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Professional Development Scholarships Program

Mini MBA in Telecommunications[1]

                                                                                                                                                            OAS/DHDEC/CIR.022/2012

1) Study venue: Neotelis. 666 Sherbrooke West, Suite 1000, Montreal QC H3A1E, Canada. Tel: (514) 281-1211, Fax: (514) 281-2005

2) Coordinator of the course:                 Helen Duran. E-mail: [email protected]

3) Modality:                                                  On site

4) Start and end dates of the course:  July 9^th, to July 20^th, 2012

5) Course duration:                                  Fourteen (14) days

6) Language of instruction:                     English

7) Course Objectives: A) Provide participants with the cross-functional knowledge, managerial and commercial skills to increase their performance in meeting their professional responsibilities B) Equip participants with tools and techniques to face the challenges of the new telecommunications environment C) Improve the competence, efficiency and effectiveness of participants as telecommunications managers and leaders D) Expose participants to key telecommunications management concepts and issues E) Improve the strategic thinking and decision-making abilities of participants

8) Course content:

DAY 1

§ Introduction of Mini MBA in Telecommunications

- Overview of curriculum

- Meet the participants

§ Global and competitive telecommunications environment

- Global market evolution and trends

- New telecom players

- New technologies and service offerings

· Wired

- xDSL (e.g. ADSL, SDSL, VDSL)

- Cable

- FTTx

· Wireless

- 3G mobile (e.g. UMTS, WCDMA, CDMA2000, HSDPA/HSUPA)

- 4G mobile (e.g. WiMAX, LTE)

· NGN

· Devices

· Triple and quadruple plays

· Mobile content services

- Mobile payment services

- Location-based services

· IPTV

· Others

- Industry outlook

- Challenges, impacts and opportunities

§ Functional-area case #1

§ 360º executive case part 1: Introduction to the case scenario

DAY 2

§ Strategic and business planning

- The importance of strategic thinking and planning

- Strategic planning process and responsibilities

- Environmental assessment

- Corporate mission, vision and objectives

- Strategy formulation

- Implementation

§ Functional-area case #2

§ 360º executive case part 2: Overall strategy

DAY 3

§ Current issues in regulation and competition

- Licensing

- Interconnection

- Tariffs

- Numbering

- Spectrum management

- Infrastructure sharing

- Universal service/access

- Dispute resolution

§ Functional-area case #3

DAY 4 & DAY 5 AM

§ Network planning and management

- Fundamental network concepts

- Network planning

- Network management, monitoring and control

- Network deployment and project management

- Evolution to Next Generation Networks (NGN)

§ Functional-area case #4

§ 360º executive case part 3: Network evolution

DAY 5 PM & DAY 6

§ Marketing and customer care management

- Customer intelligence

- Marketing plan

- Marketing mix (product, price, promotion, place)

- New product introduction

- Customer care management

§ Functional-area case #5

§ 360º executive case part 4: Market & services

DAY 7

§ Human resources management

- Recruiting

- Global compensation (pay, incentives, benefits and pensions)

- Performance management

- Employee relations

- Learning, training and organizational development

- The typical operator

§ 360º executive case part 5: Organizational impacts

DAY 8

§ Financial management

- Budget and control

- Costing/cost allocation

- Risk assessment and management techniques

- Business case and investment analysis

- Financial information and data for executive decision-making

§ 360º executive case part 6: Building the business case

DAY 9

§ Management and leadership

- The importance of competent management

- Skills and techniques

- The effective manager

- Leadership

· Leadership vs. management

· The leader’s role

· Leadership styles

§ Change management

- The change process

- Change management strategies

- Issues and challenges in the telecommunications organizations

§ 360º executive case part 7: Convincing the Board

DAY 10

§ 360º executive case part 8: Board presentations

§ Awards ceremony

§ Wrap-up and close of Mini MBA in Telecommunications

9) Requirements:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of an OAS Member State (Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brasil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba[2], Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, República Dominicana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela), residents must send a copy of their visa; with exception of Canada given it is the country where the course is taking place;
• Participant profile: Should have a Bachelors degree in Administration, Commerce, Economics, Engineering, Law or Science
• At least five (5) years of telecom experience working for a telecom operator or regulator in a managerial position in the areas of marketing, sales, finance, engineering, regulatory affairs, human resources or operations.
• English proficiency. To be considered for admission, scores must be submitted from either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Exceptions may be made for applicants who hold a degree from a university located in a country in which English is the official language and also the language of instruction at the university. The minimum scores for admission consideration are:

1. Academic IELTS: an overall band score of 6.0 with no individual score below 5.0
2. TOEFL: 550 on paper-based or 80 on Internet-based test
   

• Submission of completed application form by the deadline set by the National Liaison Organization (ONE)[3]. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ascertain the deadline set by the ONE in his or her country of residence.

Please Note: If you were awarded an OAS Professional Development Scholarship in the past twelve (12) months or if you currently hold an OAS Scholarship for Academic Studies, you are NOT eligible to apply for another Professional Development Scholarship.

10) Scholarships Benefits:

• The Department of Human Development, Education, and Culture of the OAS will cover round trip economy class airline tickets[4] from country of origin or residence to Montreal, Canadá. Funds for terminal and in-transit expenses are NOT provided.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE 2012 REGULAR BUDGET

• NEOTELIS will provide:

1. Greetings at the airport and transportation from and to the airport

2. Training fee

3. Training manual in paper and electronic format

4. Lunches and coffee breaks during training days

5. Certificate of completion of the training program

11) OAS Scholarship Selection Criteria: In accordance with article 4.2 of the Manual of Procedures of the Scholarship and Training Programs of the OAS, OAS scholarships shall be granted based on the following criteria:

• The objectives and priorities established in the Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development;
• The training priorities of the member states;
• The merits and overall credentials of the candidate, including his/her academic and professional background;
• The financial need of the candidate; and
• An extensive and equitable geographic distribution for the benefit of all member states and that takes into account the greater needs of the smaller and relatively less developed economies.

12) Responsibilities of the scholarship recipients:

• Based on arrival date of Sunday, July 8^th, 2012 and departure date of Saturday, July 21^st, 2012, , the additional amount needed for this course is USD$1,750.00 (14 days at a three star hotel US$125.00 per day), meals not included in the program and other incidental expenses at a three star hotel at US$75.00 per day. Other higher rates hotels are availabl
• In order to become scholarship recipients, the selected candidates must confirm their acceptance of the scholarship by signing and returning to DHDEC their completed “form of acceptance of the scholarship award”;
• If after accepting the scholarship, the scholarship recipient for whatever reason cannot attend the course, he or she must immediately notify the Department of Human Development, Education, and Culture of the OAS;
• Scholarship recipients must communicate in writing to the OAS/DHDEC on which dates they will be able to travel, so the OAS can make the necessary travel arrangements;
• Scholarship recipients are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa(s) to enter the country of study and the corresponding transit(s). The OAS will not be responsible for any costs related to obtaining visas or transfer documentation;
• Each scholarship recipient is responsible for arriving on time for the commencement of activities on the date established by the institution offering the course or program;
• If the scholarship recipient declines the scholarship, (after the ticket has been purchased without written authorization from the Department of Human Development, Education, and Culture of the OAS or fails to travel on the scheduled dates, or changes routes) the scholarship recipient will be responsible for paying the cost of the airfare or whatever additional cost is incurred;
• If the scholarship recipient fails to travel on the scheduled dates, or change routes, after the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) has purchased his/her travel ticket, he/she will be responsible for paying the difference in ticket costs in order to arrive at the course site on time; and
• The scholarship recipient will furthermore have to reimburse the total cost of the airfare for his/her travel from his/her country of residence to the site where the Professional Development Course will take place and back if, after the ticket has been purchased, he/she declines the scholarship without written authorization from the Department of Human Development, Education, and Culture of the OAS. The latter includes any additional costs, incurred by the GS/OAS, such as extra costs for accommodation during the scholarship recipient’s travel to and from the country where the course will be held.
• Health insurance with international coverage for the duration of the course in Canada which includes emergency medical evacuation, repatriation of remains, and emergency medical meetings.

13) Application Process:

    1.  Select the course:  http://www.educoas.org/PDSP/visualize/en_presencial.html

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3. Complete application form.

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      7. Submit signed form and required documents with Professional Development Scholarships Forms & Documents to the National Liaison Office (ONE) in your country.

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