Using networks to strengthen National Training Institutions (NTIs)
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A presentation by Anton De Grauwe for CIES 2018 conference on supporting national training providers in educational planning and management.
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Using networks to strengthen National Training Institutions (NTIs)
- 1. Using networks to strengthen National Training Institutions (NTIs) Potential and challenges
- 2. Social network: Individuals, friends, family, acquaintances, colleagues, employees, etc. Business network: suppliers, competitors, customers, B2B customers, shareholders, etc. Institutional network: Government, NGO, business incubators, international development agencies, etc. Network typology Intra- & international socialization Inter-organizational connections (dyadic relationships) Source: Oparaocha, G.O; Ricardo, L. (2011): The Role of Institutional Networks in the Internationalization Process of SMEs What is an institutional network?
- 3. • Increased demand for training because of trend towards decentralization/deconcentration • Training opportunities existed, but training was dispersed, disconnected, and decided by the supply- side, including development agencies • Specialized national training providers exist in several places, but they had little contact with each other. • In several countries, their role in providing training for the public administration was limited. In others, they played a key role. Why? The background
- 4. Why? The advantages of a network Advan- tages Provide exposure and interaction Share expertise (from documents to staff) Provide strategic thinking to tackle common challenges Strengthens legitimacy of institutions
- 5. • Identify a common theme and area of work • Identify members that are sufficiently comparable and sufficiently complementary • Instigator(s) with strong motivation • Mutual appreciation among potential members • Demonstrate potential advantages • Existing personal contacts/networks How? Constructing networks
- 6. •Existence of comparable/complementary training providers. •Trend towards competition rather than collaboration between potential members. •Preference for North-South over South-South partnerships. How? Challenges to constructing networks
- 7. How? Sustaining networksEffectivenetwork Productive role for each member Ensuring benefits for all members Open and regular communication and exchange Continued commonality of contexts and objectives Sustainable funding Strong secretariat, accepted by all
- 8. Increased difference in contexts Increased disparities between members Individual motivation and engagement Demonstrating impact Financial capacity How? Challenges to sustaining networks
- 9. Are networks a cost-effective way of strengthening national institutes? The “theoretical” arguments remain strong: commonality of interests; regional associations; value of South-South collaboration. But the practical constraints can weigh heavily. The challenge is to find the appropriate level of investment. Perspectives
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- - Institutions are keen to participate in networks, which offer them the ability to focus on particular issues and gain various perspectives on said issues. - Networks also provide exposure and interaction opportunities, especially with countries and institutions that they might not otherwise encounter. - They facilitate research collaboration, and they enable institutions to tap into experts around the world; review and appoint colleagues as reviewers; benchmark; and recommend practices. - Networks provide space for institutions to support one another and may compensate for the shortage of financing and capacities, provide key benchmarks and spur strategic thinking on how to tackle common challenges. - Networks also participate in the trust-building efforts of institutions operating internationally - collaborative learning and research partnerships are some the major long-term impacts resulting from good international networking.
- Synergy between practical interests and benefits for day-to-day activities of academics (research and/or education) and the wider policy aims of institutional representatives. When they have clear criteria for belonging and clear objectives. Maintain open and constant communication and strengthen the links between institutions and best practices. Two-way process is in place whereby institutions contribute and expect returns: promote equitable access and treatment among members and prevent any group from being unduly advantaged. Continuity and commitment of those who represent the institutions in the networks enhance the sustainability and added value of the networks. Key leadership of the network ensures continuity, innovation and commitment. Capitalising on all advantages within the institution and bringing them together at the global level calls for a strong organisational capacity both within the institutions and within the networks themselves. The added value of networks typically results from a wise balance of policy analysis of trends (comparative analysis, overviews, benchmarking, etc.) and tools and best practices (e.g. practical matters such as student placement, joint research work, and guiding students to the most suitable university). Members should be well aware of what networks provide and be in a position to promote and engage in the network’s activities. Internal quality assurance and cyclical evaluation of the networks’ organisational structure and impacts are likely to leverage the added value. Institutions should explore the tension or potential conflicts of interest that may occur: How to balance the mutual benefit with self interest in belonging to networks? Will the joining of the networks foster the institutional capacity building or its brand-building? Will the networks increase transparency or could it turn into a new ranking? A successful network: Needs to clearly define what the key outcomes of the network should be: this is a necessary step from its establishment and through its development. Relies on its relevance for all of its stakeholders: a network needs to remain dynamic, continually engaging new actors and add to the learning community which they are part of. Develops a shared engagement from all the stakeholders Defines the benefits that can be delivered by the pool of resources and best practices from the other actors Shares values and perspectives Delivers specific outcomes
- Institutions complain about the time invested to get things moving. There is usually great enthusiasm in particular networks in the beginning and then interest wanes with fewer participants involved. Absence of a strategic view: the choice of networks joined is unlikely to be coherent or bring the expected benefits. Many networks seek to attract elite or distinctive institutions and promote a brand or self-recognition of quality. Institutions located in low income countries might not have the financial capacity or the quality standards to join a network of well-established members. The “global” nature of some networks may be called into question by the limits of their geographical coverage.