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the organisation and staffing of the Obchodni Bank's treasury department.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £60,000.

Title : Assistance to the Slovak State Insurance Company. Description : A five day course, by the Chartered Insurance Institute's College of Insurance, on management development. Status : Completed.

Cost : £5,000.

Title : Assistance to the insurance sector.

Description : Advice on the restructuring of the Slovak State Insurance Company.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £185,000.

Title : Assistance to Komercni Bank.

Description : Advice on international trade finance.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £27,000.

Title : Assistance to Prague Stock Exchange.

Description : A training programme by the London Stock Exchange in conjunction with D. C. Gardner, for members of the newly established Stock Exchange in Prague.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £50,000.

Title : Assistance to the Prague and Bratislava Stock Exchanges. Description : Advice to the organisers of the Stock Exchange in Prague and the one in Bratislava.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £100,000.

Title : Assistance to Investicini Bank.

Description : A treasury management specialist to advise on the organisation and staffing of the bank's treasury department. Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £85,000.

Title : Assistance to Agrobanka.

Description : A short-term consultancy to advise on corporate strategy and organisation.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £20,000.

Title : Training for Slovak Securities Market.

Description : A training course for Securities Market intermediaries.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £50,000.

Title : Assistance to Slovak General Credit Bank.

Description : A programme of training for members of the newly established fund management subsidary.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £130,000.

Title : Voucher Privatisation--Secondary Market Study.

Description : A study to analyse existing resources to cover the privatisation programme.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £150,000.

Employment services

Title : Training of trainers in labour market assessment and analysis.

Description : A training course for Job Centre managers and directors, organised by the Department of Employment, in labour market assessment and analysis.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £12,000.

Title : Seminar on employment and training policy.


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Description : A two day seminar on training needs in a restructuring economy, organised by the Department of Employment. Status : Completed.

Cost : £8,000.

Title : Management training in the employment sector.

Description : Training courses run by the Department of Employment for Job Centre Directors and their deputies.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £4,000.

Title : Industrial Relations.

Description : A visit to the United Kingdom by officials from the Federal and Republic Ministries to discuss industrial, employment and trade union policy.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £5,500.

Title : Assistance with health and safety at work.

Description : Three projects run by the Health and Safety Executive for Czech and Slovak Labour Inspectors, and officials from the Office of Occupational Safety and the Occupational Safety Research Institute.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £23,000.

Management training and small business advice

Title : Assistance to small business development.

Description : Pilot project by B'nai B'rith to advise existing small businesses on how to utilise their potential.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £40,000.

Title : Management training development.

Description : A distance learning package on management training, developed by the Open University in conjunction with the City University of Bratislava.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £220,000.

Title : Enterprise Education Seminars.

Description : A three day seminar by Department of Employment officials and leading representatives from the business/education world to explain the concepts of enterprise education with a view to implementing longer term programmes of assistance.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £12,500

Title : Management training and development programme.

Description : A three part programme of training and consultancy aimed at strengthening the capacity of selected management training institutions, management trainers and senior managers.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £740,000.

Title : Enterprise Europe placement programme

Description : Placement programme for selected young Czechoslovak managers with small firms in Britain.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £25,000.

Title : Industrial training programme

Description : Programme of attachments to United Kingdom firms for some 40 Czechoslovak managers organised jointly by the CBI and the British Council.

Status : To be Implemented

Cost : £200,000

Environment/Energy


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Title : Environmental Liaison Centre.

Description : The establishment of an umbrella organisation for various non -governmental environmental bodies.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £42,000.

Title : Training for Natural Gas Buyers :

Description : A short training programme, organised by British Gas ; on the purchasing of gas on the open market for Czech and Slovak natural gas buyers.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £10,500.

Title : Pricing and restructuring the electricity industry. Description : Provision of advice and assistance to the Czechoslovak government on the implementation of changes to their electricity sector.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £32,000.

Title : Restructuring the coal industry.

Description : An initial visit to determine the requirements of the Czech government in respect of their restructuring programme in the coal indus- try.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £4,000.

Title : Retraining in the coal sector.

Description : A study visit to the United Kingdom, organised by British Coal Enterprises.

Status : Completed.

Cost : £8,500.

Title : Restructuring the coal industry.

Description : A 2-3 week consultancy by British Coal Enterprises to advise the OKD enterprise on the establishment of a job creation and outplacement subsidiary.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £25,000.

Title : Assistance to the Water Research Institute.

Description : A programme of assistance by the United Kingdom Water Research Centre to improve management of water resources, waste water, environmental engineering and science.

Status : Under way.

Cost : £20,000.

Education, ELT, Publishing and Broadcasting

Title : Assistance to Slovak TV.

Description : To ascertain requirements for organisational changes at Slovak TV.

Status : Completed.

Cost : 1,500.

Title : Assistance to the Czech Bar Association.

Description : To advise on the establishment of a specialist legal publishing house.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £15,000.

Title : Assistance to Barrandov Film Studios.

Description : To ascertain the requirements for improving management structure in readiness for privatisation of the studios. Status : Completed.

Cost : £1,800.

Title : Assistance to Slovak Television.

Description : A restructuring programme.

Status : To be implemented.

Cost : £35,000.

Public Administration/Local Government

Title : Assistance to Federal and National Statistics Offices. Description : A programme of assistance involving secondments to the United Kingdom and visits to


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