Experience by country

Barbados

• Participate in the design of the all-Internet-based Barbados Labour Market Information System (BLMIS).   

Bangladesh

• Evaluated in Bangladesh the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• As a member of a Government-Private Sector mission explore the potential for Human Resource Adjustment and Institutional Strengthening with a focus on demobilized soldiers and returning refugees.   

Brazil

• Serviçio Nacional de Aprendizagen Industrial (SENAI) / Centro Internacional para a Educação, Trabalho e Transferência de Tecnologia (CIET) [National Industrial Training Service] and Ministry of Employment and Labour: Plan and track a project of functional analysis (DACUM) to define the skill contents of about 300 occupational families within Brazil's new Occupational Classification. This involved training facilitators and trainers of facilitators. (1998-2002)
• Development of a Geopolitical Analysis Framework for International Relations in Natural Resources and its application in Brazil.
• Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (FIPE) [Foundation Institute for Economic Research], University of São Paulo, Brazil. Conduct a DACUM workshop (2010).

Burundi

• Evaluated in Burundi, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Cambodia

• Evaluated in Cambodia, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Canada

Execute research, evaluation and monitoring projects for a wide variety of public and private sector clients, including:

• Canadian Heritage;
• Canadian International Development Agency;
• Finance Canada;
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade;
• Health Canada;
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada;
• Indian Affairs and Northern Development;
• Industry Canada;
• Natural Resources Canada,
• Service Canada;
• Public Safety Canada; and
• Private sector organizations.

China

• Development of a Geopolitical Analysis Framework for International Relations in Natural Resources and its application in China.

Colombia

• Design an evaluation framework for the Servicio de Adaptacion Laboral Integral.
• In the context of trade liberalization (Apertura) and Colombia's Modernization of the State program, design a Human Resource Adjustment Program for application in the private and public sectors, respectively. The latter was implemented under Presidential Decree 2151 (December 30, 1992).
• World Bank. Advise Econometría on the design of a summative evaluation framework for the Labour Adjustment Program, a program of the National Training Service (SENA) (1998).
• World Bank. Design and execute a formative evaluation of the Labour Adjustment Program, a program of the National Training Service (SENA) (1993).

Congo, Democratic Republic of

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Costa Rica

• Advise the ILO International Training Centre on options for the introduction in Costa Rica of occupational standards.

Djibouti

• Evaluated in Djibouti the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Ecuador

• Advise the Government of Ecuador on the human resource aspects of restructuring the Port of Guayaquil, the railway and the post office.

Egypt

• Assess in-house training system for five factories and recommend enhancements.
• As member of the faculty of the Harvard in Egypt Workshop 1995 on Privatization, lecture on labour adjustment measures.

Ethiopia

• Evaluated in Ethiopia the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Gambia, The

• Evaluated in The Gambia, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Ghana

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in Ghana.

Guatemala

• In the context of re-engineering of the national health service, assess the potential for human resource adjustment in Guatemala's two largest hospitals.

Guinea

• Evaluated in Guinea, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Haiti

• As Team Leader, undertake a human resource capacity assessment for the conduct of the fourth national census.
• Evaluated in Haiti the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Honduras

• Develop a Concept Paper and work plan for the rationalization of employment in the central government of Honduras.
• Evaluation of SNV’s Honduras Country Program

India

• Development of a Geopolitical Analysis Framework for International Relations in Natural Resources and its application in India.

Indonesia

• Under subcontract to P.T. Hickling Indonesia,
• Participate in Inception Mission for the Governance Reform Support Project, defining potential activities in educational decentralization, for execution at the national, provincial and local levels.
• As a response to the Asian financial crisis, design an interactive dynamic formula for use by the National Development Planning Agency in O+M funding of about 360 Districts, taking account of poverty levels.
• Design a Concept Paper on Educational Decentralization and develop four related policy papers on Educational Finance, Educational Organization, Educational Human Resources and Communication.
• Trained the first group of Indonesian Functional Analysis Facilitators. Prepared the Functional Analysis Facilitator Guide to Train-the Trainers.
• Within strong collaborative partnerships, has worked extensively with government, national and international associations, technical groups and labour unions. Through industry forums, he has fostered human resources building capacity.

Jamaica

• In the context of an export development program, assess the adequacy of employer-driven technical training.

Kenya

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in Kenya.

Lesotho

• Evaluated in Lesotho, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Madagascar

• Evaluated in Madagascar the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Malawi

• Evaluated in Malawi, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Mali

• Evaluated in Mali, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Mauritania

• Evaluated in Mauritania the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Mexico

• As member of the World Bank Preparation Mission for the Technical Education and Modernization Project leading to the Conocer Program, analysed the requirements of the "demand" (employers) side.
• Evaluation of the North American Forest Commission

Nepal

• Evaluated in Nepal, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Nicaragua

• Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Nicaraguan Citizen Security Program. Inter-American Development Bank with eight entities of the Government of Nicaragua and two NGOs.

Nigeria

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in Nigeria.

Peru

• Advise the Privatization Council of the Government of Peru on human resource adjustment options for state-owned companies to be privatized.

Russian Federation

• In the context of Russia's transition to a market economy, Capra:
• designed a Human Resource Adjustment Program for application in cases of mass-lay-off.
• tested the acceptance of a Human Resource Adjustment Program in a shoe factory in Kungur (Perm Oblast).
• tested the acceptance of a Human Resource Adjustment Program in both a ball bearing and a magnet factory in Novocherkassk (Rostov-on-Don Oblast).
• designed and conducted a Russia-wide training program for the personnel of the Federal Employment Service.

Rwanda

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in Rwanda.

Senegal

• Evaluated in Senegal, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

South Africa

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in South Africa.

Tanzania

• Evaluated in Tanzania, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Uganda

• Evaluated in Uganda, the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

United States of America

Uruguay

• In the context of the Modernization of the State Program, assess the acceptability of a participatory Human Resource Adjustment Program.
• Assess the acceptability of human resource adjustment measures in support of ex-employees of the PLUNA airline.

Venezuela

• In the context of trade liberalization, advise the Government of Venezuela on the design of a human resource adjustment program.
• World Bank and the Government of Venezuela. Advise the Government of Venezuela on developing a human resource adjustment program.

Yemen

• Evaluated in Yemen the functioning of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to the Least Developed Countries.

Zambia

• Evaluate the Canada Investment Fund for Africa in Zambia.

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