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Market
‘People in
management
The labor
force in Sudan is estimated at about 15
million of the population; circa 75%
working in Agriculture, 15% in Industry
& Commerce and about 10% in governmental
institutions. If one looks at Industry &
Commerce and governmental institutions
reasonable estimations indicate at about
250.000 people are working in management
roles or functions all over the country,
with a major part in
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Higher education
The present state of
higher education in Sudan doesn’t
reflect fair institutional possibilities
for practical training in management and
leadership. This is the main result of
the ‘Report on the Consultation Mission
in Sudan’ by the University of Padova,
2003.
The conclusion has
been confirmed by a recent study amongst
56 training centers, mainly working in
the field of administrative training
(‘Administrative Training Institutes and
Centers in Sudan’ by Newtech, August
2006). Among other results one agreed
that Sudan being a developing country,
needs a lot of continuous training.
Organizations and institutions leaders
are expected to be increasingly
interested in training their employees
and managers to develop their
competencies especially post peace, oil
production, and the country’s tendency
towards industry.
Management training
In other recent
market research, particular needs
regarding management competencies were
investigated (‘Need assessment on
management competence development and
management consultancy among key persons
in Sudanese Private and Public sector
and Administration’ by Norman Matil &
Theo Snijders, August 2006). All
respondents in this study emphasized
Sudan’s great demand for management
training and knowledge transfer.
Management
consultancy services
Concerning management
consultancy services the main topics
mentioned in this need assessment are:
‘strategy & organization’, ‘strategic
human resources’, ‘performance
management related to requirements of
effectiveness & efficiency’, ‘Project
Management’ and ‘Public Governance’.
In the present
situation hardly Sudanese management
consultants are working in these fields
in the context of developing management
competency training programs. An
overview by The Organizing Council for
Consultancy Firms makes clear that most
of their 93 registered consultancy firms
are specialized in Engineering,
Architecture & Urban Planning, and
Economic Studies (El Istishari, Issue no
2., June 2006).
Dutch companies in
Sudan
In Sudan about 40
Dutch companies are present at the
market. Based on their experienced
cooperation with Sudanese firms and
looking at future demands, also from
this side strong institutional support
of Sudanese management is stressed.
Recently Arcadis BMB
Management Consultants (NL) was
appointed by the Department for
International Development as the
managing agent for the Basis Services
Fund in South Sudan. It will play a
dominant role especially in monitoring
policy, implementation strategy
development and direct business support.
At short term attuning the plans of the
Sudanese Dutch Management Center will be
investigated regarding the management
challenge in the South Sudan.
All
studies make clear that in a profound
initial target market in Sudan, there is
an urgent need to set up a structural
basis for management competence
development and related management
consultancy services.
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