● SME development, Sustainability 

● Survey/Research/Scoping

● Stakeholder Engagement

● Strategy, Intervention Design and implementation

● M&E (Baseline, End-line, Impact) 

● Training Need Assessment & TOT

● Skills/Capacity Building/Sensitization

CDCS® implemented the “Training Need Assessment (TNA) for Capacity Building of the Service Providers & Training of Trainers (ToT) for Potential Training Service Providers” under Swisscontact KATALYST, with funding from UKaid, DFID, GIZ, SDC, EKN, and CIDA. The project focused on strengthening human capacity within the Marketing Communication Service Provider (MCSP) ecosystem to better support SME growth. 

 

CDCS® conducted a comprehensive TNA to identify skill gaps and capacity-building priorities among existing and potential service providers. This included administering structured questionnaire surveys, analyzing the capacity of MCSP actors, and evaluating implications for targeted interventions. The assignment also laid the groundwork for designing future Training of Trainers (ToT) programs, with findings documented in a detailed analytical report to guide strategic planning and implementation.