In a significant stride towards modernizing capacity building, teams from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) convened a dynamic follow up meeting. The session focused on assessing the pivotal project designed to supercharge the Capacity Enhancement of the Water and Sanitation Regional Training Hub, a cornerstone for skills development in the sector.
The collaboration hinges on a powerful driver of organizational success: the revamp of the Training Information Management System (TIMS). This critical upgrade is far more than a technical update; it is the key to unlocking superior employee performance, boosting engagement, and streamlining operations for greater efficiency and scalability. By ensuring compliance and reducing costs, the new TIMS will provide invaluable data-driven insights, ease administrative burdens, and seamlessly adapt to future technologies and evolving business needs. It was against this ambitious backdrop that the two teams met to evaluate accomplishments and plot the course for improvement.
The JICA team presented an expansive and encouraging progress report. They confirmed that the crucial scope of work evaluation had been successfully achieved, focusing intently on work optimization. A significant milestone involved gathering input from all representative departments, each contributing vital points to be addressed during the implementation phase. Furthermore, the team has laid a solid foundation by completing a preliminary requirement definition based on existing systems.
A central decision was the identification of NWSC’s HRMS system as the primary surrounding system to be integrated with TIMS, a move accompanied by a thorough cost-benefit analysis underscoring the immense value of the revamp.
The ongoing transformation of TIMS has highlighted the indispensable need for tight coordination with the WATSAN team. Here, the enhanced use of the HRMS is poised to be a game-changer, facilitating smoother collaboration. In a forward-thinking agreement, the meeting also confirmed plans for an expansion of works once the revamped TIMS is implemented. This next phase will be dedicated to enhancing stakeholder coordination, building consensus, and preventing any project stagnation or rework. The goal is to accelerate the benefits of system development by mediating communication within the working group and optimizing responses to any challenges that arise during implementation with flexible and effective solutions.
In their concluding remarks, JICA representatives expressed great satisfaction with the meeting’s outcomes, confirming its purpose was to assess all teams’ readiness for the impending transformation. The working period for this exciting project is officially set to commence on September 1st, 2025, and run through December 2026, marking a new chapter in capacity building for water and sanitation.
