The first intensive training for policy analysis unit took place at the Thavisouk hotel in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province. The event was chaired by Dr. Vilivone Phommachanh, Deputy Director General of the Social-Economic Policy Research Institute (SPRI), and was attended by participants from various line ministries who are members of the policy analysis unit.
The training was held for 5 days, from April 3rd to 7th, 2023, with the aim of equipping participants with skills to extract information from research documents, identify relevant information, and enhance their report writing abilities. The training course emphasized hands-on exercises and group work to facilitate learning. The topics covered during the training included defining research topics, writing literature reviews, crafting research proposals, and understanding the structure and layout/planning of report.