constructive and creative.

We suggest including the WG 7 “Capacity Building of a Civil Servants Training System according to EU Requirements” into the next annual NISPAcee conference.