Training Manual

(3rd November 2008 - 30th June 2009)

17th Specialized Training Program (STP) for C &T Group




2008-9

Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan (FTIP)

2008-9





NATURE OF TRAINING

To impart specialized training to Commerce and Trade officers to enable them to effectively manage the trade policies of the government of Pakistan.


ORGANIZATION OF STP

Duration 8 Months
Working Weeks: 30.9
Working Days 197
Working Hours 1182 hrs
FTIP Activities 143 days = 858 hours
Outside Activities 54 days = 324 hours


DAILY SESSIONS

Mon, Tue, Wed , Thu, Fri. = 8.00 am to 4pm





COMPONENTS OF STP

FTIP Mix of Activities

Classroom Lectures
Tutorials
Panel discussions
Special lectures
Special Modules
Presentations
Case Studies/Simulation Exercises
Individual Research Papers
Group Research Paper
FTIP’s Pakistan Trade Report
Outside Activities

Study Tours/Field Visits
Attachments with Export Clusters
Foreign Training
Local visits



FTIP SCHEDULE TERMS

Total Training Time = 143 days, Weeks: 23.2, hours: 858

Terms Dates Days Weeks Hours
1st Term Monday 3rd Nov to Saturday 6th Dec 2008 30 5 180
Eid-ul Azha vacations Monday 8th to Saturday 13th December
2nd Term Monday 15th Dec. 2008 to Saturday 17th Jan. 2009 30 5 180
3rd Term Monday 9th Feb to Saturday 14th March 2009 30 5 180
Break Term break Monday 16th to Saturday 23rd March 2009 6
FTIP
4th Term
Thursday 9th April to Saturday 2nd May 2009 21 3 126
FTIP
Final Term
Monday 25 May to 30th June 2009 32 5.2 192






OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES – SCHEDULE TERMS

Total Days: 53, Weeks: 7.7, hours: 324

Terms Areas Dates Days
1st Term AJK Tour Monday 15th Dec. 2008 to Saturday 21st Dec 2008 6
2nd Term Punjab Tour Monday 26th Jan. to Wednesday 7th Feb. 2009
(Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Wazirabad, & Sialkot)
15
3rd Term Karachi / Baluchistan tour- Tuesday 24th Mar. to Saturday 8th April 2009 (Attachments) 14
4th Term Foreign Training- Monday 4th May to Wednesday 13th May 2009 12
5th Term Attachments with Export Clusters- Monday 18th May to Saturday 23rd May 2009 6







STP COURSE CONTENTS

CORE SUBJECTS

International Trade Theory
Pakistan’s Economy & Foreign Trade
Multilateral Trading Systems
Trade Development in Pakistan: Public Policy and Practice
Managing Export Marketing of Pakistan
Management
A. General Management

B. Knowledge Management Systems

C. Office Management


* Course Outlines attached as Annexures


SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES


Tutorials:


In order to prepare the probationers better interact with the speakers and participate in panel discussions with proper preparation, tutorial sessions will precede important Panel Discussions. The topics of Panel discussions would be finalized in consultation with experts and probationers.


Panel Discussions

Eminent scholars and experts on topics of current importance would be invited. This would give an opportunity to the probationers to discuss complex policy issues with different stake holders and resource persons directly

Special lectures

Eminent speakers, specially senior serving or retired government officers and known scholars would be invited to share their experiences and expertise on important aspects of public policies and practices in the field of trade.


Local visits

In order to expand the vision and understanding of the probationers through direct contact, local visits to various institutions / organizations relevant to trade would be organized.


Multi-media Presentations

The probationers would be given ample opportunities to develop and polish their presentation skills through the STP.


IRP ( Individual Research Papers)

Each probationers would be given different Research assignments, resulting in a Paper, Report and/or Presentation to enable the probationers to do and present an independent research.




GRP (GROUP RESEARCH PAPERS )


Topic: “Issues and remedies of Trade-related Knowledge Management in Pakistan”


The Group Research Project would have two parts; the first one would deal with issues and remedies of trade related KM in Pakistan. In the second part, Pakistan’s Trade Report 2008 would be produced to fill the ‘knowledge/information deficit’ in terms of Pakistan’s foreign trade. GRP, in its first part would have eight parts, allocated to each Probationer:

Status of Trade statistics in Pakistan
Status of Competitiveness related statistics in Pakistan
Employment of modern tools/methodologies of KM
KM systems in private sector Organizations
KM in government
Best practices in Km in a local firm
KM in a model competitor country
Part 2: Compilation of Pakistan Trade Report 2008
FIELD VISITS


The probationers would undertake extensive field studies, to interact with the industry, various relevant departments in other cities and study the concepts and practices of export promotion through clusters.

Proposed Visits:

Punjab ( Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujarat, Wazirabad, Gujranwala & Sialkot)
Karachi / Baluchistan ( attachment with SBP, TDAP, Trade Organizations, Gwader, Afghan Transit Trade; TCP
NWFP/ AJK: Visit to various Industries, Border trade areas
Attachments with Export Clusters: 4 groups ( 2 persons each) Product groups as per TDAP-UNIDO Cluster Development Program (Textiles, leather, rice, surgical, sports goods, handicrafts etc. )


FOREIGN TRAINING


Officers would be enabled to study the development experiences of other countries through a 10-15 days tour abroad in April/May 2008.


SPECIAL MODULES


Through one week long special training modules by relevant professionals the officers will receive in-depth training from the private sector training providers, to supplement the Core Subjects.

Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan (FTIP) www.ftip.gov.pk By: Roubina Taufiq Shah (Director Training)