Developing International Cooperation Enhancing Training Capacity Implementation large Scale of Train

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• Developing International Cooperation
  Enhancing Training Capacity Implementation large
  Scale of Trainings for Professionals
• in Statistical Surveys
• Wang Jili
• Director-General
  Tel [phone]
• Statistical Education Center
  Fax [phone]
• National Bureau of Statistics
  E-mail wangjl_at_stats.gov.cn
• The Peoples Republic of China

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Contents
? Background of the Program ? Contents of the
Program ? Introduction of the Program ?
Training Mode ? Program Output ? Future
Cooperation
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?. Background of the Survey Skills
Training Program between NBS and Statistics
Canada
? In November 1994, the letter of intent was
singed by the premiers of both countries SIMP,
One of the six projects between the Government of
Canada and the Government of the Peoples
Republic of China
? In September 1996, Memorandum of understanding
between the Government of Canada and the
Government of the Peoples Republic of China
concerning the SIMP was signed

• ? In October 1998, A Survey Skills Training
  Project Initiation Agreement was signed between
  NBS and Statistics Canada as a subprogram of SIMP
  

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?. Background of the Survey Skills Training
Program between NBS and Statistics Canada
? Trend of the reforms on statistical survey
methodology Planned economy methods of
collecting statistical data
Regular overall statistical reporting
system Socialist market economy methods of
collecting statistical data The periodical census
as basis, the regular sample surveys as the
principal method ? Chinese conditions 3 million
statistical workers in different places and
different sections, of which there are 90
thousand statistical staffs in governmental
statistical system
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?. Contents of the Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistics Canada
? China Survey Skills Manual was compiled in
English by Statistics Canada

• ?Translation of Chinese by NBS, responsibility
  for printing and publishing of the manual both in
  English and in Chinese

?Production of the serial programs
? A large scale training on survey skills was
conducted, finishing the training for 30 thousand
statistical staffs within 3 years
?A set of video equipment supplied by Canada
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?. The Responsibilities of Both Parties
?Setting up the Steering Committee Giving
guidance to the Project Team Supervising and
inspecting the work Examining and approving
the training manual
?Setting up the Project Team Developing a set
of Survey Skills Manual Producing teaching
videotapes
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?.Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistical Canada

• Operation of the Program

? Canadian sides contribution ? Selecting team
members High-level management personnel and
professionals with practical experiences ?
Collecting, screening and compiling training
materials ? Sending Canadian delegations to
Beijing to have discussions ? Finalizing the
training manual with the Chinese side In
2000, English version of the China Survey Skills
Manual was finished
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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistical Canada

• Operation of the Program

?In 2001, the Chinese side finished translation
of the manual, Scripts writing and production
of 21serial video programs
?In October 2001, A Training Scheme on Survey
Skills from 2001 to 2003 was formulated Target
trainees 30,000 statisticians, among them 16,000
staffs are from the governmental statistical
system
?A news conference of videotapes and the manual
was held
? Issue the Survey Skills Training Plan in the
governmental system
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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistical Canada

• Operation of the Program
• ? Organizing the Training

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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training
Program between NBS and Statistical Canada

• Operation of the Program

?Target trainees Statistical personnel in the
governmental statistical system
Non-governmental statistical personnel
interviewers, statisticians in enterprises and
institutions
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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS China and Statistical Canada

• Operation of the Program

?Training scale 110,000 statisticians
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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistical Canada
19, 000 governmental statisticians
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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training
Program between NBS and Statistical Canada

• Sex Distribution of Trainees from NBS

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?. Introduction of Survey Skills Training Program
between NBS and Statistical Canada
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?. Training Mode

• ?Pilot training mode, ensuring training quality

• Personal interview simulation
• The evaluation on personal interview simulation
  made by trainees and lecturers
• Test
• Evaluation of the effect of training courses

• Watching VCD of teaching
• materials
• Lecturers giving lectures and answering questions
• Discussions in class
• Case study
• Homework

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• ?. Program Output

?Chinese Survey Skills Manual, Teaching
Videotapes, renewed video production
equipment
About the manual Clearly expressed the
statistical ideas Three features (1) Including
all the steps of sample surveys (2) Logical and
easy to understand (3) Practical and operational
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?. Program Output
? A total of 110 ,000 statisticians were trained
, over fulfilled in achieving the target of the
training 30,000 statistical staff as scheduled
?The ability of designing a plan of a sample
survey and a questionnaire were Improved
?Skills of data audit and imputation were enhanced
?Techniques of interview were improved
?Basic knowledge of sample survey and skills were
Popularized
?Video equipment provided by Statistics Canada
has played a key role
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?. Widening the International Cooperative
Training Program, Improving Professional Quality
of Statisticians

• ?Developing international cooperation, perfecting
  the training
• system
• Such as conducting training on Business
  Economic Statistics
• Training, Data Interpretation Workshop
  developed by Statistics
• Canada

?Introducing international achievements in the
field of statistical methodology, research
and developing a series of training courses. ?
To train statisticians by means of distance
training
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Concluding Remarks  Thank you!