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The UK FCDO’s Technical Competency Framework on Private Sector Development specifies key competencies to guide PSD advisors’ recruitment and professional development; these pages signpost recommended reading structured according to the competencies. These pages have no official status and are offered by the DCED as a resource for the PSD community.
To send comments on the resources compiled for each competency, please contact the DCED Secretariat at Admin@enterprise-development.org.
Access resources on PSD competencies
Click on the links below for resources on the six competencies specified in FCDO’s Competency Framework (where available and within the scope of DCED’s work):
- PSD1 Economic development, inclusive growth and poverty reduction
- PSD2 Private Sector Contribution to Development
- PSD3 Investment and Finance
- PSD4 Investment Climate Reform
- PSD5 Market Systems Development
- PSD6 Trade and Development
Learn more about cross-cutting competencies
Advisers have certain capabilities in common, including:
- Designing, appraising, managing, monitoring and evaluation programmes and research: See the DCED Standard for Results Measurement in PSD
- Harnessing the potential of data/ digital technology/ innovation: See the DCED knowledge page on digitalisation and PSD
- Considering climate and environment elements of programme, policy and portfolio design: Visit the DCED knowledge page on green growth
- Considering gender aspects of economic development in programme, policy and portfolio design: Visit the DCED knowledge page on women’s economic empowerment
- Building stability, understanding drivers of conflict and fragility: Visit the DCED knowledge page on PSD in fragile and conflict-affected environments
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