MSL (The Teacher Training and Assessment Firm (TTAF)) will be responsible to: Undertake a survey of selected SELD and SEF secondary schools to identify the capacity and training needs of secondary school teachers in 5 key subjects: English, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics; Review the existing secondary education teacher training curriculum and prepare/revise training modules…
MSL will develop capacity needs framework; identify relevant indicators, development of instruments, data collection and survey implementation plan; conduct data collection and capacity building activities; hold data validation and debriefing sessions.
MSL is working for upgrading financial management/ model and for implementing financial/ investment plan in the corporate business planning. MSL is assisting DWASA in updating five-year corporate business plan, including investment plan, financial plan, tariff adjustment plan and human resource development plan. MSL is also working closely to update the financial model which will be…
MSL was responsible to: Review and finalize POs’ and PKSF IT system and staff capacity and online connectivity support plan; Select Pos, develop and finalize a plan for a pilot mobile microfinance operation for selected POs; Develop legal and regulatory guidelines to initiate mobile microfinance pilot among PKSF and POs; Review existing mobile microfinance applications,…
MSL built the capacity of and provide hands-on support to relevant members of the SECDT and SWC in the curriculum development process (including development of detailed curricula, course syllabi, and draft manuscripts of selected sections of textbooks and teacher guides) for LSE and USE science subject areas. MSL, in coordination with the ESEPCR and other…
Organization, Management and Integrity: Reviewed and analyzed existing organizational structure, identified negative and positive sides, reorganized and consolidated tax administration based on functional rationalization of personnel and systems. Developed methodology for the TC management for monitoring and assessing the performance of the entire tax authorities. Developed newsletters on the TARP purposes and status for internal…
Identified capacity development programs (e.g., training) implemented by development partners as part of their projects and by Bangladeshi government institutions particularly working for the strengthening of local government institutions. Candidate projects implemented by development partners: LGSP 2 (Local Governance Support Project Phase II): The World Bank UZGP (Upazila Governance Project): UNDP UPGP (Union Parishad Governance…
The R-CDTA provided support in: (i) strengthening institutional linkages and mechanisms for regional cooperation on bioenergy and food security; (ii) technical support for designing and implementing pilot studies, undertaking studies and building capacity; and (iii) monitoring and reporting on the R-CDTA activities and outputs. Component 1: Enhanced regional cooperation on bioenergy development that safeguards and…
MSL staff provided assistance to: (i) the implementation of package 1 for developing the overall governance systems for implementing the National IWRM Support Program, to be utilized by WREA when coordinating activities funded by other development partners; (ii) the development and implementation of capacity building for WREA staff in national and provincial offices; (iii) the…
The technical assistance (TA) would strengthen capacity of national and provincial government officials of Lao PDR to cope with climate change. The TA had included (i) capacity development, and (ii) implementing pilot activities on climate change in priority sectors including water, agriculture and forestry. The consultants undertook field visits and reviewed/assessed and compiled/collated data on…
MSL provided the services of one of each international and national consultant throughout the TA and was involved in the following activities: i) Developed a conceptual framework for PCBs microfinance lending within the conceptual framework of ADB’s sub-loan criteria, ii) Trained staff of PCBs in microfinance, small business credit, micro-leasing, accounting and reporting standards of…
The impact of the TA project was modernizing and mainstreaming madrasahs at primary and secondary levels leading to improved learning outcomes. The outcomes were a strengthened madrasah board (BMEB) and agencies responsible for madrasah education with increased human, organizational, and institutional capacity. The CDTA included the following activities: Reviewing the status of the madrasah subsector…
Regulations for the new legislation, a development plan for state-owned insurance corporations and updated mortality tables. Capacity building for key staff members of the present insurance regulatory authority (OCCI) Protection of insurance policy-holders; the insurance regulator needed to monitor company performance through systematic reports and evaluate all aspects of the insurance business. Capacity enhancements for…
TA team assisted the Government to further develop its capacity in improving aid effectiveness in collaboration with the Round Table Process (RTP). The TA delivered the following outputs: A strengthened RTP coordination process, including improved baseline data, diagnostic analysis, and monitoring reports. Common development partner arrangements, simplified procedures and collaboration in preparing core economic and…
The consultants of MSL implemented this ADB TA to support the Government’s efforts to deepen the reforms in Public Financial Management and, by strengthening the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) processes, allowed it to respond to the challenge of aligning public expenditure policies with the pro-poor priorities set out in its…
The team of consultants for the TA helped the Royal Government of Bhutan in developing procedures to implement the Public Finance Act (PFA) and capacity development in the various Financial Rules and Regulations, particularly at the line ministry and district levels, to support implementation of the PFA. The TA team developed a strategy to implement…
Maxwell Stamp provided assistance to the IFC-managed Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) in drafting rules and regulations for the Economic Zones Ordinance and reviewed relevant regulations. Specifically, this included: A comprehensive mapping of the regulatory and administrative functions and procedures; A comprehensive mapping of any and all functions that have automated components; A list of…
This ADB TA was implemented to assist the Ministry of Finance, GOB in the following areas: improve the institutional arrangements for macroeconomic and fiscal policy analyses; upgrade CGE modelling expertise of the Finance Division; improve the SOE monitoring systems; develop an efficient system for remitting overseas workers’ earnings; upgrade professional expertise in macroeconomics and…
Prepared inventory of existing UP training programme; Prepared inventory of existing resources organizations for UP training; Identified problems, weaknesses and critical gaps of UP training; Identified basic elements of UP raining strategy; Identified types of UP training courses-basis/orientation courses and specialized courses; Identified topics to be covered under basic/orientation UP training course; Identified topics to…
Maxwell Stamp was commissioned to implement a four-year project to provide technical assistance to National Board of Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh. The aim of the project was to support the integration of tax from all areas, both direct and indirect. This included the future formulation of taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) and the establishment of a…