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CFTC Experts

The CFTC provides technical expertise to both the public and private sectors through assignments that range from a few days to two or three years.

CFTC Expert Patrick Hanmer opening a Rice Research Station in Sierra Leone

More than 350 experts are provided each year.

This type of assistance incorporates the training of local counterparts so that the work of experts continues once an assignment ends. The Commonwealth Service Abroad Programme (CSAP), the volunteer programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat, is run by the CFTC.

CSAP projects use practitioners who provide on-the-job training and introduce new technologies and practices. Special emphasis is placed on information and communication technologies; innovative approaches to poverty reduction; enterprise development; income generation; and environment and heritage preservation. On average, 15 projects involving 40 volunteers are implemented each year.

Those wishing to apply for registration as an expert on the CFTC roster, whether on standard terms or under the Commonwealth Service Abroad Programme, should contact Ms Jackie Browne at the Roster Section, Commonwealth Secretariat.

Roster Section
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall
London, SW1Y 5HX, UK
Fax: +44 (0)20 7747 6520
E-mail: roster@commonwealth.int