Demand for training and learning for African member states exceeds expectations
The African Institute of Development and Economic Planning, ECA’s training division provides 5,000 people training for 34 courses in 2024, and its director Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane said its initially planned 3,000 courses exceeded the initially planned 3,000 courses. She said the plan is being designed to address the concerns of member states and meet their development needs.
In a report on the Institute’s activities over the past year, she said IDEP now offers courses for private and public sector participants based on needs assessments. These include courses on digital transformation and free trade.
“A few years ago, we started to deal with trade negotiations and trade policies. We are becoming more and more adaptable to the training and the training they implement,” she said.
She said it is important for countries to share experiences about what works and what doesn’t work in policies and other areas and IDEPs may work.
“We will launch the ECA School of Thoughts and Practice to provide a platform to learn from each other’s successes and failures, as well as the African Development Impact Forum to enable Member States to discuss how to transform strategies into tangible and impactful actions.”
Issued by Apo Group on behalf of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
