The Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan (hereinafter referred to as the Academy or ACS) was established in September 2008. The strategic goal of the Academy is to create an educational, research, organizational, and methodological base that provides training and capacity building activities for management personnel of state authorities and local governments.
The Academy provides a two-year retraining course for civil servants, as well as short-term advanced training courses based on applications from ministries, state departments, and local governments.
According to the State Programme of the development of digital economy for 2021-2025 the development of digitalization and the ongoing institutional transformations in this area require a consistent build-up of the practical skills of civil servants.
To organize the educational process, the Academy, in addition to the main teaching staff, attracts highly qualified specialists and experts from the ministries and departments of the country, as well as representatives of partner higher educational institutions, specialized academies, research institutes and analytical centers, including from other countries. The training course programs provide for holding of practical classes and industrial practice for the students of the Academy from the Mejlis (Parliament), ministries and sectoral departments, as well as local self-government bodies.
UNDP and the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan have initiated the joint Project – Capacity Building of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan.
The goal of this project is to strengthen the potential of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan to improve the professional qualifications and retraining of civil servants in accordance with principles that take into account merit and performance, as well as to promote young specialists (including women) in leadership positions.
The project includes the following components: development and implementation of certification programs for professional development of civil servants in line with the primary objectives of development of digital economy and strengthening ICT infrastructure of education system of the Academy in accordance with objectives of civil service during the transition to digital economy.
The project is designed to support the Academy and develop, in close cooperation with it, modern training programs, as well as improve the methodology and material and technical base for further improving the training of civil service personnel.
The long-term goal of the assignment is to improve the efficiency of the public service in Turkmenistan in line with global trends and innovations.
The assignment corresponds to the priority areas of the National Programme of Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022-2052, the Presidential Program of Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022-2028, the Concept for the Development of the Digital Economy in Turkmenistan for 2019-2025, the State Programme of the Development of Digital Economy for 2021-2025, the Concept for the Development of the Digital Education System in Turkmenistan.
At present, one of the main priorities of the public policy of Turkmenistan is the development of a digital education system in Turkmenistan. The Academy plans to launch an innovative distance learning technology in the frame of implementation of the Concept for the Development of the Digital Education System in Turkmenistan.
Together with UNDP, the Academy is going to implement a new mechanism of civil servants’ education using innovative distance learning technologies. The competence-oriented approach in developing of trainers/teachers is one of the current priorities of the Academy. The main tasks of the assignment will be preparation, testing and publication of a methodological manual of civil servants training using distance technologies based on:
- familiarization with the didactic, psychological, pedagogical, and methodological foundations of the application of information and communication technologies in the field of education;
- development of competence in the use of modern digital tools and services for the creation of electronic educational resources;
- formation of skills in the use of ICT tools in the digital educational environment.
The assignment shall cover:
Innovative trainer/teacher knowledge requirements in the field of ICT:
- know the techniques and methods of using ICT tools in various types and forms of educational activities;
- be able to use ICT tools in their professional activities;
- own the methodology of using digital technologies in the subject area;
- have the skills to develop pedagogical technologies based on the use of digital tools and services;
- have an idea of ??the possibilities of practical implementation in the context of the use of multimedia technologies, artificial intelligence systems, information systems, innovative equipment, web technologies that operate on the basis;
- of computer technologies that automate the input, accumulation, processing, transmission, and operational management of information;
- be able to use telecommunication technologies for educational purposes;
The modern trainer/teacher needs to be taught:
- use information or educational resources;
- remotely interact with students and trainees;
- use social media services in real time to share innovations with colleagues or provide individual assistance to students;
- create electronic educational resources and place them in specialized systems or on educational platforms;
- conduct a variety of online learning projects on social networks or on educational platforms;
- organize remote communication between all participants of the educational process using technologies;
- conduct joint lectures, laboratory and practical classes using services for webinars or other services for virtual meetings and communication;
- exchange relevant information within network professional communities;
In this regard UNDP is seeking an international expert to support the preparation, testing and publication of a methodological manual of civil servants training using distance learning technologies based on best international practices and also to conduct the mastering course for trainers presenting this Guide. The course will help to understand:
- features of the professional activity of educators in the digital information and educational environment;
- the possibility of using digital technologies, innovative equipment, electronic educational resources to achieve subject, meta-subject and personal results;
- the specifics of the organization of the educational process using distance learning technologies;
The trainers also will learn:
- to carry out professional pedagogical activities in the information and educational environment of the Academy and other High Educational Institutions;
- to analyze, systematically select and use digital tools, information systems, web technologies in accordance with the objectives of training and the requirements of the National Educational Standards;
- to use digital tools and services, electronic educational resources, distance learning technologies in educational activities;
- to develop learning materials using distance learning technologies;
- to carry out network interaction with other teachers and educational organizations;
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