Local Economic Development for Local Government Units

(LED4LGUs)
Draft Curriculum

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LED4LGUs Curriculum
A joint partnership program of the Local Government Academy and the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic
Development
 Foreword

Local economic development (LED) is a locally-owned and implemented participatory development process in a given territory or
region, rooted in a territory and tailored to local economic conditions and building it on existing assets and advantages.

We envision a Philippine economy that values the long-term health of both human and natural systems, oriented around three
principles: 1) an economy that helps to restore the environmental and social damage done in the past and that prevents new
problems from occurring (the so-called “restoration economy” and “restorative development” ), 2) an economy that is people-
centered, one that promotes productivity, sustainable livelihood and decent work for women and men, and 3) an economy that is
locally oriented, one that emphasizes local ownership, local control, local investment, use of local resources, and production for local
markets. This vision promotes an open economy with balanced support for pro-poor local production, economic interdependence
among local communities and economic regions, and the stimulation of competitive export-oriented industries tied to the global
economy. It places an emphasis on creating a robust and vibrant local economy rooted in communities and their regions. The
sustainable economy is likely to meet these goals through a mixture of: market mechanisms, government action and incentives for
social and environmental responsibility in economic decision-making. Such a system promotes economic democracy, local control,
diversity of ownership and social responsibility and equity.

The DILG-LGA and LGSP-LED have been working together to enhance the knowledge and skills of the local government executives
and their LED team through the development and implementation of this LED4LGUs Curriculum. WE will be working closely with the
private sector groups and associations and local resource institutions all over the country in the implementation and delivery of the
courses.
LGA will continue the tradition of delivering quality LGU capacity building programs to help build more business-friendly and
competitive LGUs all over the country.

LGSP-LED looks forward to creating a core of LED professionals among the LGUs that continuously share ideas and practices on
LED to help grow prosperous communities all over the country.

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LED4LGUs Curriculum
A joint partnership program of the Local Government Academy and the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic
Development
1 Overview
Poverty reduction remains a huge policy challenge for the Philippines not only because absolute poverty in the country is high and
widespread, but also because the pace of its reduction is very slow compared with that of other Asian countries at broadly similar income
levels. The slow reduction has to do with the rather low rate of economic growth, especially after accounting for the country’s rapid population
growth. These findings will require the serious addressing of the critical constraints to private investment and growth, namely, 1) tight fiscal
situation due largely to weak revenue generation, 2) inadequate infrastructure, particularly transportation and electricity, and 3) weak investor
confidence owing to governance concerns, especially corruption and political instability

In 2010, the Philippines ranked 87th out of 133 countries in terms of global competitiveness by the World Economic Forum; 39th out of 57
countries by the Institute of Management Development and 144th out of 183 countries by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation.
In the 2010 Doing Business study of the World Bank, which compared Ease of Doing Business among 183 countries worldwide, the
Philippines slipped to the 144th rank from its 2009 ranking of 141st. In 2009, Transparency International ranked the country 139th out of 180
countries in terms of corruption.

The persistent calls for effective governance and improved delivery of essential services are putting considerable pressure on Philippine local
government units (LGUs) to pursue local economic development (LED). The pressure is brought about by the poor rankings in global
competitiveness and governance standards.

One key impediment to sustainable LED is the limited skills and experience of many LGUs in pursuing LED. Current practice in implementing
public economic enterprises at the local level is not generating revenues and returns on investments, thus exacerbating LGUs’ fiscal
problems. Another impediment is the quality of local leadership. A patronage style of local leadership, common in many places in the country,
undermines accountability and hampers the ability of LGUs to provide basic services and promote LED.

There is also a general perception that corruption is prevalent at the local level. This can be attributed to two factors: 1) inefficient business
development processes that perpetuate person-to-person contact and that provide opportunities for corruption; and 2) Local Chief Executive’s
(LCE’s) lack of political will to implement reforms.

Improving the LED capacity of LGUs calls for a breed of entrepreneurial-oriented public leaders that can harness the LGU’s political and
corporate powers provided in the Local Government Code of 1991 in order to confront the challenges of unemployment and poverty
alleviation.

There is an opportunity for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) together with Local Governance Support Program for
Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) to introduce the process of sustainable LED by building LGU capacity to harness its powers and
institute more entrepreneurial LGU management structures and systems that will improve its competitiveness. These opportunities are made
available as demand-driven courses in the 2010 Newly Elected Officials (NEO) Orientation Program.

The 2010 NEO Program, an initiative of DILG, through the Local Government Academy (LGA), aims to strengthen the institutional and
individual capacities of newly elected local officials to prepare and implement term-based development plans (Comprehensive Development
Plans and Executive and Legislative Agendas or CDP-ELAs) that are responsive to local development needs and are correlated with national
development goals.

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LED4LGUs Curriculum
A joint partnership program of the Local Government Academy and the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic
Development
 2 Objectives
The 2010 NEO program is divided into four major components, namely: 1) Ensuring Smooth Transition; 2) Laying the Foundation; 3) Building
Alliances; and 4) Sharpening the Saw.

LED is a major topic in the fourth component, Sharpening the Saw. A curriculum is being developed with the objective of providing LGUs with LED
training and capacity development interventions that will enable them to effectively implement their respective LED plans as articulated in their CDP-
ELAs. The curriculum labeled LED4LGUs, will adopt a market-driven approach. It is envisioned that specific follow-up LED training or coaching
interventions will be provided by local resource institutions, national government agencies, NGOs and CSOs, in coordination with LGA.

LGSP-LED, an eight-year collaborative Program of the Governments of Canada and the Philippines, supports the integration of LED4LGUs into the
2010 NEO Program as a strategy to improve the prospects for local economic development in LGU communities. In addition, LGSP-LED is
assisting four LGU Alliances and is expanding to assist four to six more LGUs/Alliances to do LED, using the LED4LGUs design and modules. The
models and lessons from the experience of working with these LGUs/Alliances will be used by DILG to develop policy, programs and projects that
will facilitate LED in provinces, cities and municipalities throughout the country.

3 Target Participants
LCEs and the LED Team in pursuing sustainable LED.

Specifically, the curriculum is aimed at the LCEs and the LED Team to:

1. Recognize and appreciate the need for innovative, results-oriented and client driven LED champions in LGUs;
2. Describe the value of innovative management practices in LED and use of pragmatic processes and tools in sustainable LED planning and
implementation
3. Discuss the processes and tools for sustainable and multi-sectoral LED planning and implementation;
4. Analyze the impact of sectoral or industry issues and opportunities in the LED strategy development and investment programming
5. Demonstrate the ability to pursue and manage sustainable LED initiatives and projects that benefit the poor and both men and women

The LED competencies of the Local Chief Executive (LCEs) and their LED Teams are pivotal in making LGUs more competitive and their interests
should be focused on enticing the private sector to invest in their localities. The LCE must, therefore have a basic appreciation and understanding of
the market place and how competition is played out among the many stakeholders in the local economy. The LCEs and the LED Teams’ roles are
very much like that of a businessman marketing his product or services, ensuring that the product and service features meet investors’
requirements.

The LCE and LED Team members are expected to have:

1. A basic understanding of local economic development concepts
2. Knowledge of basic strategic planning processes
3. Good communication skills and openness to learn new ideas and actions
LED4LGUs is intended for LCEs and their LED Teams, each composed of 3-4 senior LED technical staff and private sector champions such as:
a. Designated Local Economic and Investment Promotion Officer (LEIPO)
b. Planning and Development Officer
c. Representative of the Legislative Council
d. Private Sector Representative
e. Senior Executive Staff
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Framework
LED4LGUs is an innovative and practical course curriculum designed to provide the participants with a solid understanding of the basic
principles and tools of sustainable LED to enable them to assess their LED opportunities and threats, develop and implement LED
strategy and actions that help create a favorable enabling environment for local business to develop, grow and become sustainable.

At the core of this learning program is a mindset that views sustainable LED as an inclusive process that involves not only the local
government, but also non-government organizations (NGOs), national government agencies (NGAs) and especially the private sector.
With this mindset, the participants should be able to evaluate and understand the opportunities (as well as the threats) in order to
appreciate the impact of a rapidly changing environment on these opportunities (or threats). The recognition of these opportunities will
become the basis for a LED strategy made up of specific actions or initiatives. Likewise, the participants should be able assess what
strengths it can utilize and what weaknesses it should immediately address to encourage participation of stakeholders into taking
on the opportunity.

Part of the knowledge and skills needed by the participants to develop a coherent LED strategy is the ability to understand the policy
and technical nuances of undertaking LED initiatives. This not only pertains to understanding the Local Government Code, but also
understanding the corporate functions of LGUs. The LGU operates within the context of the national government system, thus it is
imperative that they understand how various NGAs, NGOs and the private sector can assist and support their planned LED programs.
Courses and Modules

The LED4LGUs curriculum is divided into two courses, namely: LED Fundamentals and LED Application.

Course  1.0  LED  Fundamentals  

LED Fundamentals is comprised of the following content areas: a) the
principles, process of sustainable LED and roles of the LGUs in
facilitating and promoting LED and b) importance of having an
LED  FUNDAMENTALS  
entrepreneurial mindset within the LGU leadership and LED team to
be able to create and articulate a shared LED vision, set strategic Entrepreneurial   Entrepreneurial  LGU  
Enterpreneurial    Local  
Leadership   Economic  
directions and actions and motivate stakeholders to carry out LED Development  
Management   Development  
actions in a sustainable manner. The 7-day course shall also cover
lectures and case discussions to understand the various strategic
areas of LGU organizational management and sustainable LED
processes. The learning materials will depict the LGUs’ wide array of
tried and tested and equitable LED strategies and practices that have LED  APPLICATION  
been successful in helping small businesses grow, securing outside Sustainable  Tourism  
Business  Reten4on   Agribusiness  
investments and gaining access to capital. The participants will also and  Expansion   Development  
Development  
discuss new and emerging LED trends such as climate change
adaptation and energy innovation and opportunities in LED,
knowledge economy and creative industry trends.

The LED Fundamentals course modules are the following:

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LED4LGUs Curriculum
A joint partnership program of the Local Government Academy and the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic
Development
 Module 1. Entrepreneurial Leadership Development
The module seeks to provide LCEs and representatives from the LED Team with practical insights, inspiration and knowledge to provide
effective leadership, and create team commitment and involvement in planning and organizing for LED. An entrepreneurship mindset in
the LGU leadership refers to being able to take on a more client-focused and innovative approach. It is open to trying out new ideas to
address an old need or problem, being able to design and implement strategic yet unique or unconventional options to take advantage of
opportunities and deal with threats by making do with whatever limited resources, capacity and policies. This involves understanding
one’s leadership and teamwork capabilities and roles, and building these to lead teams to achieve LED results.

Module 2. Entrepreneurial LGU Management

Enhancing the participants’ understanding of the systems and procedures of LGUs will allow them introduce entrepreneurial management
systems and tools in order to utilize their corporate powers accorded by the Local Government Code for effective LED strategies and
programs.

This module offers the participants a deeper understanding of the strategic areas of LGU organizational management such as strategic
planning, policies and programming, structures and systems, management of human resources and finance as used by LGUs to
implement LED actions. Included in this module is the study of various types of LED organizational structures and approaches devoted to
planning and implementing LED actions.

Module 3. Entrepreneurial Local Economic Development

The ability to analyze trends and patterns is significant in discerning possible opportunities and threats that impacts on the industry and
community. This module includes lectures and case studies that will provide the participants with the capacity to assess the viability of
certain industries, as well as understand market trends and the ever-changing needs of end-users or customers.

The participants, having this opportunity-seeking mindset, will be provided with the process and tools on LED assessment, planning and
implementation to help realize the local area’s LED vision and actions.

Course  2.0  LED  Applications  

Successful completion of LED fundamentals course is a prerequisite to the 3-6 month LED application course. Designed for those
participants who have gained knowledge and skills from the LED Fundamentals course, the LED Application course is designed as
a pragmatic learning program for those interested and ready to apply their new knowledge and skills in planning and developing a
LED strategy and catalytic actions for their LGUs. Through a combination of lectures and action-learning approaches, the
participants will be guided by facilitators, coaches and mentors in selecting a priority industry sector, assessing LED opportunities
in the chosen priority industry, and developing and implementing a LED strategy with specific LED actions that will harness the
identified opportunities in a sustainable manner. The specific design of the modules will be done considering the needs, capacities
and resources of the participating LGUs. Initial modules on business retention and expansion, agribusiness development and
sustainable tourism development will be customized for participating LGUs. Participants will work together in teams to complete
the course outputs and deliverables.

The initial LED Application course modules include the following:

Module 4: Business Revitalization and Expansion

Business retention and expansion (BR+E) is an action-oriented and community-based approach to business and economic development. It
promotes job growth by helping communities learn about the issues and concerns of, as well as opportunities for, local businesses and sets
priorities for projects to address these needs. Ultimately, communities will have greater success in attracting new business if existing businesses
are content with local economic conditions.

This module provides an appreciation of BR+E, with a focus on “taking care of, nurturing and supporting” businesses already existing in the
community and developing a BR+E program to improve the competitiveness of local businesses. Specific topics include such tools as simplifying 6
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permits and licensing processes pursued by LGUs to improve their business and investment climate.
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Module 5: Agribusiness Development
Agribusiness covers all operations involved in the processing and distribution of farm supplies; production activities on the farm; and the
storage, processing, distribution and financing of farm enterprises. This session is intended for use by LGUs interested in assessing and
developing their potential for agribusiness activities. It includes developing a strategy to grow the local agribusiness industry, and identify
agribusiness investment potentials and financing.

Module 6: Sustainable Tourism Development

Many communities have identified tourism as an economic growth sector to complement traditional industries. This module will enhance
the ability of participants to execute and manage tourism development programs as an economic development strategy. As tourism is
considered by many rural and urban communities as a key means of improving the local economy, the sessions in this module will cover
a systematic analysis of the local tourism industry competitiveness, planning, investment programming; financing of top priority tourism
subsectors; and managing tourism demonstration initiatives.
Course   Module   Sessions  
1   Entrepreneurial  Leadership   1. Introducing  Sustainable  LED    
Development  (2  days)   2. Creating  and  Analyzing  LED  Opportunities  
  3. Embracing  Entrepreneurial  Leadership  
4. Building  LGU  Local  Economic  Development  Team  

2   Entrepreneurial  LGU   1. Developing  LED  Policy  and  Strategy:  Harnessing  Corporate  

FUNDAMENTALS  

Management  (2  days)   Powers  for  LED  

2. Strengthening  of  LGU  Structures  for  LED  
3. Improving  LGU  Business  Processes  through  Business  Permits  
and  Licensing  System  
4. Financing  LED  through  Public-­‐Private  Partnerships    
3   Entrepreneurial  Local   1. Profiling  the  Local  Economy      
Economic  Development  (3   2. Value  Chain  Analysis  
days)   3. LED  Strategy  and  LED  Action  Planning  
4. Feasibility  Study  Preparation  and  Business  Planning    
5. LED  Impact  Assessment  

4   Business  Retention  and   1. Introducing  the  Business  Retention  and  Expansion  (BR+E)  Tool  
Expansion  (3-­‐6  months)   2. Designing  BR+E  Processes  for  LGU  Competitiveness    
3. Implementing  BR+E    
4. Adopting  BR+E  Approaches  in  Philippine  LED  
5   Agribusiness  Development     1. Introducing  Agribusiness  Systems  
(3-­‐6  months)   2. Profiling  Resources  and  Assessing  Agribusiness/Agribusiness  
Value  Chain    
APPLICATION  

3. Developing  Policies,  Strategy  and  Actions  for  Agribusiness  

Development  
4. Promoting  Investment  Potentials  and  Financing  Opportunities  
for  Agribusiness  Initiatives  
6   Sustainable  Tourism   1. Introducing  Sustainable  Tourism    
Development  (3-­‐6  months)   2. Profiling  Resources  and  Assessing  Sustainable  Tourism  
Opportunities/Tourism  Value  Chain  
3. Developing  Tourism  Policies,  Strategy  and  Actions  
4. Strengthening  the  LGU  Structure  for  Tourism  Development  and  
Promotion  
5. Promoting  Investment  Potentials  and  Financing  Opportunities  
for  Sustainable  Tourism  Initiatives  

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 General Approach
 
For the full curriculum to be truly effective, the LCEs and their LED team should be convinced that such a program, if developed and
implemented properly, could be a springboard to developing the local economy, alleviating poverty, and improving the overall quality of
life in the community.

To impart this principle, the proposed learning approach shall follow:

Support/
Inspire   Teach   Mentor    
Coach  
There should first be a re-orientation of the LCEs and the LED Teams’ current mindset to convince them that LED actually works and will
deliver benefits to their communities.

With this in mind, Module I is geared towards inspiring the participants to consider sustainable LED approaches and models. During the
sessions, basic concepts on planning and managing LED shall be covered through case studies as well as LGU success stories on LED
programs.

Those participants that have a positive perception of the benefits of the Module 1 shall proceed to Modules 2 and 3. These modules shall
involve the actual teaching of the core concepts, theories, tools and techniques in promoting and implementing LED initiatives. Lectures,
case studies and exercises shall be utilized to enhance the learning process.

After these fundamentals, the LCEs and LED Teams can proceed to LED Application modules 4, 5 or 6. The application course involves
the actual implementation of the basic LED knowledge and skills. For this phase, the learning modality shall shift to coaching and
mentoring. As the LCEs and LED Teams craft their LED strategies and LED initiatives, the coaches and mentors with various expertise
shall be made available to them to provide advisory services. Mentoring and coaching will be field based and will involve one-on-one
sessions with the participants. Structured mentoring sessions may also be used to allow sharing of best practices.

A final learning component will be set in place involving the provision of post-learning support services. This will include services
beyond the scope of the learning program such as recommendations to link them to potential technical partners, funding partners or other
forms of LED assistance that the LGU may need to access.

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Specific Approaches
 
The LED Fundamentals training is delivered in a series of staged modules to allow participants the opportunity to conceptualize and

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develop a LED strategy relevant to, and based on, their own LGU needs. Each module provides information on the relevant theoretical
and practical information that is necessary to fulfill each of the various stages of the LED strategic planning approach.
Methodology
The final session of each module is devoted to preparation of work plans, terms of reference or concept papers as appropriate. The
preparation session is loosely structured so that the trainer can adapt it to the needs of participants by determining the tasks that can be
accomplished, how they will be accomplished and by whom, and the time needed. The training materials will be organized in such a way
that the tools, templates and worksheets will aid the participants to implement the tasks. The participants need to return to their base with
the required outputs.

LED Applications
 
The LED Application course will help LGUs using a combination of training, facilitation, mentoring team building, and problem-solving
consulting and coaching to help LGUs build their respective economic profiles, strategies, LED initiatives and investment programs.
Mentoring and coaching interventions will vary between a comprehensive role to more of an advisory role.

The process typically begins with an orientation and planning workshop with LGU leaders and LED team. From these, activities are built
around the LGUs’ unique features and systems. The experienced facilitators and coaches train the LGU team, facilitate the workshops,
and help develop the economic profile, LED strategy and priority initiatives in an agreed period typically 5 – 6 months and following a
multi-sectoral approach. Mentoring is offered as further support and advice to LGUs by taking advantage of the partners from the
private sector, DILG and other NGA on LED experiences and lessons relevant to the identified LED sector.

Program Management
 
The LED curriculum will initially be delivered by LGA in close partnership with the DILG Regional Offices through their respective Local
Governance Resource Centers (LGRCs) and their multi-stakeholder advisory committee (MSAC) members composed of local resource
institutions (LRIs), NGAs and other local government stakeholders.

The following proposed activities will be jointly carried our by LGA and LGSP-LED:

1. Curriculum Designing and Forging Partnerships for Implementation

This involves the identification and agreements with LGA and other partners on the design and content of the LED curriculum including the knowledge
products to be used as learning materials. A series of technical and experts’ forums, consultation workshops among key stakeholders are part of the
process to validate the curriculum design and modules, content and method of delivery.
It is envisioned that the curriculum will encourage the business and academic sectors through LGA’s network of LGRCs and LRIs to host the echoing
of the LED Fundamentals Course in the different regions. A facilitators/trainors’ training will be held with LGRCs and LRIs for those interested to be
facilitators, coaches and mentors.

2. Development/Printing of Training Materials and LED Knowledge Resource Hub

The development and printing of module designs, learning material and brochures will be done by the LGA team in collaboration with LGSP-LED.
These materials may also contain cases, gains and challenges experienced by select LGUs. Annex B shows an initial list of these materials.

LGA is envisioned to become a LED Knowledge Resource Hub and will provide coaches and mentors, LRIs and LGU alliances with updated LED
learning materials and case materials to facilitate training workshops, LED application and exchange information on LED.
 
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A proposed LED website link in LGA and DILG Central Office respective websites containing a listing of all training materials,
resources and LED tools will be provided to offer easy access to a wealth of information available through the internet and a diverse
library collection of DILG/LGA and PHILNET members. The Knowledge Resource Hub can:

1. Provide LED related publications from well-known local and international academic and other development resource
institutions
2. Make available free access to LED sites and portals on the Internet
3. Offer special collections of CDs and videotapes on LED information, trends and opportunities.

3. Training-of-Trainors, Coaches and Facilitators

A team of coaches and facilitators will be chosen and accredited by DILG-LGA and LGRCs from the existing NGAs, LRI and
NGO/Private Sector networks. The Terms of Reference for the coaches and facilitators will be jointly defined by DILG-LGA and LGSP-
LED. These coaches and facilitators will undergo a training-of-trainors (ToT) workshop on the LED curriculum, the modules and
session guides. It is anticipated that eventually, these coaches and LED trainors will be encouraged to form themselves into a
professional association of “Local Economic Development Officers” as a dedicated body providing competent, professional and ethical
services in the field of LED to the LGUs and the other stakeholders.

4. LED Curriculum Business Plan

Marketing the LED4LGUs course will utilize a three-pronged strategy to generate interest and increase the number of participants each
year. The first prong is the use of free public forums on LED-related topics. The LED forums and Capacity Development Expos are
excellent methods of bringing together a diverse crowd of people that would not have otherwise heard of a LED curriculum before. The
second prong is the promotion and dissemination of printed and electronic material and LED toolkits. The third prong is the use of
networking and word of mouth advertising. LGA recognizes the existence of a "small universe" of seminars and training programs and
will leverage their involvement in these activities to generate significant business from network contacts.

LGA proposes two separate target market segments:

1. Cities and Provinces: typically send staff to external training seminars using LGU funds or instead they have internal/in-house
training for their full department staff. These LGUs could use the LED Fundamentals and Application course curriculum.

2. Local Resource Institutions (LRIs) and Training Institutions: They conduct LED training seminars using their own resources and
faculty/trainors. LGA would like to “franchise” the LED curriculum for use by these institutions when the target participants are
municipalities. In exchange for certain fees, the franchise agreement will cover the use of learning materials, training-of-trainers
orientation, re-training of coaches and resource persons and accreditation of training courses.

LGA’s Competitive Edge

LGA’s competitive edge is simply local government capacity building expertise. LGA is a nationally recognized training arm for local
governments. Much of this recognition is derived through its mandate and track record in local government capacity development. It
has a national and international network of experts and institutions borne out of vast experience in this area, which could be tapped by
service providers and clients for this course.

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Milestones

It is proposed that LGA will have several milestones as part of the course’s business plan:

• Business plan completion. This will be done as a road map in order for LGA to sustain the LED course. While they do not need a
business plan to raise capital, it will be an indispensable tool for the ongoing performance and improvement of the program
• Setting up a unit to handle the LED4LGUs programs
• Generation of training fees to recover the initial investments made by LGA, LGSP-LED and other donors
The LGA Training and Education Division will prepare a cost analysis of the current implementation of the LED curriculum to determine the
break-even cost per participant and/or per LGU team and use this information to project revenue and expense targets. The going market
rates for similar courses will also be considered.

5. Monitoring and Evaluation

This activity will be conducted by LGA and LGRCs using LED competency standards to be developed for LGUs on LED. The LGSP-LED
and DILG in collaboration with partners will assist LGA in developing the LED competency indicators and means of measuring these
indicators.

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A joint partnership program of the Local Government Academy and the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic
Development