COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM

   Community Connections program, is funded by the United States Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and administered in Moldova by the Center for Social and Economic Development (CSED). The program is designed to help participants build bridges with new partners in the U.S.; exchange expertise, knowledge, and experience; and learn how various business and professional institutions are structured and operate in the U.S.  In addition to the business and professional aspects of the program, applicants will participate in cultural programs and exchange ideas,

  The 2009-2010 Community Connections Program includes Professional Programs (English language knowledge is not required).

   To download Professional Programs Applications please go to Download Section.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for Professional Programs must:

• have worked in a management position with decision-making authority in the appropriate field for at least two years,
• reside within the internationally recognized borders of the Republic of Moldova (including the Transnistrian region), and
• be able to travel on an international passport issued by the Republic of Moldova. 

   Applications will not be accepted from persons who have previously taken part in an internship or exchange program in the United States financed by the U.S. government for the last 5 years.

   The Community Connections Program offers equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, handicap, or disability. 

   Application forms are FREE of CHARGE and can be copied as necessary.  There is no fee to apply for the Community Connections Program. 

Plese do not Change the format of the electronic version of applications.

   The written applications will be reviewed by a panel and semi-finalists selected.  These individuals will be invited for an interview.  An orientation program will be provided for successful candidates selected by the interview committee. All Community Connections finalists will be staying in host families.

   As part of the Community Connections Professional Program, up to twenty professionals (ten for each topic) will be selected to spend approximately three weeks in the United States meeting with American counterparts.  The professional topics for the 2009-2010 Community Connections program are:

Hospital Management

Applications for this program will be accepted from hospital managers and administrators operating in the public sector from all over the country.
This program will focus on Healthcare services in the United States of America and particularly on Hospital Management. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the best practices in the field from their American counterparts. First off, they will be able to analyze the functioning process of Medicare system through acknowledgements of healthcare providers, medical services and facilities; as well as action ways to improve local healthcare structure.
The program will give participants the great chance to study the American administrative standards of management used in US hospitals and medical centers which successfully run with the support of federal government, state and local governments, and other private funds. This would allow specialists to implement new techniques and facilities for a better supervision of the medical center they activate in, which would contribute to improving their field of work and the entire Health system.

Secondary School Administration

Applications for this program will be accepted from School Directors and administrators, teachers who take part in curricula planning and methodological development at a school or regional level, representatives of the Ministry of Education. Participants will have the opportunity to learn form their American colleagues what methods of teaching are used effectively at various ages, curriculum development and implementation, school financing and fund raising, relationship among administrative bodies and other general school administration issues.

This project will offer participants the possibility to get acquainted with teaching techniques used in USA, which being applied in Moldovan schools could positively influence the illiteracy problem. The program nourishes essential objectives such as teachers’ self improvement within both cultural and professional fields in order to make new changes in the curriculum for better educational results and to improve the educational and cultural level of future students and later specialists.

No knowledge of English is required to participate in the Professional Program.

All Community Connections finalists will be staying in host families.

For additional information or to request a copy of the application form, please contact:

Center for Social and Economic Development
Sfatul Tarii 27, room 104
Chisinau MD-2012, Moldova
Tel: (022) 22-42-71; Tel/Fax: (022) 22-25-81
www.csed.md

   To download Professional Programs Applications please go to Download Section.