Theme 2009: Civil Service Models in CEE; Training and Qualification in the Civil Service

The announced 2009 Working Group on Civil Service is the new WG within the NISPAcee. The WG would like to start cross-country discussions and encourage people from different countries, with different backgrounds, to present and discuss various models of civil service, commonalities and differences among CEE states compared to Western countries, qualification requirements and training programmes.
The membership of the Working Group on Civil Service seeks to build connections between reflective practitioners and engaged scholars in the Civil Service in CEE field, as a matter of priority. The primary objective of the Group is to enrich the 2009 NISPAcee Conference programme with a basic concept of models, structures and the tasks of Civil Services in CEE including both academic and practice papers.
The coordinators of the WG are inviting all member institutions, associate and individual members, as well as others interested in the topics of Civil Service in Central and Eastern Europe for participation and discussion about:
1. Concept of civil service in the central and eastern European countries

2. Legal Regulation of Public Administration and of the Civil Service

3. Employment in Public Administration and Public Service

4. Civil Service Reform and its Management

5. Qualifications and Training in the Civil Service

Very important is the influence between science and research on the one hand and the practical approaches for training on the other. The institutional solutions and organisation forms differ greatly between the east and west countries and between EU and non-EU countries.

The requirements for lifelong learning and continuous learning are visible in all civil services. How do the solutions in CEE countries look and what are the benefits and deficits in these approaches? What results could be achieved? What is the way forward?