TRAINING EMPLOYEES FOR AFRICAN STATISTICAL OFFICES

A review of the organizational set-up of a national statistical office , its staffing levels and subjects covered has been described. Two gro ups of employees of a statistical office are considered with respect t o the teaching of statistics, namely those already in employment and t hose expected to be employed by a statistical office. The Statistical Training Programme for Africa (STPA), under which the present study wa s undertaken, improvement and strengthening of statistical training pr ogrammes for employees or expected employees of a statistical office, are described including selected aspects of the programme. Teaching pr ogrammes for those currently in employment with the objective of impro ving their work performance are also described. Achievements and probl ems of the programme are given. In conclusion a new framework for revi talisation of teaching of statistics in Africa in the 1990s is mention ed.