SINGAPORE, 17 December 2021 – Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with Lao PDR’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and supported by the Republic Polytechnic of Singapore and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), concluded its second cycle of training on Project Proposal Writing for Lao PDR officials.
Hosted by the Laos-Singapore Cooperation Centre in Vientiane, the training took place online from December 6 to 17 with the attendance of 21 Lao PDR officials from six ministries, two provinces and the Bank of the Lao PDR.
The Republic Polytechnic of Singapore facilitated the first half of the training from December 6 to 10. Meanwhile ASEC, through its Programme Cooperation and Project Management Division, facilitated the second half from December 13 to 17, particularly to train Lao PDR’s future project proponents on the development and management of ASEAN cooperation projects (ACPs), as well as the mechanism to tap into available resources.
ASEC invited the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Management Team to share their experience in project proposal development and monitoring and evaluation, from an ASEAN partner’s perspective. Meanwhile, ASEC’s Finance and Budget Division shared project budget formulation and project fund disbursements, as well as reporting.
At the training, facilitators shared knowledge and best practices on how to develop a regional project proposal using a results-based management approach. Through various exercises and group works, participants enhanced their knowledge of ACPs and the processes throughout the ASEAN project cycle.
Following the five-day training with ASEC, participants developed four drafts of regional project proposals on increasing English literacy in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV); upskilling of workers through expansion of vocational schools; reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; and improving ICT infrastructure in CLMV. Upon completion, participants received a joint certificate issued by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ASEC.
The fourth training for Myanmar officials is scheduled for 14-25 February 2022.
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