UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
Reginal Survey of Statistical Organization and Training

Reginal Survey of Statistical Organization and Training


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E/ECA/PSPI.9/15/Add.1 UNITED NATIONS 5 January 1996 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Ninth Session of the Conference of
African Planners, Statisticians, Population and Information Specialists

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-16 March 1996

Reginal Survey of Statistical Organization and Training: Results of the Pilot Analysis

Staff and Training Summary Sheet E/ECA/PSPI.9/15/Add.1

Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Botswana

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher16 - Cert./Diploma7Specialised Short Courses73
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters6431 - BSc./BA.521 - Cert./Diploma14171912 - In- service3310Specialised Short Courses242
Subjects for short courses

GIS, Computing, National accounts, Environments, Health and Government Finance.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals391 - Middle level119 - Clerks36EDP Personnel - Professionals51
- Others14Support staff - Administrative14 - General service14Field Staff - Permanent20 - Temporary40 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Burkina Faso

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher1021 - Cert./Diploma106Specialised Short Courses2
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien56985 - Ingenieur des travaux61212149 - Adjoint technique721242718 - Agent technique825323024 - en cours d'emloiSpecialised Short Courses37977
Subjects for short courses

Descriptive statistics, Modelling, Statistical inference, Labour statistics, Social security statistics, Employment statistics, Epidemiology and Informatics.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals806 - Middle level591 - Clerks8EDP Personnel - Professionals8
- Others54Support staff - Administrative235 - General Services11Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Burundi

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses2 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien24333 - Ingenieur des travaux22444 - Adjoint technique43544 - Agent technique54455 - en cours d'emloiSpecialised Short Courses
Subjects for short courses

Computer applications to statistics, Computer science, Sampling techniques, Human resource management, Analysis of statistical information, Use of statistics in planning, Database development, Population and development and Cartography.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals30 - Middle level56 - Clerks59EDP Personnel - Professionals15
- Others5Support staff - Administrative13 - General service5Field Staff - Permanent1 - TemporaryFigures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Chad

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher2
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses4 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien11 - Ingenieur des travaux21 - Adjoint technique222 - Agent technique3333 - en cours d'emloi66644Specialised Short Courses66576
Subjects for short courses

Statistical data analysis, Household survey processing, Survey techniques, Agriculture and Prices.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals171 - Middle level171 - Clerks1024EDP Personnel - Professionals22 - Others8Support staff - Administrative2 - General service215Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Congo

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./Diplomanot statednot statedSpecialised Short Courses Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien1414999
- Ingenieur des travaux1414141414 - Adjoint technique2424242424 - Agent technique3838343434 - en cours d'emloi2828282828Specialised Short Courses3030303030
Subjects for short courses

National accounts and Sampling.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals93 - Middle level126 - Clerks14EDP Personnel - Professionals2
- Others11Support staff - Administrative16 - General service63Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Cote d'Ivoire

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher1
- Cert./Diploma1Specialised Short Courses5 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien - Ingenieur des travaux - Adjoint technique - Agent technique
- en cours d'emloiSpecialised Short Courses Subjects for short courses

Course on epidemiology, Medical statistics and Computer science for demography.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals59 - Middle level166 - Clerks97EDP Personnel - Professionals18
- Others64Support staff - Administrative - General service96Field Staff - Permanent59 - Temporary117 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Djibouti

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher1
- Cert./Diploma1Specialised Short Courses Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien12 - Ingenieur des travaux33 - Adjoint technique - Agent technique555 - en cours d'emloiSpecialised Short Courses223
Subjects for short courses

National accounts and Enterprise statistics.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals4 - Middle level
- Clerks4EDP Personnel - Professionals - Others1Support staff - Administrative4 - General service3Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Egypt

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./Diplomanot statednot statedSpecialised Short Courses Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD1223 - Masters23359
- BSc./BA. - Cert./Diploma1010151520 - In- serviceSpecialised Short Courses1012151518
Subjects for short courses

Not stated.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals1762 - Middle level2806 - Clerks142EDP Personnel - Professionals461 - Others892Support staff - Administrative - General service15Field Staff - Permanent677 - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries. Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Ethiopia

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher310 - Cert./Diploma13Specialised Short Courses68
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD4213 - Masters41212115 - BSc./BA.524171111 - Cert./Diploma2812810
- In- service757565959Specialised Short Courses82221106 Subjects for short courses

Statistical analysis, Data processing and programming, Survey methodology, Survey planning and management, National accounts, Methodology for formulation of indicators in the social sector, Government finance statistics, Money and banking, Management information systems, Computer applications, Transport statistics, Statistical report preparation, Sampling techniques, Labour statistics, Statistical data analysis packages, Health statistics and Operational research methodology.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals160 - Middle level110 - Clerks30EDP Personnel - Professionals26
- Others40Support staff - Administrative83 - General service433Field Staff - Permanent42 - Temporary1353 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Ghana (Report on one Statistical Unit)

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses12 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD25 - Masters25222 - BSc./BA. - Cert./Diploma2020202020 - In- service1010101010Specialised Short Courses64444
Subjects for short courses

Nil.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals13 - Middle level530 - Clerks12EDP Personnel - Professionals2
- OthersSupport staff - Administrative - General serviceField Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Lesotho

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher205 - Cert./Diploma1Specialised Short Courses8
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters1 - BSc./BA.11 - Cert./Diploma1111 - In-service11111Specialised Short Courses111
Subjects for short courses

Epidemiology.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals22 - Middle level10 - Clerks38EDP Personnel - Professionals5
- Others10Support staff - Administrative14 - General service89Field Staff - Permanent102 - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Malawi

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher19 - Cert./Diploma4Specialised Short Courses
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD33443 - Masters98777
- BSc./BA.111 - Cert./Diploma87867 - In- service87576Specialised Short Courses87876
Subjects for short courses

Sampling theory, Survey techniques, GIS and Mapping.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals19 - Middle level17 - Clerks334EDP Personnel - Professionals1
- Others9Support staff - Administrative4 - General service30Field Staff - Permanent82 - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Mauritanie

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./Diplomanot statednot statedSpecialised Short Courses Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien3111 - Ingenieur des travaux6212 - Adjoint technique14321 - Agent technique2 - en cours d'emloi13412Specialised Short Courses145432
Subjects for short courses

Employment, Data processing and Accident statistics.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals223 - Middle level31 - Clerks1EDP Personnel - Professionals4
- Others5Support staff - Administrative13 - General service31Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary39 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Mauritius

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses18 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters - BSc./BA.1111 - Cert./Diploma4445 - In-service2020Specialised Short Courses1415762
Subjects for short courses

Data Handling, Surveys, Statistical Software, National Accounts, Prices, SAMs and Labour Statistics.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals26 - Middle level43 - Clerks95EDP Personnel - Professionals2
- Others2Support staff - Administrative - General service19Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Nigeria

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher1692 - Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses28122
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD2835415059 - Masters143147153156164 - BSc./BA.190171151150156 - Cert./ Diploma500438458459512 - In-service25372496247924982534Specialised Short Courses547563553569656
Subjects for short courses

National accounts, Agriculture, Labour, Sampling, Dissemination, Population, Gender, EDP, Quantitative analysis and Regression techniques.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals171121 - Middle level22733 - Clerks40681EDP Personnel - Professionals1841 - Others10386Support staff - Administrative249 - General service15315Field Staff - Permanent352 - Temporary2863 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Senegal

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher31 - Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses4
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien53333 - Ingenieur des travaux87777 - Adjoint technique - Agent technique66666 - en cours d'emloi2424242424Specialised Short Courses3116221525
Subjects for short courses

Programming, Data processing, Data collection techniques, Industry statistics, Applied statistics, Report writing, and Management.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals251 - Middle level952 - ClerksEDP Personnel - Professionals3
- Others11Support staff - Administrative9 - General service51Field Staff - Permanent4 - Temporary84 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Swaziland

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher7
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses52

Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters2221 - BSc./BA. - Cert./Diploma2122 - In-serviceSpecialised Short Courses
Subjects for short courses

Computer programming: dBase, Lotus, Clipper and Network Management.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals191 - Middle level13 - Clerks46EDP Personnel - Professionals - Others13Support staff - Administrative3 - General service15Field Staff - Permanent8 - Temporary106 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Tunisia

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher1
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses35 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - Ingnenieur statisticien1332 - Ingenieur des travaux2312 - Adjoint technique1111 - Agent technique - en cours d'emloiSpecialised Short Courses1212101010
Subjects for short courses

Biostatistics, Education planning and Data analysis.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals85 - Middle level170 - Clerks9EDP Personnel - Professionals8 - Others45Support staff - Administrative28 - General service77Field Staff - Permanent145 - Temporary80 Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Zanzibar(TZ)

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher32 - Cert./Diploma13Specialised Short Courses3
Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters23542 - BSc./BA.54234 - Cert./Diploma35444 - In-serviceSpecialised Short Courses77665
Subjects for short courses

National accounts, Economic statistics, Demography, Computer science, Social statistics and Data analysis.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals91 - Middle level19 - Clerks38EDP Personnel - Professionals1 - Others1Support staff - Administrative - General service10Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.Staff and Training Summary Sheet

Country - Zimbabwe (Report on one Statistical Unit)

Previous training received

Training CourseFunded by GovernmentFunded externallyAcademic - BSc. or higher3
- Cert./DiplomaSpecialised Short Courses3 Future demand

Training Course19951996199719981999Academic - PhD - Masters3333 - BSc./BA. - Cert./Diploma - In-serviceSpecialised Short Courses22222
Subjects for short courses

Computers in agricultural climatology.

Staffing situation

Type of StaffTotal staff in postExternally fundedStatistics Personnel - Professionals - Middle level - Clerks5EDP Personnel - Professionals14 - OthersSupport staff - Administrative - General service10Field Staff - Permanent - Temporary Figures relate to the Central Statistical Office, plus any regional offices, plus the statistical units in other Ministries.

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