The World Bank Institute (WBI) offers learning and capacity development programs in a wide range of subjects. Many activities are tailored to specific country needs, and other activities address global...
Sustainable development requires capacity building at individual, organizational, and societal levels. The World Bank Institute (WBI) supports World Bank operations by providing learning activities, advisory...
Capacity development and learning are key to the World Bank's success in poverty reduction, and the World Bank supports both. Four assumptions drive the emphasis on increasing the scientific nature of...
Knowledge sharing is an integral part of the World Bank's operations. To ensure that staff have the knowledge, skills, and technical expertise to perform Bank duties, the Bank must function as a world-class...
Trust funds in the World Bank are financial arrangements whereby bilateral and other external donors provide grants in support of the efficient management and use of trust funds. The Trust Fund Learning...
As a facilitator of global knowledge and learning for development, the World Bank Institute (WBI) offers a range of learning products, many of which are skill-building courses. This paper includes the...
Knowledge is central to the World Bank's mission of reducing poverty and improving the living standards of people in the developing world, In 1997, the World Bank launched the World Bank Learning Network...
The evaluation summarized in this Brief is a meta-analysis of data from five country studies, supplemented with original data collected from the WBI staff involved in delivering WBI learning activities...
Now in its fourth year, the Multisectoral Team Learning Program (MTL) aims to make Bank teams work together more effectively and build both client and staff capacities to address the complex challenges...
Through planned activities and networking opportunities, Sector Fora events are intended to enhance Bank staff learning. Specific assumptions are: participation in high-quality learning events to increase...
The note identifies the underlying assumptions of the World Bank Institute's (WBI) country-focus approach: refinement of products and services to meet Russia's specific needs; and, the country' capacity...
During the past decade, capacity enhancement has become an increasingly important topic of discussion within the development community. Since the international development conferences in Doha, Johannesburg...
The research reported in this brief is part of a broader initiative. The findings are meant to serve as a baseline data against which future comparisons can be made. Current key findings from Sri Lanka's...
The Brazil retrospective study comprised the following instruments: participant questionnaires administered to former participants in World Bank Institute (WBI)-sponsored activities during FY01-02; in-depth...
The note analyzes the Country Retrospective Study on the impact of the World Bank Institute (WBI) activities during FY01-02 on Egyptian participants in FY03. The study provided a baseline against which...
This Brief Note summarizes the study which comprised participant surveys, face-to-face interviews with the Bank's resident staff, and focus groups discussions with Thai participants. The methodology answers...
The Building your Skills in a Team-Based Environment Course (BYS) aims at improving the on-the-job behavior, and performance of its participants, the Administrative and Client Support - ACS staff - who...
This brief note examines the annual review of Bank staff learning in FY03, indicating that overall, participants viewed staff learning positively. Based in the evaluation findings, it is highlighted that:...
This brief looks at the challenge the Bank faces having a young work force and a high turnover rate (11 percent annually) of its operations staff. This brief discusses World Bank intervention and its core...
The note evaluates the learning outcomes from the World Bank Institute (WBI) courses for clients, during FY02-03, and provides some evaluation results. It shows that 79 percent of the FY02 evaluated offerings...