The GMS has attracted a large number of projects by international organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and investment projects by multi-national corporations and state enterprises in the region. Dealing with these projects, whether as a member of the project team, as a government liaison official or involved in monitoring and evaluation of projects, requires an understanding of project management. The multi-dimensional and diverse demands of such projects have created a strong need for qualified project managers and personnel, who are able to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate projects that are on-budget, on-schedule and on-target. 

In order to train participants in all aspects of project management and to provide insights into the project planning and development process of development projects which have trans-boundary or trans-national implications, Mekong Institute (MI) proposes to offer a practical training program on project design and planning. 

This training is provided to 23 participants who are government officials, managers of multinational enterprises and development professional from the Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam (GMS countries), involving in the design and planning of development projects.. The course is aimed to provide them with a better understanding of today’s state-of-the-art in project management in the regional and sub-regional development sphere. 

The objectives of the course is to develop participants’ capacity to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate sub-regional/trans-boundary development projects using concrete case studies and best practices from the GMS. Specifically, the course aims to: 

Improve participants’ knowledge on specific methods for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects;Improve participants’ skills to use tools and apply techniques to design, plan, develop, appraise development projects and mobilize resources;Improve participants’ critical analysis capabilities of holistic planning and stakeholder participation in sub-regional development;Improve participants’ critical analysis capabilities of leadership and governance in sub-regional development;Promote communication, cooperation and trust among professionals in developing countries.