Location of BEQUAL Difficulty in attracting and 3 4 H Advertise for advisers with proven BEQUAL management office retaining experienced and experience in Lao or similar context. Managing qualified international and Lao Contract arrangements take account Contractor advisers for extended contracts of relative remoteness Staffing of Advisers in Provincial Support Offices. Concern the ability of 3 4 H Regional Advisers provided with BEQUAL Advisers to work in more remote appropriate delegated authority and Managing locations in North and South Lao communicate regularly on all program Contractor PDR. issues with central management. MoES Regular joint meetings between provincial advisers and central management group. Access to remote villages, Travel for monitoring, evaluation 4 4 E Pace and of activities take BEQUAL particularly those in border and specialist training restricted account of time needed for travel, Managing areas comprising ethnic both for advisers and for security, counterpart costs (including Contractor groups participant beneficiaries release of teachers) and MoES role in MoES (PESS monitoring / selection of candidates Lack of access to villages during and DESB) for in-service training. the wet season Difficulties in Regular interaction between the 2 2 L Use of cell phones for data BEQUAL telecommunications access key program stakeholders is transmission possible all DESB Managing limited have 3G internet connectivity Contractor Utilise existing MoES courier systems MoES and others for document transmission if needed. Intermittent power supply Reduces productivity of 2 2 L Training venues selected on of BEQUAL advisers, counterparts and local power reliability Managing staff Contractor, Back-up plans, teaching MoES, methodologies and equipment in place in locations with unreliable Impact on training courses in power some venues
Location of BEQUAL management office Staffing of Advisers in Provincial Support Offices. Difficulty in attracting and retaining experienced and qualified international and Lao advisers for extended contracts 3 4 H Advertise for advisers with proven experience in Lao or similar context. Contract arrangements take account of relative remoteness BEQUAL Managing Contractor Concern the ability of Advisers to work in more remote locations in North and South Lao PDR. 3 4 H Regional Advisers provided with appropriate delegated authority and communicate regularly on all program issues with central management. Regular joint meetings between provincial advisers and central management group. BEQUAL Managing Contractor MoES Access to remote villages, particularly those in border areas comprising ethnic groups Travel for monitoring, evaluation and specialist training restricted both for advisers and for participant beneficiaries Lack of access to villages during the wet season 4 4 E Pace and of activities take account of time needed for travel, security, counterpart costs (including release of teachers) and MoES role in monitoring / selection of candidates for in-service training. BEQUAL Managing Contractor MoES (PESS and DESB) Difficulties in telecommunications access Regular interaction between the key program stakeholders is limited 2 2 L Use of cell phones for data transmission possible all DESB have 3G internet connectivity Utilise existing MoES courier systems and others for document transmission if needed. BEQUAL Managing Contractor MoES Intermittent power supply Reduces productivity of advisers, counterparts and local staff Impact on training courses in some venues 2 2 L Training venues selected on of power reliability Back-up plans, teaching methodologies and equipment in place in locations with unreliable power BEQUAL Managing Contractor, MoES,
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