The Strengthening Client Capacity for Impact learning program, which was launched at the 2024 Annual Meetings, aims to achieve three primary objectives:
- Enhance country skills and operational capacity to implement World Bank programs effectively with greater scale, speed, and quality;
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning and networking, sharing innovative approaches and lessons learned; and
- Empower local experts and establish partnerships with local institutions to sustain these efforts.
The program offers a standardized curriculum covering core operational topics such as Procurement, Financial Management, the Environmental and Social Framework, Monitoring and Evaluation and Results Management. These will be complemented by specialized modules tailored to country-specific learning needs. This modular approach provides flexibility for different countries and groups of countries facing similar implementation challenges. All deliveries will be decentralized.
The Strengthening Client Capacity for Impact learning program is being rolled out using a phased approach, with face-to-face training deliveries in client countries starting in March 2025. In parallel, online and self-paced learning assets are being developed and will be launched on an ongoing basis. The next phase focuses on scaling up deliveries in multiple languages and establishing partnerships with local institutions to enhance the decentralized training delivery.
Program Objectives
This program aims to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in critical areas of World Bank operations focusing on programs and projects, enabling them to implement projects with greater scale, speed and impact. The program also aims to support peer-to-peer learning and networking and provide participants with a forum to share innovative approaches and lessons learned from their implementation experience.
Program Design
The program is designed using a case-based approach centered on active learning, where participants working individually and in groups will engage in discussions and problem-solving activities with real-world scenarios. Throughout the program, participants will be presented with practical examples drawn from World Bank operations. In the integrated case study, they will be tasked with identifying key issues, exploring possible solutions, and making decisions based on their analysis. The program will apply a holistic approach to project implementation, highlighting interconnections between operational topics, to allow broader operational knowledge and experience-sharing that is beneficial to PIU/PMU and government staff directly responsible for project implementation.
Curriculum
SCCI brings a modular, flexible, and demand-driven approach to curriculum development. The standard program and topics are complemented by specialized modules, which are designed based on client needs. Standard Topics include those that are critical across the board for effective project implementation, such as Procurement, Financial Management, Environmental and Social Framework, and Monitoring and Evaluation and Results. Specialized Topics vary based on country context and needs and may include deep dives on selected operational topics or considerations related to FCV, small states, or other aspects.
Calendar of SCCI Deliveries
The following deliveries of the SCCI program have been completed or confirmed.
Dates | Region | Country/CMU |
March 2025 | LCR | Caribbean |
March 2025 | LCR | Central America and Dominican Republic |
April 2025 | AFE | Ethiopia |
May 2025 | AFW | Nigeria |
June 2025 | MNA | Iraq |
June 2025 | Energy Global Department and AFE | M300 ASCENT PIUs |
June 2025 | ECA | Azerbaijan |
Related:
Strengthening Client Capacity for Impact (SCCI) [PDF]
For more information, contact SCCILearning@worldbank.org.