The Turin 2009 Learning Link Session 0.2 Debriefing and review of key messages from previous milestone events Preparation - December 6

1. How Did We Get Here? Summary of Outcomes from the 2009 Forum in Washington, D.C. and 2008 Forum in Berlin

3. Directional Shift 1 Shift: Training institution  Strategic facilitator of capacity development Recommendation: Transform the Role of Development Learning and Institutions As development shifts from a focus on resource investment to knowledge and learning, we must enforce the strategic roles of learning and the development institutions that deliver learning programs.

4. Directional Shift 2 Shift: Training and structured learning for individuals  Diverse learning for institutions and local change agents Recommendation: Redefine the Methods and Delivery for Learning To have lasting impact, learning must expand beyond traditional offerings that target individual change to include dynamic offerings that target the diverse learning needs of groups and organizations, such as network creation and new wholesaling approaches.

5. Directional Shift 3 Shift: Measuring learning outputs for individuals and activities  Measuring learning outcomes and how they contribute to institutional-level impact Recommendation: Measure Learning Results as Part of a Capacity Development Process Sustainable progress toward development goals and proof of results are moving beyond reporting the outputs of specific development learning activities to measuring how learning outcomes and capacity constraints are changed through a program.

6. Directional Shift 4 Shift: Individual knowledge and results practices  Knowledge exchange, piloting and implementation of results-oriented approaches that work Recommendation: Build Common Understanding on Learning Results Finding commonalities within existing frameworks, identifying practices that work, and creating synergies among development actors would enhance joint knowledge, improve results management, and ensure we connect in new ways to achieve scaled impact.

10. Berlin Statement (5) Alignment – Align learning programs with partner countries’ needs assessment systems so that they meet the capacity constraints identified by local partners. (6) Harmonization – Improve harmonization of DTI efforts in results management to reduce duplication and build synergies among DTIs and their partners. (7) Collaboration – Share existing tools, didactic approaches, and lessons learned among DTIs and partners, in different countries and regions globally.