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Treningas: Introductory training for policy-makers: Ethnic Diversity and Public Service Delivery
2006-10-30 08:52
This five-days international training of the LGI Managing Multiethnic Communities Program (MMCP) is for development workers and policy makers, and staff of local and national government and international organizations, managers of public services, human resource managers of public institutions, policy advisors and consultants, project managers working on EU funded projects, trainers of local governments and faculty staff from public administration and public policy higher education.
It will present recent thinking and practice in diversity management involving ethnicity. It combines personal and institutional focuses and it concentrates on participants awareness of diversity issues in the region and on the diversity awareness and skills necessary for policymakers leading managing public services in diverse communities.
The workshop is based on participatory and experiential learning methods and makes use of real life case studies.
Deadline for application: November 3, 2006
Deadline for selection: November 10, 2006
For submitting applications visit
http://lgi.osi.hu and check events
For more information please contact:
Angela Radosits, Program Coordinator aradosits@osi.hu
(in the subject line please indicate MMCP training)
Background
The last century has taught us not only that diversity was here to stay and was on the increase. But it also showed us that trying to eliminate or ignore diversity or to pretend it does not exist provokes bitter resistance. This can have long-lasting destructive effects, while recognising and accommodating it may resolve seemingly irreconcilable situations. In addition, accommodating diversity is the challenge not merely for a few multi-ethnic states, but it is more the rule than the exception and it is especially so in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia.
The state is the guarantor of social, political and economic stability and it also sets an example as a model employer. In transition countries the state is still the largest employer and one of the most important social actors, who sets norms and creates precedence for inter-ethnic interactions. Thus, governments ability to comply with diversity-friendly policies and norms has a strong social impact. Failure to do so will affect all social groups negatively by weakening democratic institutions demonstrated by intensified social tensions and lack of stability.
Diversity management is a key element of good governance in multiethnic societies. Advancing both institutional and personal competence in diversity management are key for achieving social cohesion and strengthening democratic institutions. Mainstreaming values of fair, transparent and inclusive governmental policies and institutions will benefit all social groups.
In order to make informed decisions and choices of diversity management strategies policymakers, administrators and civil servants have to acquire new skills and knowledge to build a society that is equitable and inclusive of all people. They also need to be aware and understand the impact of their own actions and of such strategies or their lack on their own diverse identities, contexts, and local communities. They need to understand processes of discrimination, exclusion and stereotyping as well as their consequences in order to tackle them effectively.
MMCP Diversity training package serves this need by offering regular training courses in various fields of diversity management tailored to the needs of these target groups.
Specific Goal
This training will help participants to gain a better understanding of notions of effectiveness, efficiency and equity in public service management and delivery in multi-ethnic local communities. The training will promote change in approaches to equality and will emphasize the role of governments in eliminating barriers faced by diverse ethnic groups to achieve a just and inclusive society.
Specific topics covered by the training:
1. Understanding diversity, identity and ethnicity
2. Role of public institutions in shaping identity and inequalities
3. Exploring state approaches shaping interethnic encounters
4. Ethnic aspects of decentralization reforms
5. Ethnic impact of changes of public service management in a market environment: notions of effectiveness, efficiency and equity
6. Ethnic bias in public services
7. European strategies for the management of diversity Equal opportunities, non-discrimination, mainstreaming
Participants will:
Deepen their understanding and improve their knowledge in the fields of European frameworks of diversity and diversity management in multiethnic communities
Increase their knowledge and understanding of the processes of discrimination, exclusion and stereotyping as well as their consequences
Advance their skills in order to tackle various forms exclusion in public service delivery
Deepen their understanding about the impact of public service management and delivery on inter-ethnic relations and social inclusion
Improve their knowledge of notions of effectiveness, efficiency and equity in public service management and delivery in multi-ethnic local communities
Improve their understanding and skills in the fields of local level policy making for diverse communities, in particular in the use of strategies of inclusion of vulnerable groups promoted by the EU
Advance their skills in inclusive public policy-making as conflict prevention measures
Trainers
Petra Kovacs, PhD
Petra Kovacs has been the director and a senior trainer of LGI Managing Multiethnic Communities Program (MMCP) since 1997. Under her leadership MMCP has developed from a one-person project to a flagship policy initiative and a major training institution focusing on public management of ethnic diversity in transition countries.
As a trainer she has 15 years of experience in adult-learning with special focus on diversity-related topics. Petra has extensive international training experience in CEE and SEE. She has coached the adaptation of diversity related training programs of the UNDP in Central Asia and the OSCE in SEE. A renowned expert in developing, monitoring and evaluating of European Social Fund (ESF) funded projects aiming at the social inclusion of vulnerable groups, especially the Roma. As the founder of the Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities within the Network of Schools of Public Administration (NISPAcee) she actively advocates for the mainstreaming of diversity issues to the curricula of schools of Public Administration in the Region.
Among others Petra is the co-author and co-editor of the policy studies Who Benefits? Ethnic bias in the local policy process (ELTE, 2004), Managing Hatred and Distrust: The Prognosis for Post-Conflict Settlement in Multiethnic Communities in the fYU (LGI, 2002), Diversity in Action: Local Public Management of Multi-ethnic Communities in CEE (LGI, 1999). She holds an MA from the ELTE-UNESCO Ethnic and Minority studies Program and a DEA Degree in Public Policy from the University Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne. She has a Ph.D. in Public Policy from ELTE University in Budapest.
Katalin Pallai
Katalin Pallai is an independent expert of urban policy with 17 years of field experience. During these years she assisted various donors and local governments in elaborating comprehensive policy concepts and strategies. Her key expertise is on public management and strategy, and her interest is focused on the inter-relation and interdependence of different local policies and actions.
During the last 10 years, Ms Pallai, designed and directed many executive training and university courses on urban strategy and management. She is invited to lecture on topics related to local government policies in various parts of the World and has also published books and numerous articles on urban strategies and management, on decentralization and local government reforms.
Katalin Pallai has a M.Phil in Political Science and M.Sc. in Architecture and Urban Planning. Currently she is finishing her doctoral dissertation on public management. See more in www.pallai.hu.
Training Materials
Participants will use a binder with relevant manuals of the MMCP Diversity training package. This 5 volume series of training manuals is based on 8 years of diversity training experience in CEE, SEE and Central Asia. Each manual is developed by MMCP core trainers and integrates progress both in theory and practice of diversity management. The package presents basic concepts and terminology of diversity management and provides practical tools for self-study as well as classroom activities. Manuals and toolkits are updated permanently.
This training is based on two manuals developed by MMCP:
· Introduction to Diversity Management by Petra Kovacs and Zsuzsa Katona
· Ethnic Diversity and Public Service Delivery by Gabor Peteri and Katalin Pallai
Other Back-up Training Materials are available on-line, at http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/books/
Post-training coaching/advising
On a needs driven basis trainers provide post-training advise and coaching for alumni to adopt the new knowledge and skills in diversity management to participants work.
About LGI and MMCP
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) was launched in January 1997 by the Board of the Open Society Institute Budapest. The primary mission of LGI is to foster such cross-border cooperation and to support and disseminate throughout the region potentially important policy studies which have significant impact on policy reform.
LGIs Managing Multiethnic Communities Program (MMCP) is an in-house initiative that promotes policy good governance in multiethnic communities through research based advocacy, training and awareness raising. In this endeavor, MMCP develops training materials, encourages the development of innovative practices in the the field of diversity management and strives to develop information and expert networks. MMCP publishes studies, manuals and books on related issues throughout the region.
For more information: http://lgi.osi.hu
Selection
Participants from Central and Southeast Europe, Central Asia, and Indonesia are invited to apply. Participants will be selected based on their on-line applications, according to the following criteria:
Professional experience
Previous training experience and knowledge of different aspects of diversity management,
Experience in working with local governments, civil society organizations or with diverse communities,
Working for institutions that have the proven capacity to multiply the program at national level,
Good English language skills
LGI actively encourages the application of candidates associated with the national secretariats of the Decade of Roma Inclusion and other members of the Roma policy community.
Costs
LGI has secured funding to support the participation of 24 trainees selected on a competitive basis. LGI will cover their tuition and materials, accommodation, meals
Applicants to this training must secure funding for their travel costs to and from Budapest from other sources.
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IMPORTANT!
1. All participants should arrive in Budapest on December 9, 2006 and depart on December 15, 2006. The program starts with an opening dinner on December 9 at 7.00 PM. The first training session starts on December 10 at 9.00 AM. The last training session will finish at 3.30 PM on December 14. The certification and closing ceremony will take place at the closing dinner from 7 PM on December 14, 2006.
2. Accepted candidates should confirm their participation within 7 days to secure their funding from LGI.
Angela Radosits, LGI Training Coordinator
E-mail: aradosits@osi.hu
Tel: ++361 327 3835
Fax: ++361 327 3105
3. All selected participants who need the Hungarian visa are expected to start to arrange their visa immediately after the notification about the selection. Visa process may take up to 6 weeks from certain countries and any delay in submitting a visa request may prevent the participants to get a visa to Hungary.
4. Participants missing more than 3 training sessions will not be eligible for the end-of-course certificate of MMCP
5. Only complete applications will be considered in the selection process
6. Late submissions will not be considered in the selection process.
7. Cancellation policy: Any last minute voluntary cancellation within three weeks from the start date will be sanctioned by rejection of any further applications by said applicant. Vis major should be documented.
8. The applicant states that all information in the application is true.
Deadline for application: November 3, 2006
Deadline for selection: November 10, 2006
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