Foreign Expert Services

The APO plays key roles as an institution builder by strengthening the ability of National Productivity Organization (NPOs) and other institutions to promote productivity, provide training, and offer capacity building services to the public and private sectors. It also serves as a regional adviser, surveys the economic and development policies and performance of each member, and assists in formulating strategies for enhanced productivity and competitiveness. These efforts are covered through number of projects designed to meet members’ specific needs. 

Mode of Implementation

Expert Service activities are conducted through virtual or face-to-face modality. 

Virtual

• Activities will be conducted in the virtual modality when in-person attendance of either participants or resource persons is not required.

• A virtual session may also be conducted as a preparatory activity before a face-to-face meeting or as a consultative, trouble-shooting mechanism among National Productivity Organizations (NPOs), participating/recipient organizations/firms, resource persons, and the APO Secretariat.

• Virtual sessions will use videoconference platforms designated by the APO Secretariat or implementing NPO.

• The duration of virtual sessions is around four hours/day.

• NPOs, resource persons, and other stakeholders should use their own devices, applications, and internet connections to participate in virtual sessions. Specific requirements are as follows:

1. Have necessary devices comprising a computer, web camera, microphone, and speaker or headphones.

2. Have access to internet connections suitable for videoconferencing. Stable, wired LAN connections are preferred.

3. Follow the instructions of moderators/presenters in asking questions, joining discussions, and answering questions.

Face-to-face

• Resource persons are dispatched to requesting member economies to conduct assigned tasks.

• NPOs, resource persons, and other relevant stakeholders participate and engage in face-to-face interactions.

• The duration of a face-to-face session is around eight hours/day.

Five (5) major stages of application process

1. Initial Document Screening (check for completeness of basic information provided)

2. Technical Deliberation of the NPO Screening Committee

3. Endorsement of application to APO Secretariat (Tokyo, Japan)

4. Deliberation by the Screening Committee of APO Secretariat (Tokyo, Japan)

5. Notification of screening result