Training providers in capacity development for major land reforms and land policy implementation at country level
Date
2016Author
Ngau, Peter M
Mwenda, Jasper N
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ArticleLanguage
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A number of developing countries are in the process of developing and implementing land policies
or major land reforms. A recent study in Kenya has demonstrated that training providers have a
crucial and unique role in capacity development for successful implementation of major land
reforms or implementation of land policies. Demands for training at country level for major land
reforms are often more complex than those that are required for reforms in particular land sectors.
Careful identification of training providers, targets for training, the mode and duration of training,
training institutions and curricula offered by these institutions is imperative. Coordination and
timely linkages between various landed professions, training providers and public and private
institutions is also crucial in effective capacity development.
The existing human capacity status and projected human capacity needs in the Land Sector were
assessed by qualitative and quantitative methods to reveal the gap between the existing and the
projected human capacity, particularly in terms of hard and soft skills. This capacity was then
dissected further to reveal requirements for capacity development at different levels for various
targets for training throughout the Land Sector at the Country level. Further study was then carried
out to assess the existing capacity among Training Providers to effectively address capacity
development needs that were identified in various sectors and levels. Findings from this study
reveal that there is urgent need to address the capacity development ability and focus of these
Training Providers during and after enactment of the Land Policies in a Country, and to develop
their capacity so that they will, in turn, play their role effectively.
It is expected that findings of this study will contribute to the ongoing discussion on human
capacity development to support implementation of land policies or major land reforms at Country
Level.
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https://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig_proceedings/fig2016/papers/ts05g/TS05G_ngau_mwenda_8196_abs.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/100698
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University of Nairobi
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