How we helped the Government of a Central Asian Nation to improve the capacity of their officers in Public Finance Management

Synopsis:

In December 2016, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic enacted a comprehensive Strategy on Public Financial Management (PFM) Reforms for 2016-2025. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) Training Centre (TC) undertakes Government-wide training activities in support of the reforms. Since 2016, with the Multi-Lateral Agency’s assistance, the MoF TC has introduced and successfully implemented e-learning modules on e-procurement, which we partnered in.

To date, 10 online modules on e-procurement are functioning, which maximizes staff training opportunities. New modules on Public Finance Management (PFM) were required to enhance the MoF’s capacity to train civil servants on PFM matters via self-paced digital learning.

The Situation:

While the launch of the Public Procurement and eProcurement Courses helped build capacity in Government Officers to procure better, there was a need felt to develop Public Financial Management capacity too. New eLearning courses were to be developed for deployment online and offline using USB. The eLearning courses had to cover a range of topics relevant to Public Finance Management.

The MoF TC provided the base content (manuscript) for these eLearning courses in Russian for development of the eLearning courses in Russian and Kyrgyz.

The Solution:

We developed and handed over four ready-to-host eLearning courses in Kyrgyz and Russian Languages on:

• Programme Budgeting – 11 Modules
• Treasury Single Account – 11 Modules
• Incentive Grants – 4 Modules
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations – 4 modules.

The Impact:

We have successfully deployed the Courses and reportedly many Government officers have been certified and are benefiting from the program.