Partners Discuss Sustainability of Training for Local Governance
Date: 2008-11-12
Europe and the CIS
STRASBOURG 25-26 September 2008 – Jointly organized by the Council of Europe and UNDP, the conference “Towards sustainable training systems and effective capacity development in local government” brought together government representatives from across Europe, local government associations, and other partners. The question of the day was: How can training contribute to capacity development? It was agreed that training is an essential element of capacity development, but to ensure sustainable capacity development, training must be part of an overall capacity development strategy – moving beyond the individual learning of new skills to changing workplace behaviour and enhancing institutional capacity and performance of local authorities.
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