Training
Human resources are the key asset of the public administration on which the success of the public administration depends. The application of training in human resource development in public administration institutions has been shown to be a fast and successful tool.
KIPA training activity in support of public administration training needs is based on short-term courses and long-term training programs which are focused on increasing the knowledge and skills of public administration employees in the areas of management, administration, legislation, human resources, budget and finance, information technology, local government and the European Union.
For the construction of the training program KIPA works closely with civil service institutions, human resources units which assist in the construction of the training program and its implementation.
Our training programs are designed for all categories of civil service employees and for the realization of which KIPA engages trainers from public administration, lecturers of higher education institutions, private sector and civil society advisors, specialists, local and foreigners whose selection is based on a meritocratic system.
At KIPA, the training methodology is based on experience, interactivity, exchange of experience and ideas. We are offering online training alongside physical presence training and in our perspective applying digital training is the next step we are working on.
Our overall goal is to develop the capacity of the Kosovo administration to serve the government and its citizens. As the central training institution and provider of qualification service for all authorities in the Republic of Kosovo, we are for a professional public administration, which is based on European principles and serves the citizens.
We are committed to enhancing the professional and social skills of public administration employees and promoting the exchange of experiences between them. It is our duty to support the policy of rapprochement with the European Union (EU) by training and qualifying public officials and increasing the efficiency of public administration.
The creation of an administration that manages to provide efficient responses to the needs of citizens, economic and social changes, evidences the need for the management to be equipped with the appropriate knowledge and skills to create and implement public policies that help the development of the country .
IKAP, through the field of General Management training, offers training modules that expand the knowledge and increase the general and specific skills of public administration leaders and managers.
As a result of these trainings, we will have a higher productivity and performance of work as well as administration of the public administration.
The participants in the General Management trainings can be all managers, personnel targeted for advancement and all others interested in the development of work skills and professional career.
The Administration and the Legislature are in the field of interrelation and are very important for the stable operation of the state. As long as the actual legislation is the basis and regulation of the modern state system and the development of its institutions, the professional administration is competent and accountable to the actual legislation.
The Public Administration of Kosovo is in the process of reforming the main components of the process: structure and organization, legislation, job processes, etc. In order to respond successfully to the demands and ongoing changes, the Civil Service of Kosovo needs full civil servants to be professionally prepared, clean and ready.
The Kosovo Institute for Public Administration (IKAP), through the training field “Administration and Legislation”, offers permanent modules that help civil servants increase their knowledge and skills to cope with the world in which they live and work. the requirements that distance processes and reform. Then, as a result of these trainings, the public administration was able to provide more professional, efficient and effective services to citizens.
Since the Budget and Public Finances create the possibility within which the Government of the Republic of Kosovo intends to achieve the objectives of its economic and social policies for the general good and in the interest of the citizens, the Government creates instruments through which it makes possible and creates appropriate solutions in budget planning, respecting the spending limit through the management and control of public finances, which are vital for all elements of the budget cycle from formulation to execution, including procurement, control and audit, which are aimed at the creation of reliable and relevant programs to improve all key aspects of public finance management (PFM), in order to benefit from the support and support of the budget sector, which is a more and more frequent mechanism in providing and the benefit of aid from the funds of EU member states.
The field of BF training is a very broad and very important field that aims to raise the institutional capacities, either at the central or local level, as well as budget organizations (OB) in budget drafting and planning, financial management and financial control. public, risk management and the operation of financial management and control, quality assurance in internal audit through auditing, funding sources, management and preservation of public money through public procurement as well as execution, monitoring, reporting and rules for spending and preservation of public money through the execution of the budget, all of which are regulated by the law on public finances and responsibilities (LMFPP), the law on the control of public finances (LCPF), the law on public procurement (LPP), the law on public enterprises (LPE).
The field of training BF offers training programs whose main objective is to increase the professional capacities of officials who deal mainly with the management of public finances.
Human Resources constitute the key element of the success of any institution and organization. It is important that this function is understood as a strategic function. This means developing, raising and maintaining the competence of the institution with qualified, professional and responsible personnel, with a culture of work and cooperation.
Training programs in the field of Human Resources aim to increase the ability of managers and personnel/human resources officials to successfully manage the requirements of state administration institutions and other state institutions in the Republic of Kosovo for qualified personnel and managers, professional and responsible.
Training in this field is mainly dedicated to managers and human resources and personnel officers, such as the Personnel Management Program (with eight (8) one- and two-day modules), Human Resources Management and Development, etc.
In addition, the Introductory Training Program for new civil servants in the probationary period is being developed. At the same time, several other mandatory training programs for civil servants have been planned, as follows: Mandatory training program for civil servants after promotion; Mandatory training program for civil servants after their appointment to senior management positions; as well as the mandatory training program for civil servants to improve performance (which will be prepared after the approval of the regulation on the training of civil servants).
Information technology is increasingly moving to the core of national competitive strategies around the world, thanks to its revolutionary power it is a critical enabler of growth, development and modernization. The information technology sector in public administration continues to change every day. Fast and reliable operation is ensured by a central information and communication network through which flows a large amount of suitably protected data. In order to simplify and digitize the work between institutions, various joint IT solutions or services have been developed, which are also available to citizens and institutions. The focus is on what civil servants need to know about managing information technology to create more efficient, effective and transparent administration. Today, modern electronic systems, programs and software are being used in the country’s public administration. These achievements have made the work of the officials easier, but at the same time this “technique” continues to be the main driver for changes. IKAP, through the field of training for Information Technology, will offer initial and advanced training to enable civil servants and their units to ensure competence for work.
As a result of the trainings, civil servants will face new challenges and will be promoters of positive changes in public administration.
Civil servants from the management, professional and administrative level will participate in trainings from the field of information technology training.
Kosovo’s path towards the European Union is the priority of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. Entering into obligations through the Stabilization Association Agreement for the Public Administration and its employees is the main task to join the big European family.
The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European states working together to improve the lives of citizens. Therefore, in order to have an easier integration process, our institutions must have professional and trained employees who lead and manage the European Integration process with dedication.
IKAP, through the field of European Union training, offers training modules that expand the knowledge and increase the skills of civil servants on European Union issues and as a result of the trainings developed, the Kosovo Integration process will be faster.
The key trainings that this field offers are those for the approximation of local legislation with that of the European Union, the implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement, the absorption of IPA funds, priority chapters of the SAA, the process of negotiations with the EU in the accession process , etc
The trainings are dedicated to different managerial and professional levels of the institutions of the Public Administration of the Republic of Kosovo.
The local administration is an important pillar of the operation of the municipalities, which provides direct daily services for the needs and demands of the citizens of Kosovo. The volume of services offered by the municipal administration as a result of the citizens’ requests for these services is continuously increasing. Therefore, the municipality is the main gate for each of its citizens. A stable, efficient and responsible administration would be able to cope with the demands coming from the local level and the central level, as well as from citizens and civil society, and would improve the quality of its services only with a prepared framework, professional and coherent and trained.
IKAP, through the field of training for Municipal Affairs, offers training modules that help increase professionalism, strengthen professional, leadership and management skills to provide services according to standards and that will be able to respond to the transparent system of decentralization of delivery of services at the local level.
As a result of these professional trainings in accordance with the requirements and changes occurring in the primary and secondary legislation, and the preparation of local administration officials, we will have a higher productivity and performance of the work and management of the local administration.
Participants in trainings from the local level can be all the managers, the staff expected to raise and advance the professional skills and all those interested who have the will to develop the skills for work and professional career.
