ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

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UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

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_di'iimY~FOR AFRICA

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Proceedings of the 5ecXn:l Meeting of B:A Conference of Ministers Pespoils1ble for HI:IlIaIl Resouroes Planning, Develq:ment

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its SUbsidiaJ:y Organs (llddis Ababa, 9-16 October 1984)

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PREFACE

'!he Conference of Ministers Responsible for Human Resources Plarming, Developnent and utilization was established by the EX:A ConferellCe of Ministers, at its sixth meeting on 12 April 1980, as one of its nine sectoral ministerial ex>nferences. '!he mandate of the conference of Ministers ReSpollSible for Human Resources Planning, Developnent and utilization, as defined in resolution 389(XV) , is to CXlO:t:dinate and rationalize human resources developnent pcllicies and

progLClI(Ue5 at the regional level. It is also to coordinate re<rional activities in hunan resources planning, developnent and utilization. Firul1ly, the resolution specified the principal bodies which would be responsible for lEview of

developnents, policies and progranmes in the human resources soctor and provide guidelines for future action.

In accordance with the provisions of the above resolutiolL, the first maeting of the Conference of Ministers Responsible for Human Resources Planning, DeveJq:ment and utilization was held in l>bnroITia, Republic of Liberia, fral 5-7 October 1981, preceded by a meeting of its Technical cemnittee of Officials, '!he report of the first meeting of this ex>nference (EX:/ECA/CM.8/3), which wal: adopted by the EX:A Conference of Ministers by resolution 444 (XVII) of 30 Apri:. 1982, indicated actions to be taken at the national, regional and internationa:, levels to prarote the developnent of Africa's human resources. In the interest (If clearer definition of the role and functions of the conference of Ministers Respo! sible for Human Resources Planning, Developnent and utilization, the same resoutaon also requested that its second meeting sOOuld sttxly the Conference^Is operatiolal scope and relations between its activities and those of other regional ex>nferences of ministers dealing with specific aspects of human resources. Consultations were sLso to be held

with the Organization of African Unity, specialized agencies ard bodies of the United Nations systan and other appropriate organizations opere ,ting in this field in Africa, in order to harnonize policies, oonsolidate pioqranmes and maximize the effectiveness of their services to African States,

'!he second meeting of the Conference of Ministers Resporuible for Human Resources Planning, Developnent and Utilization took place in lfrica Hall, l\ddis Ababa, Ethiopia, fran 15-16 October 1984. It was preceded by a meeting

of the Ministerial Follow-up cannittee of Nine (13 October 198') and the

Technical cannittee of Officials (9-14 October 1984). The prof ent publication is essentially a reoord of the proceedings of these bodies. Ii is divided into three parts, each deal i ng with the work of each of the three bedies.

The deliberations of the Conference of Ministers Responsi ble for Human Resources Planning, Developnent and utilization and its subsidi ary bodies, as presented in this publication, are an iJnportant source of infOlrnation on

activities currently undertaken by national governments in Afri ca, United Nations agencies and bodies, the Organization of African Unity and the Eoonanic cannission for Africa itself, to effectively plan, rationally develop, an( efficiently

utilize Africa's greatest asset, its human resources. The deliberations also reveal the high degree of institutionalization of the regional institutional machinery for the review and CXlO:t:dination of proqramnes , polici es

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actions in hunan resources. As such, this publication will be of use rot only to

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govenment ministries, dep:ui:ments an:i agencies directly responsible for hunan resources IIIaI'lagEmmt in the public sector, but also to th:lse ooncemed with the all iItp>rtant issue of soc1o-ec:xlr¥Jnic developnent in our African continent.

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A. REPORT OF 'mE c:xM'EREla OF MINISTERS I. Organization

II. Attendance

III. OITerall objectives of tOO Conference lV. _~ of the COnference

- outgoing ChaiJ:man's Ratarks '!;':::<Exeeat:ive secretary's Address

v. Elactidn of i6fficeo;; .

VI. 1idopt.i.Qri'of

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- ZaIl"b1a _ Leis.o1:h::l' .

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- Tariiaroa .

- Egypt - Malawi - Kenya - Liberia - Sierra Leone

- Central African Republic

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- Chad - Gaboh - zaire - Benin - Guinea - Uganda.

VllI. COnsideration of the Report of the

Ministerial

rollow-up CCmnitt:ee of

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IX. Consideration of the Report of the Technical CCmnittee of ()fficiitll⁷, X. Date

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Venue of tOO Next Meeting .;.... . ,^{. ' Wi i ' , , ,} XI. Election of ~s of tOO Ministerial Folla.-up CCltiIllttee of 'l'Ea}:' XII. Arrj other Business ... ,', , ...i.' . . . , '

XIII. lldopt:i.on of the Report of the General COnferetkiebf ~tets·

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XlV. lldopt:i.on of Resolutions .' s., :,-' "

XV. Vote of 'lbanks

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B. REPORr OF '!HE FIRST AND SEXnIDMEE.rINGS OF '!HE MINISl'ERIAL F'OLI.CM-UP

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1. Organizatioo

II. AttenJance and Bureau

III. Opening "'."".: ','

IV. J\doption of the Agen3a ." '. . .,.' ..,

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^Comtzy Stat:ate1ts ,,):<F(j' ". . ' . . _. I

VI. Review of the revised teIJts of refe.rence of -t;I:Ie COrlference of

Mi.niJters

IEsponsible for Hunan Resources Planning, Devel.<:lphmt

am. utilizllt10n

VII. Report in the relationship between the EO>. con£erenoeof Ministers

IEsponsib1e for Hunan Resources Pl.anrli,n<;J,~l.ofmr:mtand ut111za~,) the Q'\U Labour camdssioo, the IOC:A

Coriferende

of Ministers of sccill·

Affairs and TJNESCO's Conference of l-lfrican Ministers of E:iucatioo.

VIII. COnsideratioo of the Report of the Technical Preparatory Group of ~ camdttee of Nine on progress in the Irrp1arentatioo of the Ded,sic:llS of the First Conference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan

ReSoIiroes

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IX. Preparations of the 5eoond Conference

X. Programme of WOrk 1984-1985

XI. Rules of Procedure and Attendance XII. Adoption of the Report

XIII. Closure of the Meeting

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- TeJ:ms of Reference of the EO>. Conference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan Resources Planning, Devel.oj:mant

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utilization.

- Draft Rules of Procedure of the Conference of Ministers IEsponsible for Hunan Resources

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^P!aoe of Meeting II. Attendance·;

III. OIIeral1 PI.1rpoEle of the Meeting IV. Opening of tiief'M3eting

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VI. lldopticn of AgeIrla and Organization of WOrk

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VII. Factor Inputs for the EnI'lancarent of High Quality Hunan Resources Requirements for the Year 2000

- Focx1 and nutritional factors

- KncMledge, skills and attitudinal factors

- Une1tpl.oynent, poverty and basic needs fulfilment factors - Political factors

- Return of talents - IOOustrial factors

- Cooperative exchange of skills

- Cooperation in building and use of :i.nstitutions - Managenent factors

- Fiscal policies and incentive factors

'!he case for a consolidated Approach: Issues and Options

VIII. Review of progress ^and constraints in the implanentation of the decisions of the First COnference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan Res<rcrees Planning; Developrent and Uitlization

Egypt

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"Ethtopia Tanzania 'l'ocp

Liberia , . Chad

Burkina Faso

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IX. Progzess report by the EX:A Secretariat X. canni.ttee lobrk

- Policies and Institutional machineries

- Strategies for integration and coherence in hunan resources progranmes

XI. Consideration of the ECA Progranme of Work and Priorities XII. Date and Venue of Next Meeting

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other business XIV. Moption of the report

XV. Closure of the meeting

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I. Introd1.rtion

1. The repcrtwhicli,fo1lcMs relates to.the ^t\«)

IOOetings

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Fo1l.cw-up COrniitteeof N~ Wtu.chtook

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inMdfs Ababa on ^t\«)

,separate

oocasials. The'fubL 0$ Was held fxan 24 to 25 February 1983. It

reo4eWed

the Pt03Ie5S

m!iluH:;et:ween dctaber

1981 and FebItiaIy 1983 toWaI:dsthebUi1d1ng 01; squrxi national and regional L"lStitutions for himan and financial resources

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'1hid

P\!bl1cadrniriistration. It also eXamiIledthe

()peratit;¥lal

scope ':andre~onshipof the Conf8rence of Ministers'Responsible for HIliBri lleSoUJ;oes

'l>1atuUzlg,"beve1.q::ll\ent and Utilization relative to the activities of Ql:h&

regWnal. bodies and conferences ~iorkingin specific areas of hunan ~

deveippnent.' At

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concfuaicnof its deliberations, the Ccmnittee'prodllC:ed a draft

reportaro.

reques'ted the secretariat to revise the tennsor reference for1:he'Ministedal eonfere."'lceand to produce the rules of procedUriis for'

the

COnference

^of Ministers Ie::;ponsible for Human Resources. ',' • ,':

The second IEeeting of the Camttttee was held on 13 October 1984, It oonsideredthe

teport

of the :!:irst meeting, the teIII!S of reference aM.

the

l:u1eS

of pI'ClCEdure'for the Conference of Ministers Responsible £or H• .Resources.

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^adoptee,

^on 11r.1e.\'11OO, and as presented hereurXler.

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Attendance and Bureau

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niOOting

Wds iittended'byfive Ministers fxan Egypt, Lesotb;>,'J:J.beria;

Uganda and Z~

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m."l!nbars of the dip1anatic missials in ~representing

Algeria, Camero::l:l, Central AfriC<."l."1 Republic and Guinee. The Ccmnitt;:ee elected the fo11cMing bureau: Liberie.:;IS ChaiDnan, Z:imbaI:Iwe and Algeria as V ~ ,

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cameroon

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Chc\iInEn

llL"lde sn:,tt intnXluct:cry ranaiks and invited the

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ExEcutive Secret:aIy"or the l!:litedNIl,tionc Econmic Camu.ssion for Africa to make an opening Statanenf on behal.fiof the ExecuU"oe Secretary•. ' , '

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rararks,

the Deputy Executive Secretary wel.cc:Jnedthe

d!stingu1shed

de1egztes ro Africa Hall in the spirit of the B:A SUver Jubilee and ooted th.:lt the Sec..retarii:lt had, over the past bienty five ~"enjoyed

the privilege of ~!orkingwit.'1 ll'P..I:Jber Statp-s Governments in the inteJ:est of

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5.,+fIe;.went.>Or\ t;c identify kN industrial output and agricultural productivity,

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hi~p. illl~a:::y rate::;, and infa,nt !I1C:rtaJity,. short l1f~ ~.' ~ge

'.. 'of' skilled and''qualified !7IaIlpC7'la":" as prob1ans which continued'to plagUe' the

African ocntinent. IIttcjlo\.!t::n'1' '::hzn in part to a misunderstanding of the required develqmental" inpt':t;z, he; r~tsd tiut the lmsatisfactory state of planning for

manpower develop:ren~:: and u!:ilil~a:::~n 11'1 the region and its adverse effects on the econanic developnei:c plo:,:ili:,} efforts :l.n Afdca had been a source of great ooncern to the Heads of eta':e L.~ G::we~tof the region in recent ~.

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6. The Deplty EXeCl!tive Secretary applaWed the COnference decision

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giVe high pri~ity:to~~1o};mantof institutional mach:UJe.ty for effective .

mana~t,ofbt.it),ul;.J:esou:rces;planning, develq;lTent axil utilization imd said

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was.

a major step in the right direction. . He plsdged OCA's

cootinwci, servicestto't.ards.llealization of the objectives set by the Conference.

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7., He iJxllcatedthat develo~tefforts in Africa1!lere seriously constrained bya sex:ies of eoonomic leakages .which Africa could least..afford.~,

he expressed the bell.€'£ that the p:::ops>r assessmant, deve1opnent; IIObilizatia1 and depl.oy11Ellt of the entire spectrum of Africa' shllnan resources could not

and should not take place within to vacmm,. Policy objectives ^and ~tion

strategies needed

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be foIllRl:1at:ed systematically to ensurenot only internal and extemal consistencies with other developrental objectivesandstrateg:i:es but also to allow ::or hanronization of inputs fran all, sources in the develDpnent and effective management of our. hunan resources.

8. He infomed the moetingof the preparations being made for the Second COnference of Ministers :R2sponS:L::>le for Hll!lIaIl Resources Planning, Develqtnent and Utilization inCa'\.rO; ^Egypt .rn Jam:ar.y 1984 and wished the meeting success.

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(xi) Any other buameas

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~'"; ,'):he.Ccmnittee ildoptecLtl:la follotdng agenda ,and organization of its work:

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:c'; (iiLf\doption of t.'1e Ag~1da and Orga:'lizaticrt of W::>rk , ;',,,, .(iiit COuntry Stat.E!lrents . ,

(iv) COnsideration of ths 'I'eDls of Reference of the EO\.COnference of l1:inis·ters Responsible for Hunan Resources Planning, Developrent ap;l Utilization

(v) COnsideration aLtha status cf·andprcgress in the i:ap1ellentation of the decisiOns of t:1e First S"'..ssion of the COnfeJ:el'lCE! of Ministers Responsible for HurrLl!l Res~'lJrCC~ Planning. Develq;:ment and utilization (vi) o::msideration of th~ scope and relaHonship bebleen tl'.e.Gonference of

·Minist-..ers Respcnsible for Human Resources Planning, Developnent and Utilization and of"..her mgionaJ. conferencesof ministers dealing with . ~ifk'3SPScts C'f human rescuxces

(vii) COnsideration of t':Je 1984-,1985 ?rograrrme of \\brk of B : 1 \ . , ' " , (viii) Cc:>nsiderati')~lof tc.'.ili1g and <.ger& of t-~ Seoond Conference of Ministers

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(Lx) ·Q;lnsic}eration of t.be tinLing arrl venue of the next ~linisterialFol1cM-up COll11lttee Meetinej

Moptj':'l'! of th3 Draft Rer:crt of the ~linisterialFollow-lt' Ccmnittee

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Country Statemants

10. In his statane.,t, the Honourable Minister fran the Kingdcm of ^!EsotOO,' referred to paragraph 34 of the Report of the Conference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan Resources Pla.-m:ing, Development and utiJ.ization in \~hich his delegation had nentioned that by 1981 "thing-shad chanqed for the better" in respect of

In.Inan

resources, planning, deve.lopnent and utilization. He gave a brief

historical sketch of developrents in his country which had led to his' delegati.oi1S making that declaration in M:lI1v:wia in 1981. Such develoj;ments, he 'NeI1ton, ,

inclOOecl. efforts in curracuhm planning and development, setting up hunan resources administrative and advi.scry stiructures , and allocation of increased resources for education and training etc^{0 ,} He pointed out that I.esot:lD continUed

to be preoccupied with the consideration that human resources meant people and' their needs for develoj;ment. 'I'b.erefore aU sectors \mch depended on people and fIall which people benefited were ':'iker.. .into consideration' in the fonnulatiori of hunari 'resources policies, namely agriculture. ccmnerce, industry, etc. To supply the human resources reeded for tbe developrent of these sectors, att>hasis was placed not only on the formal, education system but also on the non-fonnal education ^iiiYstanto produce skills ne:...eded for developrent through on-the-job trainiilgarid other non-fonnal cducati:m and training systems.

11. oe$Pi,te these efforts, there ~.'ere persistent constraints such as :inadequacy of finaricial, material and staff resources and a continuing,tilting of curricula 8!iJa'f fztm skill needs of the eoorxmy. He 'Ci'.e.'1 went on to explain that Iesotb::>

was still oonstrained by Lnadequate .capacities necessary to improve hlJllim resources on wfx:m the tr2llSfonnation of the econany relied.

12. Plans were afoot to ^develop ^manpower planning capacities and the linking of vocational and non-formal, training to the needs of the economy through the establisl'lllent of a TrainL'1g Board so that higher education would be better coordinated and be made rrore cost-effective and relevant ,to the needs of; the

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13. He concl\rled that. there was "1!1 urgent need fO:7 human resourCes to be better planned, developed and tltilized bothfor present demands of the ectincmy and for future needs of ^his people.

14. Inhis statem;mt, ti1e Honotn:ablc Minister of Public service and Cabinet Affairs of_~areferred to the decisio:1 taker. in Monrovia to set up the Ministerial camu.ttee of Nine of which Uganc:1D. was a member,. He regretted that he had been unable to vis1'.:: any of t.he countries t4i-tl1.in hissiJb-region and thus could not ^make a report of develoJ:I'r?~1t"Ln t.lcose ccy.mtriel>. He, lDiever, went on to explain the following, "C;;L.eve:.TiE:Clts of his Government in the field of hunan,

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Initiation of co!1Sultat.'.cn, for al'Jdt.he develormentof hunan resources, IdEmtification of re;::u.i.reIn::!,i"li:1'3 in instit1..>tiomil machineries for_{" • ,_ • J .' _ •}

hunan resources ,?l.annir..g, (~e'JeloEJIE.'t and ut..i..lizaticin, ard

Drganization of seminars for' high lcvel:public servants to raise their skills in J:.uigeting and fir.<mcial Il1al'lagE?1liP..nt metOOds and for district departmental heads on ='11 d8're.loFfllent a:dministration.

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15. He explained that In addition to the preceddnq activitiE$"a:'*>rld !WJk", mission

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advising the Government on the restructuring of the public service

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that Pu.um:in9units had been proposed in each Goven'lIlent Ministry to br:ing

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fellc7t1Ships, the Honourable Minister said that his GO\Iemilent', had establ}shed a training and fellowships council to mcnitor both

in-'ser.nce,

Wi~17Y and out-of country training. These efforts, h:Jwever,

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l:ieirig,,frustrated by a sOortage of funds.

17. ,In respect of education for deve1.oprent, he referred to the 1981 national"

~ on the type of education needed in Uganda. '!hat Ccnference report

was -

t;hebasis of Erluc:ational refonn which

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under"consideration by the '

~t of Ugar\da. In addition, sore work had cx:mrenoedan pdmaiy scIxiol currieula,teacher,'education expqnsion ^and tra:in:lng for develq:merit 'an:l career·

planning. '

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^the field of labour and employment plann:lng he went, on to state that .'

planS

~-a:foot for accelerated vocat.Ional, training for newlabour entrantS·'"'' fran

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rural areas. Dnployrrte."lt exchanges were also being reinstated and " .' laOOur administration was being expanded to inclu:l.e Labour market :lnfOIlllation

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anp.loyment plann:lng. He added that labour-:intensive programnes :in rural

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I:evelopnent of ;Z;imbabwe said that s:inoe theM:>nrovia COnference Of Ministers/' his Government had continued to intensify efforts to develop the country's" "

hunan resources for greater economic productivity. He mentioned several

~strieswhich had sane,respons;il;lUity for one or several aspects Of,lUran·

resourcesPlann:lng, deve1.oprent and utilization. 'These were canplanented

by the ^Ministry of Manpower Planning and Develq;mant ^which had p'rmary . - "

respons;il;lility for the preparation of middle-and-high-level manpower plans for the ~ ecooc.my and he highlightErl the fol1cMing achievementsI

..^' (i) A drive to develop training of trainers activities;

(ii) An orientation of tra1n.:\ng towards ~rk productivity;

;(iii) Intensification of efforts to tra:ln scientific, technical

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Vocational personnel;

(iv) Stren9thening the basis for :inproving training ^and staff deve1.oprent:. ., in public, private and parastatal establishments; ,

. (v) 'lhe,conduct"of a manpower survey;

(vi) Stu:l.ies of the potentials of the infonnal sector to prollide IIDrejobs and greater econanic productivity;

(y,ii) :atlucational expansion to provide at least basic education to all ,'. ;

, ' ;ZiInbaI::Jwean children; and '

(!X) ~ establishment of institutional and advisory nach:inerieS

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lxxljes on all aspeccs related to the planning, deve1.oprent

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^utj11zation

Of human resources.

21. The Honourable Minister concluded his statalent by ment10ning that in an effort to develop hunan resources

in

Z~, sight had ,not been lost of the GOvernment's reg10nal qnJ.subregional cemnibnents. 'lb

this

end, the MiniS~

said his~thadoontinuedtoshare the country's educational and t:rainiIlg faCilities with its neighbours to dawnstrate his,Gollepllnent's" ' ..

cemnibnent to the regional approach adopted by the _~ia COnference in the solution of Africa's hunan_{. ,. . . . '}resources problems.

22..~Alger1anrepresentative'J:Statarent ooted

^{that his}

_~tryat~

gteat.~on the potentiaiofh\Elim resources inoontributing fully .to socio-ec:av:rnic developnent. The ileeds in hurlan resourCes deve.lqment were fully reflected in Algeria' s national plans. 'Ibis preoccupation has been 'fi.irther '!d.n:Ued by ECA's effOrts, initiated by EO\. tohaxnonize at:tatpts

undertaken by Various international bodies and the specialized agencies of the W to

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^{hunan resourCes.} Inthis':i:espect,he called for a joint .

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nEetingtO iderltifythe various \oiOrk programre areas to avoid duplicatioitand enhanCe'banlY:inization of e f f o r t s . ' .

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VI. Review of the revised terms of reference of the Conferenoe of Miniswrs Iesponsible for HI.1IWl Pesources Planning, Deve10pnent and Utilization .2~.fnintroducizigthisitem,

the

ChaiJ:nlanofthe Technical Group of the ^r.,

Ministerial FollcM"W camu.ttee of Nine expl.ainE!d that the revised teJ::JiIS of

reference covered: . . . "

(a] Legislative authorityI

(bl ~itionof the Conference/

. te) Functions and objectives/

(dl M'Xlalities for achieving the objectives/

(el Geographical coverage of the COnferencel (fl ~ of the

Conference.

24. .

lie

highlicjhted the substantive areas of\oiOrk of the Conference as well as its

rbie

in hanronizing and co-ordinating African efforts tdplan"aevelop and utilize.the continent' s stack of hll11lll.n. resources. In this, the Conference asS\llEd,a

lead

role in rationalising hUlan res6uri:es plaIining, devekplent

ana.

utilization programresinitiated by otfur drganiZations, and, in partd.cular,' t.he'·specialized agencies and bodies of the United Nations. He theti.tabled the 'revised terms of .refereoce.for consideration of the ministers ..

25. In the ensuing discussion, clarification was sought and obtained on the relatiooships between the. Conferenoe of Ministers Responsible for Hunan Pesouroes Planning, Developnent: and'Utilization was raised. In response to this, the .

secretariat infoxmed the camtittee that all oiganizatians fran which fuOOs _~ to be IIObilized had govertli.ngbodies which made major decisions on such matters.

'lhus, what was needed

was

^{a system to ensure} collaboratial an progLdlllliing, progLdlil'e execution,' norlitoring and reviewing.

27. Furthenrore, the camu.ttee suggested that articles relating to reporting

to the "CamU.ssion" be redrafted to state explicitly that the COnference's report to the Camdssion must be prepared and suJ::mitted by EO\. Another area

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that needed restating was oontained in the articles relating to the OAlJ's . participation in the work of the Conference. In this connection the camlittee concltidedthat the teIms of reference soouldstate explicitly the role to be played by Ol\Uin the activities of the Conference of Ministers Responsible f6r.

BIJnan Resources Planning, Developnent and Utilization.

. ,

VII. Report on the relationship between the El:A COnference of Ministers Responsible for HlIlIaIl Resources Planning, Developrent and UUlizaticn, the 0AlJ tabour.

Camdssion, .the Er:A COnference of loli.ni.sters of Social Affairs and WEOCO's· "

Conference of African·l:ii!listers of Fduo/ion

28. '1he. CCmnittee started its consideration by establishing a general agJ:eaIlellt on

t:hEI

need f01" a fOI'\Jlll.within which policy gui~ineson the entire range of hllllall ~ activities would be considered... ~tly, the Catmittee regarded the other conferences as oanplementary,;to the Conference of Ministers Responsible for HlIlIaIl Resources Planning Develoj:mant and Utilization as its preoccupations ~ with all aspects rather than one specific aspect of hinan resources. ^The Ccmnittee t.herefore was satisfied that, basically, there was no

~li~ion. .

29. Two issues were .raased during the discussion •."The first centred around the role to be played.by QADin the Conference, In this oonnection, the maeting oonsidered three alternative roles.

(a) That there should be more oo-operation between Ol\U

am

^{El:A in}

organizing the Conference; .

(b) That it should becare an Ol\U/El:A COnference organized and ser;viced

jointly by the two secretariats; . .

(c) That it should remain

an

El:A Conference but fully supported by Ol\U.

30. After a lengthy discussion, the carr.littee resolved to recamend that the Conference soould be organized. and servicedb'j.P in association with 0l\U. . 31. As

1:egards

the second issue of the utilization of

funds.

earmarked for.

hunan resource activities by international agencies, it was observed that in .

SOlIe cases such funds were expended on activities of. doubtful value to Africa.

'1hecamu.ttee therefore decided to reoctlm:ind that in future such f\nU; sb::>uiI.d be utilized in accordance with the priorities determined by the Conference of Ministers on HUl1aIl Resources Planning, Developnent and Utilization. .i.:

32. '1he camlittee noted that the Conference of Ministers of Social Affairs.~·

oopoemed itself with social developnent qI,lestions asJ~ll as with the tra:ln1ng of social 1NQI'kers. .It also served as the policy. organ of the African Centre for Applied Resea.rcl;1 and Training in Social DevelqJJel1t,(1\CARTS(D) in Tripoli. . while the WESCO Conference of African Ministers ofFducation was part of

WESCO's world wide machinery for giving guidance on policy matters pertaining to education, science, culture, etc. .

r'.·<

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33. In addition, the carmittee noted that the OAU I..abour Ccmnission

was

a part of the OAU systan of organizations. One of its responsibilities .,.as to \Jive

~licy guidance on African 1ab:lur matters. It

was pre-occupiedmainly

with the

welfare of the 1Io1Orker in Africa. '

34. In the light of the discUssions, the carmittee

was

satisfied that the specific areas oovered by the IID and tm:s::o COnferences caip1eltat'"..ed the 1Io1Ork ofA:ba:Ao,COnference of Ministers Responsible, for Hunan Resources Planning,

De\7elopnent and utilizations which sought an'integrated a~chto hunan resources planning, developnent and utilization.

ConSideration 6f the

reur

^of the Technical _~toI)T

Gro'f

^of tl1e carmittee of Nine on progress in implE!llmtatioo of ~isions o~tiii fL>pt

Conference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan Resources, Planning, Deve10pnent and utilization

35. 'fue Rapporteur of the technical groupof the Ministerial Follow-up Comdttee presented the report; of the technical preparatory groups woose meeting had preceded the rneeting of Ministers.

The

~rteur highlighted the main discussions and the rea::mnemations made for the oonsideration of the ministers in respect, of:

(a) Activities in the imPlementation of the ~ia COnfere."1ce in the fields of:

(i) Public Administration and Managanent;

(ii) ManpoIo1er'Planning;

,(iii) Fellowships 1\dministration;

(Iv) Educatioo for Developnent;

(v) Training and Career Planning;

(Vi) Labour and EnployIreIlt Planning;

(vii) Public Finance Nanaganent;

(viii) Education and Training Institution Building

(b) The relationship between the COnference of ,Ministers Respo!u:;llilefor

Hunan Resources, the

no

African Re9-ional Coriference, the,OAU_,~.Jr CCmnission, the EX:A COnference of Ministers of SOCial Affciirs;,

ar.d

, the UNESCO COnference of African Ministers of Education." ' ,", (e) EX:A's biemual work progranne for the period 1984-85 in the area of

hunan resources planning, developlellt and utilization. '

(d) The timing and ageMa of the second COnference of Ministers to be convened in cairo in .1.984.

(e)' other business that had errerged in the course of the 1Io1Ork of the group.

36: The Rapporteur explained that the draft tenns of reference of the Conference of Ministers of H1lIII3n Resources had been discussed earlier.

37. He then reviewed the activities undertaken in the implementation of the decisions of the first rneeting, and referred to the following related docurentss

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(a) Public l\dnUni.stration and ~1anagarent (E/EX:A/HRP/NFC/83/11 (hI ~ Planning (E/EX:A/HRP/~lFC/83/21

(c) Fellowship 1\dministration (E/&:A/HRP/IK/83/31 (dl Fdu::ation (E/ID\/HRP/NFC/83/41

(e) Training and career Planning (E/FO\/HRP/MFC/83/51 (fl Labour and Enp10ylrent Planning (E/ID\IHRP!NFC/83/61 (gl Public Finance Manageoont (Eia.::t./HRP/;'lFC/83/8)

38. On the report on public administration, he explained that it had

umersa:>red

, the point that systans of administration and managanent III\lSt be catalytic and that the developoont of administration smuld go beyond structural refonns to the establishlalt of viable managenent advisory servtces using nDdern concepts and pracitoes. In discussi;n9' the report the following observations IOere made:

(al The presentation wasciassical in its apptoach, and was based on the Civil service ooncept.' What was needed was

a

deve10ptelt adlnini.stration

~ which would not be confined to the Civil service but extend to the rural and urban sectors of the eoonany and all fields of developoont.

(h) It was of utm:>st inq:lOrtance that &:A institute measures encouraging , c:o-<Jperative and collaborative programtes in the field of public

administration such as student and staff

exc:hanc3e

prograll1l"eS.

39. liith regard to progLdillle:l activities. the Ministers

were

Wonred that several review stu:lies had been undertaken by ID\ in a ,nunber of countries. In addition, two inter-goveLmeltal conferences had been'held on public admi.n1stration and managemmt and amther on the role of the public sector in thi:dmplarentation of the La<}:>s Plan of Action. The CCJrm1ttee was alsoinfonred of the availability of oonsultancy services at OCA. and that Gambia, Ethiopia and Swaziland had

beoofited fran such services during 1982.

40. In reviewing the '-'Orkin the develOpnent of institutionalcapab1:lity for

nlallpO'iieL' planning, the RaI;;p:>rteur reported that a nunber of activities had been urXIertakehat the national leveL Major activities inclu:led follow-UP oonsultative missions unclertaken in Kenya, Uganda, the United 'Republic of 'lanzania, zambia

andZiInbabwe. It was stressed that in SCIOO countries tOOse missions had reactivated and, in'others, re-inforced existing efforts to ensure the

iIlp1.allentatirm of the M:>nrovia decisions. The need to eni:lanoe tOOse efforts with the develpJ;ment of structural and functional organs with specific

responsibilities, iiWLopriate staffing and SClIJOO policy guidelines for hunan resources pla:Hriing, 'developoont and utilization was stressed.

41. The second major activi.<;:,' was ,the organization of national orientation worksOOps. These workshops revieI.W the manpower inplications of the Laqos Plan of Action at the national level and progress in the iIlp1.allentation of the l-t:lnrovia Conference decisions in respect of theclevel.opnent of national manpower

planning machineries and p o l i c y . ' ,

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42. 'll1e ~ noted that his group had observed with concern that ~y

a few nenber States had expressed interest in the w:>rklUlops and that, at the time of the rooeting, only in Lesotho had the w:>rksh:Jp been oaIXlucted. Bot£Mma, the central African Republic, 'll1e Gambia, Guinea, Kenyai.thelvory Coast,

swaziland and zaire had all expressed intentions to hold similar w:>rkshops in 1983 and plans were also being finalized to oaIXlu::t w:>rkstqls in Uganda and zanlbia.

43. 'll1e group had agreed that much ranained to be done in the area of manpower planning and developrent capability.

44. As regaz:ds fellowships administration, the

Rapporteur

infonred the

Ccmnittee that, in response to the decisioos of the first conference, a broader

pLogLdIllle for fellc:7tiship and training administration had been designed sped fically to develop and operate substantially enlarged training and fellc:7tiship activities directly related to the critical manpower requi.renents of nenber States in priority devel.optent sectors. The pJ:O;JLdllIle sought"to naximi.ze the use of existing post sec:x:lOOaLy and other special i zed educatialal

and training facilities in the region by fostering techni.cal ro-operation am:ng African States in manpower training. It was alSo oonsideLed necessary to strengthen the existing African iristitut10ns through staff devel.clptent and oo-qJeration in developing specialized COULSe5, and pLalOtingthe estab1ishllent of multi-natialal training and research ptOCjLdIlIle5.

45. In the light of the needs of member States, the group had noted that priority for l31.IplX>rt

uroer

the fellc:7tiship and training PrograrnIe sOOuld be directed to manpower develq:ment for basic industries and agricultureigraduate tra1.p,ing in specialized disciplines; training in science and engineering; training of

ticrlners;

and training in bOO~ and financial rnana.genent. _~, "

training for the managanent of public enterpriseS was oonsideLed critical.

Finally, the group recamended speical efforts should be made for the benefit of the least developed and newly independent African countries.

46. It was further noted with concem that while requests fLOll member States for fellc:7tiships continued to swell, there was no cxmoonsurate i.nc:rease in the caxtribution of furDs to ~lenishthe Trust Fund. 'll1e Ccmnittee felt that in

"0 furtherance of the spirit cif self reliance, member States needed to contr1bute

iron:! to the training fund. The group therefore added its voice to FrA's appeal to nenber States" for contribution to the Trust Fund to be used for fellowships.

In that connection, the groi.lp asked the secretariat for a detailed ~rt an the organization, managenent and status of the Trust Furxi, specifying the BllD\mtused and the nunber of p1.a.c:Em9nts. The Ccmnittee hoped that the"

secretariat \>lOUld make SUCh information available to manber States for their information.

47. lmother matter of concem to the technical group was the inadequacy of

infot'IIatian available to member States an fellc:7tiships and training opportunities.

In this regard it was oonsideLed essential that FrA Should make greater use

of member States embassies in 1\ddis Ababa in soliciting and exchanging information.

The Ccmnittee also stressed the need for a directory of African training

institutions and requested the secretariat toO preparesuch a publication to be qonsidered by the COnference of Ministers Responsible for HUIaIl Resources Planning, Delleloptent and uti 11zation.

'.. ' F/EOIIHRP/K:/64/1/Rev. 2 Page 14

48. In explaining the ac::oatF11slments in education, tlle Rapporteur highUghted the activities of the Cooferenee of Viee-chance11ors, Presidents am Rectors .of Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa which had been held in ;,qdis llbaba

in January 1982 to review the role of institutions of higher in the deve1.c:lptv:.lnt of hunan resources required to meet the soci.o-ecorx:lni.c ^needs of African States.

The Conference had ooncllXled that priority sOOUld be given by these institwns to tile production of textbooks production of equipnent

am

instru::tional

materials, reorientation of currdculim oantent, problan-oriented research; .:.

and the developoont of consultancy and advisory services in African universities.

49. 'l11e group had noted that the Association of African Universities and B::A had given top priority

to

thedeveJ.oI;nmt of textbooks by African scrrxlars for use in African institutions. Stulies fOr the developnent of textl:x:loks in econanics and biology would be Wnertaken in 1983, to be fol:l.cA.'ed 1Ji' neeUngs of selected scbolars to write up such books.

50. With regard to the cptimal utilization of resources in institutions of higher . learning , country stulies had been corv1ucted in Botswana, Ethiopia,

zanbia, Malad,

am

SwazilaId. On the orientaticn of edupation :l.P' had progrClllill9d seminars and workshops on educational planning,. staff deve~t

in education planning, educational administration, curriculum deve1Qpment ani.' in-service training for teachers, to help nationals to upgrade sld1ls.. .', , 51. The Rapporteur observed that his group took ~ rr:>teof. tOO

inp>rtance of the planned worksbJp/saninar

am

walcaood the level of prio~,tty..•.•

acool:l:led to the production of African textbooks. . . '

52. Turning to efforts in training

for

guidance and~llir"1, the ccmnittee was infotmed that &:A had initiated

am

operated annual, tra1IJers worksOOps in

ool1alxli:ation with manber States. -. - .

53. In addition to the trainers worksbJps, the Rapporteur said that follow-up consultations had been uOOertaken in Botswana, Lesotro, Swaziland,

Ug-ama,

the United Republic of Tanzania', zanDia and Zi.ItIbabIIe. other CQUI1tries had expressed interest in conducting training workshops f = t.;"aining, naItely ~..ceptra1

African Republic,The Gambia, Guinea, the lvo:ry coast, Tunisia and Zaire.

W:>rksOOpsfor the deve1o[nent of training ~ t systems had

,lJe¥m

undertaken in Lesotho, Botswana, zambia

am.

UganCla, these had focussed ontiaining policies, oxqanizational structure, staffing requireln;nts,

am.

infonnation systEms

requirarEnts. -

54. With ^regard to guidance

am.

oounselling, field study missi~Dhad been undertaken to Benin, Botswana, the Congb~ Ghana, Kenya, I.esotro, !,i.beria, the Niger, Malawi, Sierra Leone, swaziland, Togo, the United Republic of Camaroon, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and zaire and workshops had been c:xniucted .in ten countries. The workshops focused on technical approaches·

to·the develq:ment of guidance progrCllllroS on career pl~gand couPSelling

and on staff developnent,-- . '

55. The CaTmittee was further inforiood that as a follOw-up to the,previous worksbJps, OCAWUld oantihueto6onduct nationallOOrksOOps oriented tovlards

institutionalization of training progranm:s and the establishnent of an integrated

national machinery. ·

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56. Turning to 61p1oyIrent and prcductivity planning for optillIal utilization of hunan :r:esouroes, the camu.ttee was infomed that the problan of unanp10yIrent in Africa had beoane critical.' By 1982, it

Was

estimated that the already high depemency ratio

was

^growing atsuc:h a rate that 13 million

persons

were qJen1y unanpl.oyed. Given the present, policies and,strategies, the IllIIlber wasestimated to

risei' to

33 million by t:fu year 2000.

57. To understand

t:hia

problan better.

,'~

^{'camu.ttee was} infcn:med, arp10yIrent stWies were undertaken by 'a:::Ain Benin, the Ivory coast, Rwanda,

Uganda;

^the

thited 1lepublic of

cameroon,

^the thited 1lepublic ofTanzania, ~ia and zaire.

58. '!he teclmical

stOUP

had noted three issues which, according to the

preliminary finllrigs 'of the stu:iies, had contributed,to the rising problan of unanp1.oyIrent in Africa, lIaIrely, greater depeOOence on inlustrialized COI.lQtries, inherent weaknesses in the planning 1IlIlCilinei:y, and lack of reorientation' of school curricula to reflect the socio-econa'tiic needs of African societies.

59. On the question of enp1oyment, the Rapporteur explained the need for better utilization of existing African skills and noted that

trousams

of skilled

Africans

were

currently resident and working indf>vel.qJed inlustrialized countries. Tocanbat that drainta:::A and the Interriational camu.ttee on Migration had begun a joint project to return willing African Illal'lpOWer to the region for which EEX:: had provided $3.3 million. Out of this anount' $134,000 loIOU1dbe used byEX:A to identify owortunities in African countries for ~ willing to nltUrn.To that end, a'que8tionnaire had been developed and loIOU1d'

be sent to IlEIIlber countries for

oCItpletion. ,

60. During the discussion, it was eflllhasized that rreasures sOOuld be intensified to'ensure that skilled Africans enployed in Europe and other developed countries wOO returned to their to their oountries of origin or to other African countries ,Wt!lUld be assured of a job that oorrespcniecl. to their qualificatioIls. It was '"

the,opirlial" of'the technical group that no purposes lrIOU1d be served'if returning nationals

were

given jobs that did not match,their qualificatioIlsorWl?J:"e'1eft jobless wblle waiting for a job opportunitY to arise. " , ' , ' , ' ,

, ,

."'.

6u.

~,,'lhe group EIlphasized therefore that job creation in Africa was a major , mnoemtt> African Goveme!mts and that efforts sOOuld be redOubled

to encourage

job creation activities and progranmes in all sectors of the ecxiInny. IntHat connection, the teclmical group felt that appxopriate incentives for arp10yIrent generation coupled with the adaptation of appropriate labour intensive technoJpgy in Afril;:an production,and distribution processes'sOOuld be,given serious ,','^{. J "}

attentiOn.,':' ' "

62. '!he RaRJOrt.eur then turned the attention of the camu.ttee to the ~ made,relatingt;o public admin.1stration and financial managaoont by the first

conference of l·linisters lEsporisible for Hunan

Fesoui'l::es

^Planning, Developoont and Utilization, which called upoo a::A

to

intensify ,its assistance to I1EII1ber States in training public financial managaoont ~.'!hecamu.t;tee was infomed that to implarent the rE::CUllielldation a::A hadundert:aken the fullc7.dng ilCtivities:

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(a) Jledssigning of the l'Edi1Jll TeJ::m Plan 1984-b89 as \\'ell as the prograIllOOof work and pr;i.orities for the period 1984-1985 to give

'ilo~

Elntihasis t9"

,thE;!.trii:ining of _~lie financial managarent personnel..

" (b) Collaborative artafigarents with other int:ematiOnal organizations"

for organizing and coroueting nationa.l, sub-regional and regional srort-term training courses for ~l1e finanCe off1c:i.als.

(c) ConductiIlg saninars

cn~\fi.Scal ~tiws

for prcm:rt:ing'dctre'stie an:!

foreign iriwstments. " ^I

(d) Steps -m being taken to assist African countries to establish or strengthen subreg:i.oniil or regional training institu1:ions for the training of tax administratOrs.

, (e) A stlXly ~ to be urxiertaken to explore new~thodsof rrobil.i!ling financial

resources

^for t.rainiI;Ig.

63. 'lhegroup in its discussions had recognized the crucial role of trained and'~fied ~lie financial managarent personnel in the inplarentatioll of, the Lagos Plan of ./l.ctiDn. Also recognized 'tl6S the associated high cost of training and the'need for regional ClO""qleration in order.to achieve rnax.imun results. '

64. Turning t.o education and institution building for training l:he Rap[lOrteur noted that even'though several other education and training institutions existed in Afdea, the group confinecf its review of the progress and status of the

sub-regional gradt!ate acbool.s of managereIltl the African InsUtute for Higher Technical Traini.ng,and _{~ l} the integrated regional training, research and advisory prograIllOO tor, the o:xlSerVation and managarent of African wildlife.

65. On the sub-regionalgradua~

scrools

of managaoont, the Ccmn1ttee was informed that neoessary action badbeen

taken

by .&:A to set up three

scrools; one

for

EaSt and SOuthern African countriesl another for English speaking west African countriesln legon, Ghanal and a thil:d in Casablanca, lIbrOoCO, to servethe"

North African sub-region. A fourth school for French-speaki.ng countries was being planned. 'liNenty Africans had so far benefitted fran fellowships awarded through llrA in those institutions. r.snber States' datands for those facilitieS

\\'ere high but

fu!:¥b

^\\'ere extraTely limited.

66:

~

^ixx:

^the

African Institute for Higrer TEdmical Training

and~search,'

^•

'it

wase.',.'plairied that the Institute had already offered special training w:>rkslxips

for appr6X.ttii:l.tely fifty Africans. \'Jhile the technical group was satisfied that sare progress had 1:Je<>..n made, it was noted with concern that srocoth operatioo

...()£ _~ :r,u;t.l.tute had been hanp:!red by: " '

(a) failure to make their firiancialocmtribution to the Instituteis bOOget on the part of mst gOvemmentsl " '

(b) In.af.equacy of accession'to

the

constitution

of

^the Institute;- ooly thiJiteeIl African Goverllments had becaTe manbers1'

(e) Reluctance 'on the part of donor agencieS, pcirticularly lWP, ~ prov~

financial support, thus leaving the firiancial burden on Kenya (the bost; Government), Nigeria and zaire.

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67.'lhe Ccmnittee y'a.." im'ontEd of t.he li':tle acearpUshmentwith respect to theprograIllOO fertile conservation and _~'1agementof wjldljfe.and that ECA's

eff~ had been

aimed

at .transforming ex1stfr.g

na:tiorial

facj,lities ^to offer prograIllOOs on a reg:i9nalbasi::.. In t1'.at regard, th<? Governmsnts.of tl1e

united

Republic-of

cameroon·

^{and tbp.}

em.ted

~public of Tanzank had ~11 approacmd.

68. The Rapporteur explained that discussions further focused on tiL--ee main

lssues.

Fitst,t.he tmortUl'.ate situaticn whereby Govertlments of ·countries . !Dsting institutions findthanselvesLl'J a position of having to bear a

;~SpLoportionctt<')ly larga btl::denin sust<"llning such inntitu'"t.ions; 'lbis situation Wh1clJ. might account for the lJE'ltit,tiO:1S on the PC"L'i: of AfrltJa!l countries to oc:mlert the wildlife c:>n3ervci:b.on and managE!lEllt i.nstitutioll$ i.nto reg1.onal facilities.

··1)9• .The

~

^isS\19

~st.Jat

^{ILO explore and}

l~=ide

assista,nce to the African Institute for Hi.gw:'ly,v::l1nical Tr1.'il"ling a10. l€!;",-,::::ch to r,:~ it a Turin-type of instituticn In AfrJ('''1..

70. In furtrer discussion, the Min1cters noted that the t:'cmnittee. of Nine was a Fol1.cM-up C:qmLttb¥l h'tlDse task \IC:R to ItI9s:: in the interim period before the next Conference of l'Uru.s'.:e:..-s, a:xl tInt t_'Jei;: frClC:·::.i..:u was to review progress in the implementatio;1 of dedJii.ol1.E

am

to prepa...'"B the agend'l for the next

session. The tao;k of implem::!tltaHC':, ot sub::rt:antive decisiC:1s '·13.8 ro:pected to be left to the (,-:nferen::e' s Te6:4-ll.Cal Sec..'"'Etariat, re..1Dely; the EI::i-\..

71. As regards the (~:uesti.o:l of :institution b\lil(Ii.."1g, the Ccmni.ttes considered it 'necessary. to revj,eI<'am., evaluaro the.:P.erl(;r~"'nt'mce

or

^the several, l:'El1;.onal and sub-regional institt:ti.or:.a nlrecrly crec:teCl· \doth a v:,e~:, to aetamdning ^the reasons for the prs"",:rl.:: diffJ.cul.ttes relating to fin-J!'cg and IT'£l:'1'oership. SUCh

revie'll and eviUmt.j.o:.~,t' it ~'.s..:'") f~lt, m.i.c;ht zesutt, in ree.listi.c prcr".::o~alsto strengthen the ~:JIQ:L~k ~'f ~.:he8e ;; nsJ.:itntj.on.s, ..

f·"

72. Afror· due considC;l;ratjc,l 0:;: t.~1e :report, the Cc:rroittee edopced. j.t, as arrerXIed, and called fo.:"~ e:t:re.cticn from tnt? r/??8rt: of spx:~f.:~c recam;.'?.l1dat;.cns in the various subjeG:D t'.:rcC-'s cc·')·o-:(g~. jx. i:>-? re!X'rt~ Too rerxxmD?.r.t1<.;-:~jrmD in reEpective

areas

^{which ,VSX'e} 7.?hlee. f-:,:c' C')","ide~:,,:'.;:i.on wcxe <'IX9pi:E'd <lCO outlined 001011:

Publ~c ~;uu.~::J?,::'~1.~'_0,)E_~:.na~~:.

(a) )U', sh:>ul.d p-.'l,ccm-a§e CQ-o;:l<mrl:::Lve awl cOilaborati,,~prtJg"£?.!lIleS :In the field of' p..:blk i':~inl.sC:('<!tYi"·tr":0"''qhe:,:;''Ji?ngeof stud£>.nts and staff

~'-'-g~t:'»~~""I:;"'~.~""'-:'-'-'·:-,t·J>'~ ,. -l...:.,.·t·':u"~"";'· --i.e \'1'·~1·t"" ....~.,..4,^......:(7...."'"""'.._j~~ -n:l

U.1.lo..r•• .:,; ~ .""~•. , ••~~._-::i r.;4 p,,"_a:.. ..., J... '_-.5 \"..:.'.. _D .. __"'l... .ki:w·ULLL~io--'.u.'- ...:....0:"'

M3nagement.

(bl I't1l>U.cl'L1m,n:l."tI~j.or, ,~!'a, t,:,::>l of socao-ecorxmtc engineering should

;~.nn-::e(~?n.r,ilicin ome:: to c;enerar.€ ^D. pc::;itive cljrna-:.e for

". natiC'~"l- ·de~;,:-elqFT;"~:lt.. _.' . ' .

(c) ""'~ Sh'~l;;-' l~lp'·;".&A...ot1. ,...r.,llU .!~..:-._ ._,.", rx--cro.Hn'g'j._.• , __0',3' <n'-:e~~'t·..L..J..:.1 "'<;;;;,;::}.".,in p,,'-lic••U.\.J ,_ (,;...,.l ....~'::~n·in;r·-~·'t'on_U,.i_~I'\::'.c.;,..".... _ ~;L<n

rural and u:·:b~n G·2~..C":":13 jn~t c:'.~ mUf';b. a.1!j was b9ing clone for the traditj.QT'l.al c::_·;il r_1e~,:tca

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DeveJ..opnant of Institutional Machineries

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capabilities

(8,) ~ States sl'inlld' fully utilize the avcrl.lable services of the intemational

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^'regiOnal organizationS for ~lopingna1:i.Onal.

manpower planning capilbil1ty

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^the related institutional mcidunery for en5Ur:/.ng that ~ planning is oot orily un:lertakenon a

regular basis, but that it bea:mas an integral part'of'socii:>--€O&lCIIIi.c ,developnent p~.

(b) l'oBnber

st<l.te.slilb:mld

col.Iaborabe with roA in organizing

andqc>J:ll3,~

consultaUve'~rksOOps in the fonnulation of '1IaIlpClWer polieiesr,;~

deve!opnent of manpower planning naehineries

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the deve:J.opteIl~)of

plans for, the training and devel.oprent of manpower p~,

and;

the developnent of awropriaW infonnation systems as a basisfOf,~

manpower planning process. ' " fi, '

(e) Since impl.em:mtation of the M:lnroVia Conference reoatmandations has been sCmewhat s1cM,' OCA sbould double its efforts in

assist.in9'

1lEIItler States to imp1Srnent those decisions without delay. ' " ' FellC7o>lShip and Tt"ainina Mninistration

, '(a) OCA sOOuld make full use of African anbassiesin Addis Ababa for

obt:ain.ipg

necessary infonnation 'fnn cx>untries of the ,region.

'(b) OCA r:3b::>ulP prepare a draft directoJ:y of training institutions for presentation at the second Conference of Ministers Responsible for Hunan ResoUrces Planning, Devel.oprent and uti lization in cairo in '

1984.

(e) M;)re appeals sb:>ul.d be madeto nanber States to contribute to the ' TrUst Fund.

Etiu::ation for DeveJ..opnant

(a) ,~lore use should be madeof OCA^Is educational staff developnent

~rksOOps in ed\X:at1onal plain'ling, curriculUn

devel.oIJnent

and administration, teacher"ecltx:<ition·.and Other progrartrOOS that relate

to edu::atiOOal sectors. r,

(b) 'A high priority sbould be assigned to the produ::tion of'

~',

equiprent and tools so as to save on foreign exchange.

(e) iJ.lore" stlXlies

srould

be

coroucted

on oou::ation and training iJ)stitutional

resources

utilization as a basis for dete1:mining a

s4'ategy

for

~ stliient intakes and linking of these institutions with the

~1d of ~rk.' ,

(d) Effective de1iVeryD;,'st:ails in non-fonnal eclu::ation

sOOUld

be established for facilitating the transfer of knowledge

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infonnation fnn

originating centres to users in peri-urban_{. . .}

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^{rural centres ,}

. ; . , '.~

Tt"aining for Deve10pnent and

career

Planning

In order to make training and career planning ^IIOre effective, nanber States sbould take the follcMing IOOaSureS:

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(a) FoD11Ulation

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irnplateIltation of canprehensive ~policy g¢de~ for natiOnal training deve1.op'oont backed by appropriate le¢slcitions.

(b) The establisl1:nent or "reconstitution" of adniinistrative machineries to provide policy guidelines

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to oo-ordinate trai.l$1g, ,gujilance,

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counselling activities.

(e)

The deVelopnentof well trained

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Professionally ori.el'ii;oo corps of training/staff develciprent personnel.

(d) Establi$hing andma;Lntaining a centrally administered training fuOO , derNli!cf from the i¢ustrial training levy and other foms of financial

~ IrDbilizatJ..on methods.

(e) DeveloPtent of appropriate training progrcmmes for out-<>f-school youth, those engaged in the non-formal, sector; subsistance fonning;

and the handfcapped,

(f)

.D¢Ie!oP

awroPriate services for psycrological/occupatlonal testing for career planning, guidance

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counselling.

(g) Develop effective gui,danoa

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counselling,personnel cadres. (.

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&tploytrent and ProductiVity Plannin'!f for Effective utilizatibriof Hunan Resources

(a)~r States should initiate neasures to ensure that ministr,ies of

" •"j~ur~ labour _~lfare am errp~jf:~ceswith

p1ai1ri1ilg

for genera1;;ipri of errploymmt opportJ]Ilities,anaiIfereasing productiVity.

To this

em

they should undertake the following:" , . . , (i) Establish sound aIq>loymmt

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productivity planning machineries

with clearly defined functions. . .' ; , ': , , (ii) FoD11Ulate clear aIq>loymmt

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productivity eIihandenrantpolicies;-_

(iii:) Develop

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deploy employmmt and productivity planriing

personnel:

(iv) .Establish sound inforitation systans for effective emPloyment

planning. '

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(b) Initiate measures for the return of trained nationals reside!1t

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'I«lrking abxoad· in de'Jeloped countries

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^their countries or

to

^other

, A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s . " ·

(c) Initiate policy neasilres for

tha

^{return of} trained nationals re,sident . and 'I«lrJdng abroad in developed colintries to their cbtmtries

or

^'to

other African oountries. '

ld) Select awxopLiate technology wit;ha<1t uq,iue rej6ctionof

the

^{use of}

the IIbSt up-to-<'kit;? ,~hnology while taJdng into aooount the need to develop and adapt the kim of technology which is labour 5ntensive

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which will not lead to unnecessary reduOOancy.

Devel.of:mEmt of

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capabilities in Public Fin.mlcial

~\anaqalalt

(a) Manber states should give

a

high'priority to the tra'iningof financial

.r-: managatEIltpersonnel at all levels. ' , ' "