Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supported by the Republic Polytechnic of Singapore and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) concluded its trainings on Project Proposal Writing for Lao PDR officials.
Picture 2[2]The Singapore Cooperation Centre in Vientiane hosted the training which took place online from 15 to 26 March. A total of 19 Lao PDR officials from nine Ministries and President’s Office attended the meeting. The training is part of a series of trainings on Project Proposal Writing for officials in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam, held by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Republic Polytechnic facilitated the first half of the training from 15 to 19 March. Meanwhile ASEC, through its Programme Cooperation and Project Management Division, facilitated the second half from 22 to 26 March, particularly to train Lao PDR’s future project proponents on the development and management of ASEAN cooperation projects (ACPs).
ASEC invited the Program Planning and Monitoring Support Unit of the ASEAN–Australia Development Cooperation Program Phase II to share their experience on project proposal development and monitoring and evaluation from an ASEAN partner’s perspective.
ASEC’s Finance and Budget Division was also invited to share project budget formulation and project fund disbursements, as well as reporting.
Through various exercises and group work, the training enhanced participants’ knowledge and understanding of ACPs, the processes throughout the ASEAN project cycle and how to apply a results-based management approach in developing project proposal.
At the training, facilitators shared knowledge and best practices on how to develop a regional project proposal, how ASEC appraises a project proposal, and how to implement, monitor, evaluate and close a project.
Following the 5 days training with ASEC, participants developed four drafts of regional project proposals in the areas of online learning/teaching platform (Education), solar energy enhancement (Renewable Energy/Environment), e-tax payment (Economy), and reducing road accidents (Law and regulation). Upon completion, participants received a joint certificate issued by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ASEAN Secretariat.
The training for Lao PDR officials concluded the series of Proposal Writing trainings held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, with the support of Republic Polytechnic of Singapore and the ASEAN Secretariat.
