The project was to augment the PDTPE involved in the project with career incentives and job enrichment programs to encourage their retention in Government service
The objectives of the PDTPE were to (a) strengthen policy analysis and economic management skills of economists in ket government ministries and departments, notable the Ministry of Finance and Planning, the National Planning Commission and the Reserve Bank ; (b) improve the capability of the Department of Economics of the University of Zimbabwe toprovide post graduate training in economic analysis and management and (c) establish a research unit at the department of economics at the University of Zimbabwe to complement the departments training programmes.