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During the Ethiopian Year 2013 and 2014 the Development Learning Centre of the ECSU was engaged in piloting the delivery of E-Learning-Based Trainings on Capital Investment Planning (CIP). The pilot has been finalised successfully for seven Ethiopian Cities, namely Debremarkos, Nekemte, Assosa, Gambela, Semera, Yirga Alem and Jijiga. 93 trainees have received a certificate for capital investment planning and 90 trainees received a certificate for revenue enhancement planning. Currently there is another training running for the city of Adua and is expected to be finalised during the month August 2014.

Figure 1 Map of cities that have participated in CIP Training

Cities who are interested in participating in this training are welcome to get in touch with the Ethiopian Civil Service University, specifically the Ethiopian Development Learning Centre, which is one the centres of the university.

In order to book the REP Training, please get in touch with the 

Centre for Training and Consultancy (CTC) 

at the Ethiopian Civil Service University:

Tel: 0116-452025

Email: info@ecsu.edu.et

The Capital Investment Plan in a Nutshell

The Capital Investment Plan is the city administration’s most important instrument for steering and realising the city’s strategic objectives. It is a flexible tool that municipalities can use to plan long-term infrastructure projects. Capital investments do not include recurrent expenditures, such as salaries, but can encompass physical and socioeconomic infrastructure (e.g., roads and schools) equipment (e.g., vehicles) and consultancy work (e.g., project design).

The development of the CIP is a process that links investment needs with available resources and with the priorities of stakeholders. A comprehensive decision-making process is used to select the most appropriate capital projects by assessing and responding to the needs of citizens. The CIP is a legally binding plan that should be adopted by the city council.

Download your copy of the CIP Manual (English Version) today!

Download your copy of the CIP Manual (Amharic Version) today!

The Importance of the Training for Capital Investment Planning

“Capital investment planning is also at the heart of democracy. The capital budget expresses the people’s priorities about how their money should be spent— money they have entrusted to the administration in order to provide services. Therefore, the centrepiece of capital investment planning is the participatory decision making process.”

Mekuria Haile, Ministry of Urban Development and Construction Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

The training is crucial for the upscaling of important Ethiopian reforms in urban governance and decentralisation. Trainees learn how to set up efficiently facilitate the processes of planning of capital investments. 

Teaching and learning takes place through a number of methods which allows the participants not only to grasp the theoretical concepts, but also to solve problems and experience the planning processes in a practical way as part of a business game. As a result participants with a certificate of successful completion are expected to be competent and to make a big difference for the cities planning process. They become an asset for their cities and are able to assist the city in implementing a more efficient and effective planning process with the citizens as a beneficial in mind.

The training is provided in a cost and time efficient way by using a combination of short face-to-face workshops, online-training and video-conferences using the Woreda-Net Connection. 

Certificate

The following certificate is provided for the participants after successfully completing the training:

Figure 2 CIP Certificate for Successful Completion page 1

On the backside of the certificate, the learning outcomes are documented:

Figure 3 CIP Certificate for Successful Completion page 2

The trainings have been developed as part of the bilateral Urban Governance and Decentralisation Programme (UGDP) and sponsored by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). The training material is based on an official manual of the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Construction.