Once the capacity needs specific to your problem have been identified, you should determine whether the appropriate capacity development activities are short-term, long-term, or both.
Short-term capacity development
- Online training programs, on-the-job training
- One-time problem-solving projects
- Short-term internships and apprenticeships
- Secondments, exchanges, and mentorships
- Multistakeholder platform initiatives
- Workshops, conferences, seminars
Long-term capacity development
- BS/MS/PhD training
- PhD sandwich programs
- Postdoctoral programs
- Technical partnerships and collaborations
- Organizational reform processes
- Policy change processes
- Sectoral coordination initiatives
| Capacity Development Design Tools | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | 2 | https://www.fao.org/capacity-development/resources/practical-tools/design-capacity-development/en/ |
| Tools for Planning Organizational Change | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | 3 | https://www.fao.org/capacity-development/resources/practical-tools/plan-organizational-change/en/ |
