Training

Bangkok Gender Concerns Training

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March 14, 2013

Teams from Asian missions joined a cohort from USAID/Washington in late January to examine practical ways of better addressing gender concerns in our work. Held at the regional mission in Bangkok, the five-day course, Reducing Gender Gaps in Democracy and Governance and Economic Growth Programs covered a broad range of gender issues, from economic considerations, to trade case studies, to the use of value chain analysis as a method for combating sex trafficking.

Bangkok Trade & Investment Training: Supply Chain and Regional Integration Focus

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March 14, 2013

E3/TRR conducted an In-depth Trade and Investment Training Course in Bangkok during the week of January 14-18 at the Asia Regional Training Center (ARTC). Attendees included USAID officers from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa, South Asia, as well as from Southeast Asia.

Training gives 35 EG officers "diverse" look at international trade systems

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May 4, 2012
Participants gather after March's Trade and Investment Training Course

March’s in-depth Trade and Investment Training Course gave 35 USAID officers from all over the world a broad—one participant called it “diverse”—overview of issues, trends, and regulatory infrastructure that make up the international trading system.

The training, March 5-9, from USAID’s Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) organized sessions into issues facing producers and sellers at various points in the value chain, including: 

Trade Capacity Building

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Trade Capacity Building

The U.S. is the largest single-country provider of trade capacity building (TCB) assistance in the world. This assistance-also referred to as "aid for trade"-helps developing countries take advantage of the global trading system and harness trade as anNigerian exporters participating in a hands-on training engine of growth and development.

Global Ready Indonesia

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconGlobal Ready Indonesia Final.pdf
Source: 
BGI
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Date: 
May 11, 2010

SRA International was selected by Qualcomm to establish and implement technology training centers in Indonesia. The purpose of the project was to demonstrate the value of wireless technology in connecting disadvantaged populations with high quality training. SRA International helped to select the pilot region of Indonesia, as well as manage the training program, which now currently trains over 1,000 participants. This Notes from the Field examines the project, discusses how it was started, obstacles and successes it faced, and lessons learned.

Strategy, Design & Implementation Support

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The EAT program can respond quickly to the full spectrum of mission needs, whether as a stand-alone request or to support the implementation of recommendations coming out of AgCLIR-type analyses.

WLTIE: Pakistani Scholar Becomes First WLTIE Graduate

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Scholars visit DC

Hajra Zafar is committed to making a difference in her home country of Pakistan as the first woman to receive a master’s degree in economics under USAID’s Women’s Leadership Training in Economics (WLTIE) program.  In May, she completed an accelerated, one-year master’s degree program in economics from Boston University, describing the experience of studying in the United States as “one of the greatest opportunities of my life.”

Women's Leadership Training in Economics Program (WLTIE)

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The Women's Leadership Training in Economics Program - also known as WLTIE - is a program designed to strengthen the macroeconomic policy capacity of developing countries by educating promising women leaders.  WLTIE scholars travel to the United States to expand their technical skills and personal leadership abilities through Masters-level coursework, internships, conferences, and networking.  Upon receiving her degree, each scholar must return to her home country where she is expected to pursue a career in economic policy-making and public service through the

Fredonia Water Spreadsheet

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Attached Document: 
application/vnd.ms-excel iconfredoniawaterstart.xls
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USAID, DAI, MCC
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
September 1, 2009

USAID/EGAT's Office of Economic Growth sponsored an introductory course on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for USAID officers twice in 2009, first in September and again in December. The course, led by former USAID economist Dr. Richard Harber, provides an overview of the theory and mechanics of conducting cost-benefit analysis of projects, particularly in the USAID context.

Fedonia Roads Spreadsheet

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Attached Document: 
application/vnd.ms-excel iconfredoniaroadsstart.xls
Source: 
USAID, DAI, MCC
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
September 1, 2009

USAID/EGAT's Office of Economic Growth sponsored an introductory course on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for USAID officers twice in 2009, first in September and again in December. The course, led by former USAID economist Dr. Richard Harber, provides an overview of the theory and mechanics of conducting cost-benefit analysis of projects, particularly in the USAID context.

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