National Planning and Development Academy

National Academy for Planning and Development is a government not-for-profit training and research institution that specializes in post-graduate education in related to public management and development. The Academy started in 3 February in 1985.^[1] It was made a statutory organization in 2014.^[2][3]

Front gate of NAPD

History

The National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD) ^[4] is one of the leading training institutes of the Country. Quality teaching, diversity of topics and adoption of Current perspectives are the key Dynamic features of courses offered by the Academy. The National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD) started as a development project in 1980 with a view to enhancing capabilities of the Government officials in respect of planning and development. In 1984 the Academy shifted and located in its own building at Nilkhet, Dhaka and transferred to revenue setup of the government. In 1985 the Board of Governors of the Academy is declared as a “body corporate” by the Government.Since then, it has been imparting extensive training to the officials of different Government and non-Government agencies to make them able to face the challenges of 21st Century. On 12th June 2007 the name of the Academy has been re-designated as the National Academy for Planning and Development in a meeting of Board of Governors (BOG). On 30th August 2009 it emerged as NAPD with due approval from the Honorable Prime Minister. It is under a process of continuous updating and modernization in response to the need of the time. The world has changed a lot with globalization and rapid technological changes in recent years. The academy is very much aware of these changes and hence it is bringing changes into its training curriculum and methodologies continuously, as demanded by circumstances. Currently the focus areas of training extend by NAPD includes leading/ working with people, managing self, managing change, managing service excellence for practitioners who are involved in governance, leadership and public administration. NAPD has a rich faculty and a very good locational advantage to gather renowned resource persons of the country as & when needed.It is hoped that the various training opportunities/ facilities made available by the NAPD will keep on high demand by different Government and non-Government agencies as well in future days to come. In 2013-14 academic year, 2669 Participants completed training through 99 courses.

Location of the Academy

The Academy is housed in a nine storied building at Nilkhet, on the northwestern side of the University of Dhaka Campus. The location of the building is unique. Situated in the heart of the city, it is surrounded by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka Medical College, University of Dhaka, Institute of Fine Arts, Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical and University, Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy.

Working

NAPD is working relentlessly for producing skilled manpower in the field of planning and implementation of development projects/programs. Academy has already branded itself as one of the best quality training institutes in the country. With forward looking approach and appropriate strategies academy strives to face upcoming challenges in the field of training. We welcome your spontaneous response, pieces of advice, cooperation and guidance in our committed journey towards realization of future vision, mission and execution of plans and polices and implementation of strategies for the benefit of the client and the organizations.

The Board of Governors

A very high powered authority known as the Board of Governors (BOG) ^[5] has been constituted by the Government for theefficient management and control of the Academy. The following is the structure of the BOG:

References

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