Strengthening of Planning, Investment, Fiduciary and Procurement cap. The development objective of this IDF is to contribute to the improvement of the implementation of the subnational investments, byto strengthening the  Recipientâ€™s capacity for the provision of high-quality, structured  and formal  training courses to public officials of national and subnational level entities  through the design, development and establishment of a Certification Program in public investment management and fiduciary aspects, aiming at enhancing staff capacities and skills to effectively carry-out the ambitious public investment agenda in Bolivia.  The Ministry of Development Planning (MDP) of Bolivia has requested an IDF grant to strengthen the institutional capacity in the public sector through the establishment of a certification program.  The program is intended to help in the development of national and subnational staffsâ€™ skills and capacities to manage the various stages of the investment cycle. Activities will be implemented by the Ministry of Development Planning in cooperation with the Plurinational School of Public Management (Escuela de GestiÃ³n PÃºblica Plurinacional -EGPP), and one training provider. In the first stage, the MDP, taking into account the programmatic NLTA series carried out by the Bank to understand the main shortcomings in the countryâ€™s investment cycle (such as potential deficiencies in the investment cycleâ€™s procedures and practices), will carry out a study to identify the problems at the civil service system that may be affecting the quality and efficiency of the public investment.  On the basis of this diagnosis, the MDP, in cooperation with the EGPP, will design also a long-term strategy for permanent training in public investment management. The design will define the objectives, pedagogic methodology, trainersâ€™ profiles, learning areas, and criteria to design the basic programs.  The objective of this stage is the strengthening of the EGPP, in order to build the capacity needed within the EGPP to operate as management unit in training programs. The second stage will comprise the components related to the design and implementation of a pilot course. The content of the first pilot course will be designed by the participating training provider, in coordination with the MDP and with the monitoring and formal approval of the EGPP. In the implementation phase, the training provider will deliver the training activities according to the approved program and the EGPP will extend the final certifications to participants. This part-time course, with a length of one year, will be targeted at central government staff as well as a selection of subnational government staff with responsibilities in planning, pre-investment, fiduciary and procurement responsibilities related to public investment.  The pilot course will include common or basic modules for all the participants, as well as specialized modules according to staffsâ€™ profiles and professional and technical duties. It will combine theoretical and practical learning, with an intensive use of case studies. Every module will require that a content-specific test be passed, and upon completion of the course the participants will be required to pass a general exam in order to guarantee their overall comprehension of the material covered.      The overall objective of this activity is to improve the implementation of subnational investments by achievinge high quality training across all areas of public investment management in order to improve the design and execution of public investments, according to the principles of the science of delivery. In order to guarantee that the institutional effort in training will benefit their respective administrations and ensure continuity in the execution of the investment programs, the rules of participation in the training will require that all the staff participating in the pilot course remain in their positions for a reasonable period of time (at least two years).