Skills Assessment
for National Adaptation Planning
April 2017
HOW COUNTRIES CAN IDENTIFY THE GAP
A SKILLS ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
A SKILLS ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Skills for …
WHAT?
A SKILLS ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Assess audience and needs
Design learning objectives, assessment method
Prepare content, mode of delivery
Deliver training, engage national institutions
Evaluate for changes in attitude, behaviours
THE NEED FOR A FRAMEWORK
All countries need to better understand and develop
individual skills to achieve their adaptation goals
More systematic and
tailored approaches to
skills development
are needed
ADAPTATION SKILLS-SETS
Technical Management Participatory
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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Policy
Organisational
Operational
IMP
LEMEN
TATION
LEVELS
Source: NAP-GSP and GIZ (2015), Developing Capacities for National Adaptation Planning.
Institutional capacities
Institutional capacities
Institutional capacities
Individual skills
(participatory)
Individual skills
(technical)
Individual skills
(management)
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
Source: UNITAR (2015), Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning
What adaptation planning capacities
are you trying to build?
CAPACITIES
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
A. Clear mandate in place
for national adaptation
planning in the agriculture
sector
B. Enhanced national
coordination for adaptation
planning in the agriculture
sector
1. Describe existing skills
available
2. Self assessment of skills
gaps (Reference list of
competencies)
3. Locate these skills at
different institutional levels
4. Design skills plan
Capacities to build Steps to take
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
A. Enhanced national
coordination for adaptation
and agriculture
…
Technical
Partc’oryManage
ment
What Skills?
THE TOOLS
Appendix 2: Reference list of skills ….
TECHNICAL
T1. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND POLICY
T2. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
T3. CLIMATE CHANGE MAINSTREAMING
MANAGEMENT
M1. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
M2. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
M3. VISIONING, CREATING, INSPIRING
PARTICIPATORY
P1. COORDINATION
P2. COMMUNICATION
P3. TEAM-BUILDING
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
A. Enhanced national
coordination for adaptation
and agriculture
…
Policy
Organst’lOperat’l
What Levels?
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATORY
POLICY
ORGANISATION
OPERATION
Objective: Enhanced coordination for adaptation and agriculture
T1
M2
M1
P3
P4P2T2 M6
M7
T5
THE NIGER EXPERIENCE: MAIN FINDINGS
“a cross
government cohort
of staff ready to
assume technical
and managerial
roles in CCA ..”
At policy level, abilities
needed to assess and
advocate for sector
implications of climate change
At organisational level,
coordination skills needed,
such as joint objective setting
and prioritisation
At operational level,
retaining personnel and HR
management
THE NIGER EXPERIENCE: MAIN FINDINGS
National skills development: Immediate (Yr 1)
TECHNICAL SKILLS MANAGEMENT SKILLS PARTICIPATORY SKILLS
T1 – climate change science and policy (basics)
T5 – climate change economics; climate finance modalities and access
M1 – leadership and negotiation for policymakers
M4 – communication and advocacy for senior managers
P4 – speaking and presenting to groups, for managers and policy makers
P10 – participatory planning and decisionmaking, for managers
ENABLERSDetailed workflow analysis of current training activities in CCACapacity development for national training institutions (instructional design)ToT programme on climate change fundamentals for CNEDD staff
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
Source: UNITAR (2015), Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning
What capacities for agricultural
sector adaptation planning are you
seeking to build?
How specific can you be?
CAPACITIES
Thank you
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