Terms Of Capacity Building Research Articles

THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY AT MIMOZA MULTIMEDIA GORONTALO

<p><em>The research aims to analyze and describe (1) the quality of service delivery in terms of customers’ satisfaction at Mimoza Multimedia and (2) the factors affecting the quality of service delivery at Mimoza Multimedia. The research method used is qualitative method. The data are the primary data collected through interviews. The data analysis used is Miles and Huberman’s analysis model. The research findings indicate that (1) Mimoza Multimedia Gorontalo has been able to provide public services for society. However, service delivery should be improved through more progressive service polices and evaluations to elevate customers’ satisfaction level. Some aspects of public service delivery that fulfill customers’ satisfaction are adequate facilities and infrastructures, guarantee or compensation to unsatisfactory services, and empathy shown by employees. Meanwhile, responsiveness and reliability are two aspects which need improvement through capacity building in terms of the public service delivery at Mimoza Multimedia Gorontalo and (2) The service delivery at Mimoza Multimedia Gorontalo relies on the quality of human resources, communication between the employees, and communication between the employees and customers. Customers’ satisfaction depends on competent and committed human resources to delivering public services in accordance with service principles. Moreover, the supporting factor is communication. Services without good communication will not satisfy customers. </em></p>

DIPLOMASI EKONOMI JEPANG DALAM UPAYA PERPINDAHAN LIMBAH B3 MELALUI INDONESIA-JAPAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (IJEPA)

<p><em>The development of Japan's industrial sector triggered the generation of toxic and hazardous waste as its consequences which endangered the environment and human’s health. The high cost of waste management and limited land disposal encourages transboundary movement to developing countries. Although it has been monitored by the Basel Convention which ban toxic waste movement, Japan still find the loophole by using Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) as an instrument to transfer domestic waste abroad. This study will use the theory of economic diplomacy and issue linkage concept to observe Japan's diplomacy in reaching an agreement on reducing toxic and hazardous waste tariff with Indonesia in IJEPA. The result shows that Japan bartered the issue by offering capacity building compensation. Those are consisting of investment on toxic and hazardous waste management facilities and the development of hazardous waste recycling market in Indonesia. Through the compensation, reduction tariff of hazardous waste could be achieved by Japan to continue its transboundary movement and reduce the impact of domestic environmental pollution, while still accommodating the interests of Indonesia in terms of capacity building towards hazardous waste management.</em></p>

Listen to the Midwives in Limpopo Province South Africa: An Exploratory Study on Maternal Care

Background and Aim: South Africa is a middle-income country that did not reach the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015, because maternal mortality ratio increased between 1990 and 2015. Limpopo is a rural province, and its institutional maternal mortality ratio is higher than the national average. Studies reported that there is a shortage of midwives and medical equipment in the province. This study is part of a broader research program focusing on strengthening health systems for maternal care in Limpopo province, and it was aimed at exploring the experiences of Midwives prior to debriefing and training sessions conducted. Methods: Qualitative research was used whereby five focus group interviews were conducted with midwives from five districts to share experiences during the provision of maternal healthcare and to propose solutions thereof. Tesch’s open coding qualitative data analysis was used. Results: The findings revealed that there is a lack of resources, feelings of isolation, problems related to logistical issues, staffing issues, demographic characteristics of the population, interinstitutional communication, and lack of administrative support. Conclusion: Hospital managers must revise how they allocate resources, improve inter-institutional cooperation, and change of management attitude. This study concludes that the midwives identified numerous challenges that originate from a lack of resources. Revision for resource allocation is hoped that it will solve logistical problems, increased inter-institutional cooperation in terms of capacity building and patient assessment suggested with the hope to minimize the challenges of communication and staffing.

Who is telling whose story? The effectiveness of peer-to-peer approaches as inclusive participatory interventions towards sustainability

Peer-to-peer approaches refer to a participatory style of teaching and learning, which increasingly gain popularity as inclusive and participatory interventions to encourage changes towards more sustainable energy practices. However, this prominence has not been matched by evidence on the effectiveness of such approaches. By investigating the design and implementation of the peer-to-peer project useITsmartly, which centred on the topic of energy efficient and sustainable ICT use, this paper focuses on the effectiveness of this peer-to-peer approach as inclusive participatory intervention. Drawing on the environmental justice literature, it addresses particularly the second-level effectiveness, that is the impact peer-to-peer exercises have on the peer educators themselves in terms of capacity building and empowerment. The paper evaluates the preparation, recruitment, training and multiplication phases of the approach and concludes that it is essential to invest enough time and resources to truly recognize the peer educators and their lifestyles and practices, and enable them to participate in the peer education on their own terms. If not, lack of motivation and skills of the peer educators as well as too much focus on quantitative targets may compromise the actual purpose of the peer-to-peer approach and turn it into a top-down exercise.

PREPAREDNESS TO TEACH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) IN ETHIOPIA: A STUDY ON SELECTED UNIVERSITIES

Modern type of business organizations was started in Ethiopian before hundred years ago and the number is tremendously increasing nowadays. However, there was no one set of generally accepted accounting standard used by business organization in the country till December 2014 when IFRS was proclaimed as the law of the land. Though IFRS was accepted for financial reporting in the country starting from 2014, the level of preparedness in teaching IFRS in Ethiopian universities was not studied. This paper is aimed at identifying problems in teaching IFRS among teachers in Ethiopia universities. To achieve this objective, data was collected from 46 academic staffs working in six universities in the country. The study found that teachers in relatively old universities are trying to incorporate IFRS in their course plan as compared to those in recently established universities. Generally, the level of preparedness to incorporate IFRS is low in majority of the universities under study. Lack of text books in line with IFRS, problem of integrating IFRS in to the curriculum and lack of practical experiences are the top three bottle necks that hinder teaching IFRS in our universities. In order to prepare our staffs to teach in line with IFRS, both short and long term capacity building strategies were recommended in this study.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Impact of a Yoga Intervention on Cognition, Physical Function, Physical Activity, and Affective Outcomes in People Living With HIV: Protocol for a Randomized Pilot Trial.

BackgroundDespite lower mortality rates due to combination antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWH) are grappling with increasingly complex health issues, including cognitive impairments in areas such as memory, attention, processing speed, and motor function. Yoga has been shown to be an effective form of exercise and mindfulness-based stress reduction for many clinical populations. However, no randomized trials have evaluated the impact of yoga on cognitive and physical function among PLWH.ObjectiveThe aim of this pilot randomized trial was to determine the feasibility of a yoga intervention to lay the groundwork for a full-scale, multisite, community-based trial for PLWH. Specific objectives are to (1) assess the feasibility of study protocol and procedures, (2) compare cognition in the yoga group with the usual care control group after 12 weeks of the intervention in PLWH, and (3) compare the effects of the 12-week yoga intervention versus control on balance, walking speed, physical activity, mental health, medication adherence, and quality of life among PLWH.MethodsWe propose a pilot randomized trial with 2 parallel groups (yoga versus control). We will recruit 25 PLWH (>35 years) from community and health organizations in Halifax, Canada. After baseline assessment with blinded assessors, participants will be randomly assigned to the yoga or control group, using a random computer generator. Participants in the yoga group will engage in supervised 60-min group-based yoga sessions 3 times a week for 12 weeks at a yoga studio. Participants in the control group will maintain their current physical activity levels throughout the study.ResultsAs per the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials extension for pilot studies, means of all outcomes, mean change, and 95% CIs will be calculated for each group separately. Two-tailed independent t tests and Fisher exact tests will be used to compare groups at baseline. We will analyze quantitative postintervention questionnaire responses using Chi-square tests, and open-ended responses will be analyzed thematically. Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses will be used to analyze secondary variables. Changes in outcome variables will be examined between groups and within groups. Effect sizes will be reported for each outcome. A priori adherence and satisfaction criteria will be met if participants attend >70% of the yoga sessions and if >70% of the participants are satisfied with the intervention as determined by a postparticipation questionnaire. Study enrollment began in January 2018, with results expected for October 2019.ConclusionsThis pilot randomized trial will be the first to investigate the feasibility and effect of a yoga intervention on cognitive and physical outcomes among PLWH. This work will inform the feasibility of further investigations in terms of capacity building, participant recruitment and retention, and assessment and intervention protocols.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03071562; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03071562 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/785sfhWkw)International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/13818

Pengembangan Ekonomi Kreatif Melalui Pemanfaatan Talas Beneng Sebagai Komoditas Unggulan Kelompok Tani Kelurahan Juhut, Kabupaten Pandeglang, Provinsi Banten

Kegiatan ini hendak mengupayakan permasalahan yang ada pada mitra, dalam rangka mengembangkan usaha budidaya talas beneng yang memiliki daya saing menuju pengembangan Industri Kreatif. Talas Beneng memiliki potensi untuk dikembangkan sebagai sumber pangan lokal, karena ukurannya yang besar dengan kadar protein tinggi dan warna kuning yang menarik yang merupakan ciri khasnya. Mitra dalam program ini adalah Kelompok Tani Bina Mandiri, Kelurahan Juhut, Kab. Pandeglang, Banten. Permasalahan kelompok mitra adalah: (1) adanya perubahan trend produk talas beneng; (2) kelompok sasaran belum memiliki pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam mengelola budidaya talas; (3) rendahnya kemampuan kelompok sasaran dalam pemanfaatan teknologi informasi (internet) sebagai sarana memasarkan dan manajemen bisnis. Solusi dalam program ini adalah: (1) pelatihan budidaya (pengelolaan) terhadap kadar asam oksalat talas beneng; (2) peningkatan kemampuan SDM dalam mengelola budidaya talas beneng; (3) pelatihan penggunaan teknologi informasi (internet) sebagai sarana pemasaran talas beneng; (4) pelatihan peningkatan kemampuan SDM terkait bidang manajemen dan keuangan. Target program adalah meningkatkan kemampuan kelompok sasaran dalam bidang pengetahuan teknik tanam, bidang manajemen pemasaran dan keuangan, dengan dukungan dari pemerintah daerah Provinsi Banten dan kemitraan yaitu industri dan akademisi dan perusahaan daerah.

STRATEGI DAKWAH PADA MASYARAKAT TAREKAT (STUDI KASUS PADA KEGIATAN TAREKAT QODIRIYAH WA NAQSYABANDIYAH DI PONPES FUTUHIYYAH MRANGGEN DEMAK)

The aim of this paper is to find out the most effective strategy to conduct Da’wa in the setting of tarekat society. Tarekat Qadariyah wa Naqsabandiyah is used as a case to examine such strategy in practice. This paper argued that transformative Da’wa as a distinctive method of preaching Islam suit the needs and demands of the tarekat society. Most of the members of tarekat come mainly from rural areas where they already have their intensive Islamic education in Islamic boarding schools (Pondok Pesantren) thus the need for enrichment in terms of Islamic teachings is relatively low. However, this paper suggest that what these people need the most is capacity building in terms of economic and political skill since those skillsets areimportant for the success in life. By becoming successful in life in the world, the main objective of Tarekat Qadariyah wa Naqsabandiyah, which is to create balance between spiritual and practical life in this world, could be fulfilled. Keywords : Da’wa, transformative Da’wa, tarekat, Qadiriyah wa Naqsabandiyah.

Towards network governance? The case of emission trading in Guangdong, China

The article explores issues about governing domestic cap-and-trade systems for mitigating carbon emissions. The implementation of these systems in China warrants investigation, because they could restructure the governing relationships between public and private actors and create conditions for networked forms of governance. The study identifies key challenges presented by an emerging network supporting carbon market development in Guangdong. It provides an assessment of network functioning in terms of capacity building, actor engagement, and rule setting and implementation. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with non-state network constituents, coupled with a review of policy development. We find that this emerging network has demonstrated some of the key network functions, mainly capacity building, and can be seen as a partial substitute for the state in this area. However, more could be done to strengthen participation and enable power sharing in steering and coordinating the decision-making process. The key features of reflexivity and power sharing in decision-making and steering are not clearly represented, leading to a conclusion that this governance network remains underdeveloped. This article contributes to the debates on the contested role of cap-and-trade systems in displacing hierarchical approaches and empowering a wider range of actors.

Capacity Building of Private Sector Workforce for Public Health Services in India: Scope and Challenges.

Indian health sector is a complex admixture of public and private providers, but several lacunae of public health service delivery system in terms of human resource, access, and quality have resulted in unprecedented growth of private sector. Although seamless delivery of services at rural and urban areas, timely approach, and improved information technology system are the strength of the private sector, this package comes at the cost of high out-of-pocket expenditure. Mobilization of private sector health workforce by their capacity building in terms of orientation toward public health services is one of the available solutions to move toward wider coverage of public health services. However, numerous challenges need to be addressed before realization of this vision.

Operational evaluation of rapid diagnostic testing for Ebola Virus Disease in Guinean laboratories.

BackgroundRapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at the point of care have the potential to increase access and acceptability of EVD testing and the speed of patient isolation and secure burials for suspect cases. A pilot program for EVD RDTs in high risk areas of Guinea was introduced in October 2015. This paper presents concordance data between EVD RDTs and PCR testing in the field as well as an assessment of the acceptability, feasibility, and quality assurance of the RDT program.Methods and findingsConcordance data were compiled from laboratory surveillance databases. The operational measures of the laboratory-based EVD RDT program were evaluated at all 34 sentinel sites in Guinea through: (1) a technical questionnaire filled by the lab technicians who performed the RDTs, (2) a checklist filled by the evaluator during the site visits, and (3) direct observation of the lab technicians performing the quality control test. Acceptability of the EVD RDT was good for technicians, patients, and families although many technicians (69.8%) expressed concern for their safety while performing the test. The feasibility of the program was good based on average technician knowledge scores (6.6 out of 8) but basic infrastructure, equipment, and supplies were lacking. There was much room for improvement in quality assurance of the program.ConclusionsThe implementation of new diagnostics in weak laboratory systems requires general training in quality assurance, biosafety and communication with patients in addition to specific training for the new test. Corresponding capacity building in terms of basic equipment and a long-term commitment to transfer supervision and quality improvement to national public health staff are necessary for successful implementation.

Efficacy of empathy training in nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

BackgroundEmpathy is a competency to be learned by nurses and a therapeutic tool in the helping relationship that has repercussions on the health of both patients and professionals. ObjectivesTo determine the efficacy of an experiential training for improving the empathy of nursing students in terms of capacity building, empathic performance and increased learning perception and retention of the material. DesignA quasi-experimental study of a single group with pretest-posttest measurements of the educational intervention and follow-up at one month after the training. SettingsFaculty of Nursing, University of Cádiz, Spain. ParticipantsForty-eight second-year undergraduate university nursing students. MethodsThe educational intervention was conducted during a single semester, with 20h of training. The methodology of role-playing, behavior assay, and a flipped classroom was followed. Measurements of student performance were collected before and after the intervention. The Reynolds Empathy Scale was used to evaluate the student's perception of his/her performance; The Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure was used to evaluate the patient's perception of the student's behavior during the simulation; and three independent external observers assessed the student's behavior, guided by The Carkhuff Scale. Descriptive analysis and non-parametric contrast tests were performed to compare the scores before and after the training (Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon rank-sum). Spearman's correlation coefficient was used for the correlation between the measurements. ResultsThe mean scores improved for all of the variables, with the differences being statistically significant. The students assessed their learning positively. ConclusionsThe training was shown to be effective for improving the empathy of the university students in the study. The results are promising in terms of the students retaining the competencies adquired. Therefore, this type of experiential training is recommended for empathy training of future health professionals.

Multisectoral approaches to addressing youth violence

ABSTRACTYouth violence is a public health concern that has devastating consequences for communities and requires a collaborative community response. While public health approaches underscore the importance of collaborative efforts to address public health concerns, violence prevention programs are often siloed and lack a multisectored response that includes the education system, criminal justice system, local government, university, and service providers. This article explores the successes and lessons learned from the emergence of a multisectoral community-based initiative to address youth violence in southeastern North Carolina. The model for this initiative evolved from the Harlem Children’s Zone and includes identifying existing resources and coordinating a continuum of support and services to increase availability of after-school, summer enrichment, life-skills, and parenting programs to reduce youth violence. Implications of applying multisectoral community-based interventions are discussed in terms of capacity building, promotion of well-being, and research.

Comparative Effects of Video Projection, Powerpoint Instructional Package and Traditional Teaching Methods on Students’ Performance in Basic Science

This paper investigates the effects of video projection, PowerPoint instructional package and traditional teaching methods on the academic performance of basic science students in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. Two experimental groups (taught using video projection and PowerPoint instructional package) and one control group (taught using traditional teaching method) were used for the study. Two research questions, two objectives and one hypothesis were formulated to guide this study. The post-test only experimental design approach was adopted to teach and examine 205 out of 8,475 basic three students in six sampled schools out of the forty-seven public basic schools in the study area. The instrument for data collection was the Basic Science Performance Test (BSPT) with twenty five multiple choice items. Data collected were analysed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe Multiple Comparison Test. Findings revealed that video projection and PowerPoint instructional packages yielded higher performances than traditional teaching method. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that modern technology should be employed in teaching and be enforced through appropriate capacity building in terms of infrastructure and teacher training and retraining.

Achieving Health SDG 3 in Africa through NGO Capacity Building - Insights from the Gates Foundation Investment in Partnership in Advocacy for Child and Family Health (PACFaH) Project.

As global impact investors gear up to support roll out of the Sustainable Development Goals in the developing world, African CSOs are urged to ensure that governments shift health funding sources away from aid and loans to innovative domestic funding sources which prioritize health. To do so, African CSOs require support to build their capacity for policy and budget advocacy. Governments and development partners have failed to invest in long term capacity building projects for indigenous NGOs and instead support INGOs to push the health advocacy agenda forward. In Nigeria, the Gates foundation has risen to the challenge of building capacity of indigenous NGOs for social accountability in child and family health. The 3 year pilot project - Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health Project (PACFaH) mainstreams capacity building as an effective implementation strategy for 8 indigenous NGOs to deliver on - policy; budgetary; legislative; and administrative advocacy in four issue areas: 1) family planning; 2) nutrition; 3) routine immunization; and 4) reduction of under-5 deaths from diarrhea and pneumonia. This paper documents the achievements of the eight advocacy NGOs in PACFaH, at midterm and notes that while there have been challenges, working through capacity building as an implementation strategy has enabled the local groups in the delivery of evidence based advocacy.

Building Capacity to Improve Child Cognitive Skills: A Case Study

The term capacity building has been utilized as a part of strategies and process which can enhance cognitive skills. Apart from capacity building, this study investigated the role of cognitive technique to improve child outcomes through thinking strategies. The childhood years are critical for human development. It is the time when the brain develops most rapidly and a large number of children’s development take place and it is estimated that over 200 million children under 5 years of age are unable to attain their full developmental potential. Studies suggest that young children are quite limited in their knowledge about cognitive phenomena—or in their Meta cognition—and do relatively little monitoring of their own memory, comprehension, and other cognitive enterprises. The participant in the present study is from the nuclear family. As per the parents and teacher’s remark the child thinking process was below average. After doing the assessment the intervention was to develop standard procedure of thinking strategy areas that were assigned to 1 of 4 areas: Memory (e.g., measures associative memory through five item),Concept development (e.g., it included object concept and relational concepts), Reasoning (entail insight and using deductive and inductive logic), problem solving (it is related to arithmetic or quantitative situation). The treatment was evaluated by assessing the child again and qualitatively by means of interview with child, parents and teacher .The results shows that increase in the children’s cognitive skills through different thinking strategies.

Adaptable Lessons Learnt on Procurement from Deployment to a Deadly Emergency Outbreak: The Case of Sierra Leone during Ebola Outbreak 2015

Background: The WHO has standard operating procedures for procurement, travel and logistics for use at country level. Some of the guidance is waived during public health emergencies of international concern. Practical acumen on using the standards for emergency settings is limited at country level. WHO Zambia was one of the countries that responded to the call by WHO HQ to support the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This paper aims to document lessons learnt by procurement staffs that were deployed to emergency settings.Methods: Desk review of documents on procurement during emergency settings, terms of reference of the mission, materials on prevention of getting infected by Ebola and general rules governing international deployment were analysed. The staff member was deployed for the duration of eight weeks in 2015 from where experiences gained were reviewed and systematically recorded.Results: Deployment and exposure to an emergency setting was the first such experience to WCO Zambia staff. During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone there was the “no touch person” practice from inherent profound fear of contracting the deadly disease. While the job description was similar with what was prevailing in nonemergency setting in Zambia, the quantities and implementation speed on assignments on average were more than ten times on emergencies. In that environment the procedure for procurement involved Invitation to Bid and Request for Proposal to interested parties occurring at the same time which is done differently from normal situations where there is first a request for quotations and procurement committee deliberate before making selection. In the Ebola set-up, there is a waiver of the competitive bidding requirements.Discussion: The exposure of WCO staff to emergency setting allowed WCO staff to be more knowledgeable about preparation and award contract using additional procurement methods in compliance with WHO policies as adopted for emergencies.Conclusion: Secondment of staff to a setting of emergencies is beneficial to WCO staff in terms of capacity building and handling similar situations in future. Country Offices are encouraged in future to share human resources when situations dictate.

Possible climate change/variability and human impacts, vulnerability of drought-prone regions, water resources and capacity building for Africa

ABSTRACTThis review article discusses the climate, water resources and historical droughts of Africa, drought indices, vulnerability, impact of global warming and land use for drought-prone regions in West, southern and the Greater Horn of Africa, which have suffered recurrent severe droughts in the past. Recent studies detected warming and drying trends in Africa since the mid 20th century. Based on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), both northern and southern Africa are projected to experience drying, such as decreasing precipitation, runoff and soil moisture in the 21st century and could become more vulnerable to the impact of droughts. The daily maximum temperature is projected to increase by up to 8°C (RCP8.5 of CMIP5), precipitation indices such as total wet day precipitation (PRCPTOT) and heavy precipitation days (R10 mm) could decrease, while warm spell duration (WSDI) and consecutive dry days (CDD) could increase. Uncertainties of the above long-term projections, teleconnections to climate anomalies such as ENSO and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which could also affect the water resources of Africa, and capacity building in terms of physical infrastructure and non-structural solutions are also discussed. Given that traditional climate and hydrological data observed in Africa are generally limited, satellite data should also be exploited to fill the data gap for Africa in the future.Editor D. Koutsoyiannis; Associate editor N. Ilich

SHGs, Socio-Economic Status and Women Empowerment

The article examined the impact of self-help groups (SHGs) on the empowerment of women measured in terms of capacity building and skill development (CBSD) through a self-anchored scale. This CBSD scale (reliability, α = 0.7645) was administered to a representative sample of 408 women. The data was analysed with the help of mean, group scores, quartiles, t-test and chi-square. The significance of relationship between SHGs membership status and CBSD of women was statistically tested by independent sample t-test, and genuineness of relation is re-examined by controlling for socio-economic status (SES) (control variable). The results indicated that the relationship between the SHG membership status (independent variable) and CBSD (dependent variable) was statistically significant (t = 7.45, p = 0.000) and that the control variable SES has no effect on the association between SHG membership status and CBSD of women.

Two Roads: Developing Routes to Professional Archaeological Practice

Targeted on-the-job training to meet specific skills shortages in UK archaeology (including in academia and the public and private sectors) has been underway for some eight years now in the form of salaried vocational learning placements. Since 2006, the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), which represents professional archaeologists in the UK, has developed and supported organisations in the sector to deliver a new model for structured workplace learning. Aspiring to build capacity, CIfA has also sought to effect a culture change within archaeology by embedding the principles of sustainable training into everyday practice. To this end, CIfA has both coordinated its own scheme of workplace learning and supported complementary programmes run by English Heritage and the Council for British Archaeology (CBA). Both CIfA’s Workplace Learning Bursaries scheme and the CBA’s Community Archaeology Bursaries Project have been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) through the Skills for the Future programme. With completion in 2014, it is timely to consider the efficacy of these programmes in terms of capacity building and, moreover, to identify what lessons can be taken forward to ensure the sustainability of structured workplace learning in archaeology.