Research, Consultancy and Development Division (RCDD)
This is a Division that coordinates the internal and external research and consultancy portfolio of the Institute. RCDD focuses on co-coordinating and providing leadership in terms of tailor-made Management or Business Development related Training; as well as internal or external SocioEconomic Research and Consultancy services. This is usually upon request or where a need has been identified. Normally the external research and consultancies are tailor-made upon request from clients.
15+
Years of Excellence
50+
Consultancy Projects
30+
Training Modules
20+
Partner Organizations
Consultancy Services
Expertise
Consultancy services are offered in various areas including applied social and economic research, management and organization development, human rights and governance, training needs assessments, strategic planning and project management. Over the years, the Institute has built a strong record of working with both internal and external consultants in executing diverse management or business training, socioeconomic research and consultancy assignments.
Training Services
Programmes
The Institute through RCDD offers the following training services:
Financial Management
Public Management
Social Welfare Policy Research
Child Welfare
Applied SocioEconomic Research
Legal Reforms
Decentralization and Local Governance
Ethical Management
Public Service Code of Conduct
Strategic Leadership and Management
Strategic Planning
Project/Programme Planning, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation
Organizational Review
Job Evaluation
Auditing
Entrepreneurship
Training of Trainers (TOT)
Training Needs Assessment (TNA) and related others
Research and Consultancy Assignments Undertaken By The Institute
Portfolio
The following are some of the assignments that have been undertaken by the Division in the past years:
- CHAZ; Malaria impact study 2012
- Children in Need; Evaluation of their child rights programs - 2011
- ZPCT II Capacity Building for Provincial and District Medical Office Personnel - 2011 and 2012.
The Training Modules included:
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Planning Skills
- Ministry of Home Affairs; Gender-Based Violence training for Heads of Police stations 2011.
- CHAZ; Leadership and Supervisory Skills Training for Hospital Administrators – 2011.
- Conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Chalimbana Teachers College 2010 – 2011
- The capacity building of Church Association of Zambia (CHAZ) for hospital administrators, 2010.
- Midterm Evaluation of Discare 2011
- UNICEF; Conducted a data scoping exercise and Child Rights Protection with a view of developing training materials – 2011
- Speech and Report writing training for newly recruited management development division (MDD) officers – 2010
- Records Management Workshop for Registry Staff in the Ministry of Justice – 2010
- Ministry of Education (ME); Comprehensive Review of the formula for allocating (financial) resources to Provinces, District Education Boards, Universities, Colleges and High Schools. 2009 to 2010
- Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA); Conducted a 'Training of Trainers Workshop' – 2010
- National Assembly; Conducted a 'Human Resource and Project Management Workshop' for Staff – 2009
- Workshop and Effective Management of Parliamentary Committee Meetings – 2009
- Negotiation Skills Workshop for the GRZ Negotiating Team – 2009