National training course in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation - St Lucia

Expected outcome

At the conclusion of the training course, senior government officials and technical officers in Saint Lucia would have gained improved knowledge of the funding cycle for development grants and be better able to provide a supportive environment for attracting these funds for financing development in the country. Similarly, technical officers in MDAs would have gained improved skills in project proposal writing and project planning, execution, and monitoring, resulting in increased project proposal approvals and enhanced project implementation effectiveness and efficiency. In the immediate term, workshop participants will have a concept note for a project idea that could be developed to a grant proposal completed at the end of the training. Overall, the improved knowledge and skills gained are expected to result in increased project proposal approvals and enhanced project implementation effectiveness and efficiency.