Table A: Estimated number of course-weeks of study needed to master each competency example in the NASPAA competency domains
Domain with Examples |
Core Subjects |
Course- Weeks |
PM |
EA |
QM |
AM |
LS |
CS |
DI |
SE |
ER |
GC |
PF |
EP |
HR |
IT |
MP |
En |
1. Management of Public Service Organizations |
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1. Leading and managing in public governance |
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1.1 Apply public management models and organization theory |
3 |
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1 |
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5 |
1.2 Appraise organizational environment |
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2 |
1.3 Lead, manage, and serve a diverse workplace and citizenry |
1 |
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2 |
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1 |
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5 |
1.4 Lead and manage people |
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1.5 Manage projects |
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1.6 Manage information and networks |
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1.7 Manage contracts and public-private partnerships |
1 |
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1.8 Resolve conflict and negotiate |
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1.9 Understand relationship between policy and implement'n |
2 |
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Domain Total |
9 |
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3 |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
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3 |
0 |
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25 |
2. Participating in and contributing to the policy process |
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2.1 Apply techniques for program evaluation and forecasting |
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2.2 Describe and work within inst ... political contexts... |
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2.3 Describe and execute the policymaking process |
2 |
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2 |
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2.4 Incorporate int groups, … and media in policy process |
2 |
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1 |
3 |
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6 |
2.5 Prepare a budget |
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2.6 Recognize the social construction of problems |
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2 |
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Domain Total |
4 |
1 |
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1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
27 |
3. Analyzing, synthesizing, thinking .. solving problems, making decisions |
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3.1 Measuring and improving human performance |
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3.2 Analytical tools for collecting, analyzing...interpreting data |
2 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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4 |
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31 |
3.3 Alternative sources of funding |
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3.4 Plan strategy |
2 |
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3.5 Understand and apply the legal context |
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3.6 Understand and apply theories of decision-mak'g ... models |
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2 |
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2 |
Domain Total |
5 |
10 |
12 |
3 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
43 |
4. Incorporating public values into decisions |
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4.1 Apply concepts of social equity |
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4.2 Behave ethically |
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4.3 Behave in a fair and ethical manner toward others |
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4.4 Distinguish short- from long-term fiscal consequences... |
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4.5 Exercise ethical responsibility in research and ... |
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4.6 Identify environmental impacts |
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4.7 Understand & apply criteria appropriate to public affairs... |
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6 |
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6 |
Domain Total |
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6 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
3 |
16 |
5. Communicating and interacting productively |
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5.1 Written communication |
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5.2 Oral communication |
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5.3 Demonstrate flexibility |
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5.4 Demonstrate self-knowledge |
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5.5 Sensitivity to diversity |
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5.6 Facilitation |
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5.7 Negotiation |
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5.8 Relate to stakeholders |
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5.9 Work in teams |
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Domain Total |
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6 |
2 |
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1 |
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9 |
Five-Domain Totals |
18 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
120 |
Letter Key for Core Subjects
PM: Policy and Management Analysis LS: Leadership Skills ER: Ethics, Rights and Accountability HR: Human Resource Management
EA: Economic Analysis CS: Communication Skills GC: Global Context IT: Info and Tech Management
QM: Quantitative Methods DI: Democratic Institutions and Policy Process PF: Public Financial Management MP: Macroeconomic Policy
AM: Analytic Methods SP: Socioeconomic and Political Context EP: Evaluation and Performance Measurement En: Environment |
Table B: Estimated number of course-weeks of study needed to master each subcomponent in the UNDESA/IASIA curriculum components
Component with Subcomponents |
Core Subjects |
Course- Weeks |
PM |
EA |
QM |
AM |
LS |
CS |
DI |
SE |
ER |
GC |
PF |
EP |
HR |
IT |
MP |
En |
1. Management of Public Service Organizations |
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1.1 Human resource management |
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1 |
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1.2 Budgeting and financial processes |
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5 |
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1.3 Info mgt, new tech applications, and policy |
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1.4 Administrative and constitutional law |
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1.5 Effective communication |
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1.6 Organization and mgt concepts and behavior |
2 |
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1.7 Not for profit and priv sector relationships... |
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Component Total |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
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5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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18 |
2. Improvement of Public Sector Processes |
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2.1 Development of high performing organizations |
2 |
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5 |
2.2 Management of networks and partnerships |
1 |
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2 |
2.3 The delivery of public goods and services |
1 |
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2.4 Management of projects and contracts |
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3 |
2.5 Supporting workforce diversity |
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2.6 Motivation and design of public sector orgs |
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1 |
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Component Total |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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16 |
3. Leadership Skills in the Public Sector |
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3.1 Creative and innovative problem solving |
1 |
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3.2 Leading institutional and org transformation |
2 |
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3.3 Conflict prevention and resolution strategies |
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3.4 Promoting equity in service delivery |
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3.5 Developing approaches to poverty alleviation |
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3 |
3.6 Promoting democratic institutional development |
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3.7 Public sector ethics |
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Component Totals |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
4. Application of Quant and Qualitative Techniques of Analysis |
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4.1 Institutional and developmental economics |
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4.2 Pol and prog formulation, analysis...evaluation |
2 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
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5 |
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25 |
4.3 Decision-making and problem-solving |
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4.4 Strategic planning |
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Component Total |
4 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
1 |
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5 |
0 |
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3 |
0 |
34 |
5. Understanding Pub Pol and the Organizational Environment |
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5.1 Political and legal institutions and processes |
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5 |
5.2 Economic and social institutions and processes |
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5.3 Historical and cultural context |
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5.4 The management of economic development |
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5.5 The implications of the “third party government” |
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5.6 Acknowledging and reconciling cultural diversity |
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1 |
Component Total |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
6. Public Sector Ethos |
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6.1 Democratic values |
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6.2 Respect for individual and basic human rights |
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6.3 Social equity and equitable dist’n of ...services |
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1 |
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6.4 Social and cultural diversity |
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6.5 Transparency and accountability |
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