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2021-01-31

Second Career Development Plan Review

The second Career Development Plan (CDP) review was conducted in December 2021 and January 2021.

*For more information about the Career Development Plan Review, please refer to here.
https://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/vietnam/052/news/general/200731.html

Eighty-two AIS staff members were targeted for review, and we interviewed each of them for about 30 minutes. Including the new subjects, 88 people were eligible for the CDP.

First, the results of the training based on the CDP are as follows.

  • From the start of the project until December 2020, a total of 21 training sessions were conducted, with 150 participants.
  • In the pre- and post-tests of the trainings, the scores increased except for the OSCP training. The OSCP training confirmation test was not a simple choice, but a practical hands-on test, which made it difficult to compare.
  • For the 46 trainees who engaged in online learning after the training, all increased their scores over the pre-test.
  • Of the 150 trainees, 43 took the international certification exam, and 30 passed.
  • In the post-training questionnaire (17 items), 85.8% of the trainees' responses (55 valid responses) scored in the top two out of five.

A summary of the results of the review is as follows

  • According to the preliminary questionnaire, 27 staff members out of 73 valid responses are experiencing changes in their work roles, and 12 staff members are experiencing challenges in their work. The content of the issues varied, but the lack of human resources and security technology stood out.
  • According to the preliminary questionnaire, 56 out of 73 valid respondents felt that the training was effective, and 2 respondents felt that it had a negative impact (the remaining 15 respondents either did not know or did not feel any positive or negative impact). The answers of two negative responses were that "the training content was not excellent and did not lead to solid confidence" and "more practical content (especially for PMP training) was expected".
  • Responses to the question, "How has your attitude and thinking toward work changed after the training?": Most of the staff responded positively. Some staff members were immediately using the technology in their daily work, like virtualization technology, while others were incorporating project management techniques into their daily work.
  • Of the 12 department heads who responded, 11 thought that the abilities of their subordinates who participated in the training increased, and that the CDP method was effective. In terms of training methods, there were requests for more practical training and medium- to long-term training.

Overall, it can be said that the systematic training using the CDP is making steady progress toward achieving the project's purpose, as the quantitative scores show an improvement in competence and the staff members feel the effects on their daily work. On the other hand, needs are changing fast and we can see some issues to improve the training system, which we will improve as much as possible during the remaining one year of the project.

The project will continue to implement and evaluate the training based on the CDP as the main activity of the project.

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