Capacity Assessment Toolkit - Manual and Guide Note - EBRD Institutional Capacity Building and Client Training Programme

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This manual and guide note explains the capacity assessment toolkit used to perform institutional capacity assessment and risk determination within the EBRD Institutional Capacity Building and Client Training Programme. It introduces the objectives of capacity assessment, the risk assessment methodology, and how to use the toolkit through assessment categories, indicator ratings, item weight, and gap analysis. It also outlines assessment responsibilities, procurement risk factors, results analysis, action plan generation, and reporting through the ICAR, including simplified and IT-application related guidance.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages138

Reading Time48 min

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INTRODUCTION

Background

Why Capacity Assessment and Risk Determination?

The objectives of Capacity Assessment (ICA)

Capacity Assessment (ICA) Tool Kit

The Action Plan

Client Training Programme

Timeframe

Risk assessment methodology

Capacity Assessment determination

ICA TOOLKIT OVERVIEW

Function of the Manual

Scope of Institutional Capacity Assessment

Risk-based Assessment

Procurement Risks Factors

Indicators of the toolkit

Gap analysis

Simplified version of the toolkit

Results analysis and outputs

UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLKIT

Basic Elements

Opening Heading of the Toolkit: indicators and ratings

Headings and columns

Assessment Categories

Defining Item Weight

Explanation of headings and columns

ASSESSMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Self-assessment by Clients

Assessor assessment

Shared or joint assessment

GETTING READY AND APPLYING THE TOOLKIT

Getting ready to apply the toolkit

Applying the toolkit

Generating an action plan outline for improvement of areas of opportunity

Standards

Simplified version

Report (ICAR)

Briefing and debriefing clients

IT application

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Capacity Assessment Toolkit
Manual and Guide Note
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] Institutional Capacity Building and Client Training Programme 02/14/2011
| | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................... I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 5 A. Background ................................................................................................................................ 5 B. Why Capacity Assessment and Risk Determination? ................................................................ 6 C. The objectives of Capacity Assessment (ICA) ........................................................................... 7 D. Capacity Assessment (ICA) Tool Kit......................................................................................... 7 E. The Action Plan.......................................................................................................................... 9 F. Client Training Programme ...................................................................................................... 10 G. Timeframe ................................................................................................................................ 11 H. Risk assessment methodology.................................................................................................. 12 I. Capacity Assessment determination ......................................................................................... 14 II. ICA TOOLKIT OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 15 J. Function of the Manual ............................................................................................................ 15 K. Scope of Institutional Capacity Assessment............................................................................. 18 L. Risk-based Assessment ............................................................................................................ 19 M. Procurement Risks Factors ....................................................................................................... 19 N. Indicators of the toolkit ............................................................................................................ 20 O. Gap analysis ............................................................................................................................. 21 P. Simplified version of the toolkit............................................................................................... 24 Q. Results analysis and outputs ..................................................................................................... 26 III. UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLKIT .........................................................................................29 R. Basic Elements ......................................................................................................................... 29 S. Opening Heading of the Toolkit: indicators and ratings .......................................................... 30 T. Headings and columns ............................................................................................................. 31 U. Assessment Categories ............................................................................................................. 32 V. Defining Item Weight............................................................................................................... 33 W. Explanation of headings in rows (1) to (4) of the Toolkit ......................

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Capacity Assessment (ICA) process covered in this manual?

It defines why capacity assessment and risk determination are needed, states the objectives of ICA, and explains how the ICA tool kit supports assessment and improvement planning.

How does the toolkit guide users through risk assessment and gap analysis?

It describes the risk assessment methodology, procurement risk factors, and how indicators, ratings, item weight, and assessment categories feed into gap analysis and results outputs.

Who is responsible for assessments, and how do clients and assessors contribute?

The manual sets out client self-assessment, assessor assessment, and shared or joint assessment responsibilities to ensure consistent application of the toolkit.

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