Economies and the institutions that shape them are defined by the skills and initiative of their citizens. Human capacity continues to be a key challenge in the competitiveness of both developed and developing economies.

Monitor believes that the transfer of capabilities and the delivery of capacity-building programs are key components of our most successful economic development initiatives. Competitiveness assessments and economic strategies are most effective when there is a cohort of leaders across the private, public and civil sectors who can understand, inspire, and enact real change. With this understanding, Monitor strives to help partner individuals, institutions, and nations develop and continually upgrade capacity.

The modes and mechanisms of capacity-building are numerous and span every level. These include national campaigns that diagnose current skill levels and key gaps against benchmark regions, as well as comprehensive skill blueprints that align the primary, secondary, tertiary, and vocational educational systems of nations with economic demands. In addition to leading and developing such initiatives, Monitor has also partnered with national universities and specialized training institutions to propel capacity in particular clusters and to design degree programs and curricula.

Perhaps the most immediately impactful mechanism of capacity building is achieved through high-profile training programs that generate interest, motivate participation, and develop the skill base across an economy. Monitor has developed customized programs to teach national business, government, and social leaders the fundamentals of strategy and competitiveness. Sustainability of these programs has been achieved through effective “train the trainers” campaigns, which support skill development for the next generation of leaders. Monitor has further leveraged technology to bring capability solutions outside the walls of a classroom by developing online capacity-building programs.

With this offering, leaders are able to:

• Benchmark the current level of human capacity in their region
• Align the design and delivery of a regional or national educational system with the skill needs of the national or local economy
• Upgrade the level of human capacity, increasing the number and quality of leaders
• Acquire internal capabilities to locally develop, deliver, and scale high-quality training programs