Larry Tweed, Market Systems Advisor, USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs in Central Asia, Kazakhstan is guest speaker for a CILT International webinar on 'The importance of human capital in Covid-19 Recovery’

1. IMPORTANCE OF
COLLABORATION &
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
THE CENTRAL ASIA
EXPERIENCE
Competitiveness, Trade & Jobs in Central Asia

2. ROAD MAP
• My First Encounter with CILT
• T&L Challenges in CA Region
• Overview of CTJ Project & Market
Systems Approach
• Our Response to Pandemic
• Why Invest in Human Capital?

3. KHORGOS
FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH CILT
Eurasia Pole of Inaccessibility
is right about HERE

4. NORMAL T&L
CHALLENGES
• Entirely landlocked
• Involves vast distances
• Difficult Terrain
• Differences in Work
Cultures
• Geopolitical Chess
• Inherently complex
• Competitive
• Constantly in flux
So, any skills gap immediately puts a
company at a competitive dis-
advantage.
AMPLIFIED IN
CENTRAL ASIA

5. USAID
CTJ
PROJECT
• Competitiveness, Trade & Jobs
• 5 Years (2016-2021)
• Regional – Offices in 5 Countries
• 3 Sectors: Horticulture, Tourism and T&L
• Market Systems Approach

6. • Focus: on Visible Issues and
Core Supply/Demand Gaps
• Role: More Direct -
“Solutions” tend to be
delivered by the project
• Less adaptive
• Shorter Game
Traditional Development
Approach
OUR MARKET SYSTEMS
APPROACH
• Focus: on Underlying Causes
of Systemic constraints
• Role: More Facilitative &
“Solutions” tend to be
delivered by local service
providers
• More adaptive
• Longer Game
• Sustainability in Forefront
Unintended Consequences
• Market Distortions
• Crowding Out
• Perpetuates Dependency
• Sustainability - After Thought

7. HOW DID CTJ & CILT RESPOND TO
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
• Collaboration - “Stronger Together”
• Assessed Situation / Anticipated Needs
• Re-prioritized & Re-focused on Small,
Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
• Analog  Digital
• Expanded Access to Relevant Content
• Encourage Experimentation – its OK to
Test & Try New Ideas

8. WHY INVEST IN HUMAN CAPITAL
DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
• Coordination / Safety
• Generates Value – Individual
and Business
• Differentiates Your Business
• Increases Agility & Resilience
• Distribute Decision-Making
• Allows Strategic Thinking

9. THE END.
Thank You
Questions / Comments?
Email:
Larry_Tweed@dai.com