engineers, currently only Reports from have two on contract. participation in international, regional, Posts are not filled. national or local Affects them most. Only meetings and technicians. Not enough conferences money in government, most Tools and methodologies engineers go elsewhere. Process of filling a post is Evaluations and too bureaucratic takes 6 assessments months minimum to fill Yes to all. posts. Also problem now with the lack of funds. They need to write to PM to advocate for posts now. Never got a hydrogeologist at all. Now got three geologists who they are training. (the civil service commission does the hiring). Does the institution have the knowledge needed? Yes pretty much. E.g. subscribing to journals etc. challenge with senior staff - Some training required. Does the institution keep informed about the latest techniques/ competencies/policies/trends in its area of expertise? Keep up to date with journals and internet. Does the institution have the skills and competencies that complement those of UNDP? Yes and more no…need experience. 2.2.2 Ability to Does the institution have Evaluations and monitor the access to relevant Assessments yes technical aspects information/resources and of the project. experience? Methodologies/training materials yes No. Use of toolkits, Does the institution have indicators and useful contacts and networks? tools
engineers, currently only have two on contract. Posts are not filled. Affects them most. Only technicians. Not enough money in government, most engineers go elsewhere. Process of filling a post is too bureaucratic takes 6 months minimum to fill posts. Also problem now with the lack of funds. They need to write to PM to advocate for posts now. Never got a hydrogeologist at all. Now got three geologists who they are training. (the civil service commission does the hiring). Does the institution have the knowledge needed? Yes pretty much. E.g. subscribing to journals etc. challenge with senior staff - Some training required. Does the institution keep informed about the latest techniques/ competencies/policies/trends in its area of expertise? Keep up to date with journals and internet. Does the institution have the skills and competencies that complement those of UNDP? Yes and no…need more experience. Reports from participation in international, regional, national or local meetings and conferences Tools and methodologies Evaluations and assessments Yes to all. 2.2.2 Ability to monitor the technical aspects of the project. Does the institution have access to relevant information/resources and experience? No. Does the institution have useful contacts and networks? Evaluations and Assessments yes Methodologies/training materials yes Use of toolkits, indicators and tools
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