Workshop on Human Resource
Management and Training in
Statistical Offices
14 – 16 September 2010, Geneva, UNECE
5th Decade of Statistical
Training for Development &
Core Skills Framework
Davaasuren Chultemjamts, Director,
Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
UNESCAP
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Outline
• About SIAP
• Core Skills Framework
• 2009 Training Needs Survey
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About SIAP
1970 : Established as the Asian Statistical
Institute by the initiative of Government of
Japan
1995 : Accorded the legal status as a subsidiary
body of ESCAP
2010: The 40th Anniversary of SIAP
SIAP is located in Japan
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Goal of SIAP
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The goal of the Institute is to ensure that:
– Imparted knowledge and skills to the participants make
significant contribution to proper policy and decision
making in their respective countries.
– Training capabilities of participating countries will be
gradually improved and sustained thereby the effect of
SIAP training is maximized.
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Japan
(MIC; JICA)
63
ESCAP
Countries
United Nations
Statistical Institute
for Asia and the
Pacific
Country Partner Institutions
NSO/STI
NSO/STI
NSO/STI
NSO/STI
NSO/STI
NSO/STI
ESCAP
Statistics Division
International
organizations
Institutional
Framework
of SIAP
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Resources
Financial resources:
Bulk (87%) of cash contributions derived from the
Government of Japan
Cash contributions from other members and
associate members of ESCAP
Non-financial resources:
 The Government of Japan:
 Administrative and infrastructure support
 Fellowships offered by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
 Experts/resource persons
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Resources (II)
Non-financial resources:
 Members and associate members of ESCAP:
 Experts/resource persons
 Facilities and other support
 International organizations:
 Ad hoc funds for special projects
 Co-funding and other forms of cost-sharing of
training courses
 Experts/resource persons
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As of July 2010, 12,135 government statisticians
from 126 countries have gone through the training
course of SIAP.
North and
Central
Asia
2%
NonESCAP
2%
Pacific
13%
South and
Southwest Asia
31%
East and
North-East
Asia
16%
SouthEast Asia
36%
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 More than 600 of SIAP alumni are holding
influential positions at NSOs
 SIAP contributes to building a sense of
community among official statisticians that
facilitates:
• dissemination of knowledge,
• best practices and
• exchange of expertise in developing official
statistics
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New Strategic Plan & New Strategies
 Results oriented strategic plan for AY 2010 – AY
2014
 Strategies are:
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Training the trainers
Reaching more people through distance training and
providing e-learning resources
Strengthening partnership with country partner
institutes, international organizations, universities.
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Results Framework
Current practice: activity – based
AY 2005 – AY 2009
Training
Activities
Resources
e.g.
human
material
financial &
other
resources
Outputs
e.g.
Number of
participants;
Number of
training
materials
etc.
Results-based strategic management
AY 2010 – AY 2014
Outcomes
e.g.
New
knowledge;
Increased
skills;
Change in
attitude or
value
etc.
Goal
e.g.
High quality &
timely statistics
support
achievements of
MDGs,
sustainable
development
etc.
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Training Programme for AY 2010 – AY 2014
I.
II.
Tokyo-based programme
•
SIAP-JICA courses
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Short-term courses
Outreach Ptogramme
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III.
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Management seminar for
heads of NSOs
Workshop on Statistical
Quality Management and
Fundamental Principles of
Official Statistics
Research based training
programme
Distance training and e-learning
V.
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Regional, sub-regional
courses/workshops/seminars
Country courses
Programme for managers of
NSOs
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IV.
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VI.
SIAP-JICA Distance training
courses
SIAP-JAXA* e-learning training
E-training training resources
Improved coordination of
statistical training in the region

A Forging partnerships seminar
/workshop
JAXA -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Evolution of SIAP-JICA Courses
Junior Level
Statisticians
Middle Level
Statisticians
Computer personnel
Area Focused
Courses
2-month Courses
10-month
General Course
1970 - 1975
6-month
Practical Course
1976 - 1998
Analysis &
Interpretation of OS
1991 – 2004
Automatic Data
Processing
1981 – 1995
Analysis,
Interpretation &
Dissemination of OS
2005 – 2009
Automatic Data
Processing for Trainers
1996 – 1998
6-month
Module Course
1999 – 2009
Analysis,
Interpretation & Use
of OS 2010-2014
Statistical Computing for
Trainers
1999 – 2003
4-month course
on MDGs
2010 - 2014
Application of ICT to
Production &
Dissemination for OS
2004 – 2009
Application of
Information Management
and Related ICT for OS
2010 – 2014
Courses on Country
Specific Issues
1996 - 2001
Area Focused Course
for Central Asian &
Caucasus Countries
2001 - 2008
Area Focused Course
for Central Asian
Countries 2009 - 2011
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Introduction of Core Skills Framework
SIAP (Primary reason): to identify what skills SIAP
should provide training on.
NSO (Other uses): to identify which additional skills are
needed by NSO staff to improve their organizational
performance.
Individual Staff of NSOs: to manage their own
professional development and identify what skills they
need to improve their job performance
Descriptions in CSF can be used to decide on the skill
requirement:
for each Level for career path developments and
for each subject area for training content/curriculum
designing
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Core Skills Framework
 Core skills framework was used to identify the skills required
by NSO’s; grouped into 3 main types
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Core statistical skills
Specialist statistical skills
Statistical management skills
Skills levels:
 Level 1: Clerical Support
 Level 2: Core skill –level 2 – (Compiler)
 Level 3: Core skill –level 3 – (Analyst)
 Level 4: Core skill –level 2 – (Senior Analyst)
 Level 5: Core skill –level 2 – (Supervisory)
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CSF is not static and needs updating
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2009 Training Needs Survey
 Conducted Training Needs Survey (TNS) in April
2009
 Objective of TNS: To seek the views of heads of
the NSO’s about
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their priorities for skills development in their
organization
their priorities for existing courses offered by
SIAP
how SIAP’s work could be improved and
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What Are The Problems Which Need
To Be Addressed?
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The need for training is greater than what can be supplied by
SIAP
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Training programmes in single subject matter areas limits the
improvement in capability of those being trained
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Training needed in new areas
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More training programmes for skills development at higher
levels are needed
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Strengthening Partnerships
Country partner Institutes
•Statistics Korea, Republic of Korea
International Organizations
•Census and Statistics Department, Hong
Kong, China
•UN agencies Other organizations
•SD-ESCAP
ADB
•UNECE
ECO
•UNSD
IMF
•UNDP
ISI
•Central Statistical Organization, India
•Statistical Centre of Iran
•BPS- Statistics Indonesia
•Statistics Bureau, Japan
•NSO Philippines
• Other
•UNESCO
SPCI
•UNFPA
PARIS21
•ILO/SIMPOC WB
• Other
Training Institutes
Universities
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For more information please visit
our website:
http:www.unsiap.or.jp
Thank you for your attention!
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