With the technical and financial support from Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) and in line with End Term Evaluation recommendations, in April and May 2018 the Capacity Development for Planning Reform (CDPR) project organized in cooperation with the MPI Training Institute five training courses in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city about local socio-economic development plans (SEDP) and public investment project assessment. The training courses involved participation of more than 400 trainees from various districts, communes in Central, Central Highland and Mekong Delta regions. Theoretical and practical knowledge about preparation, monitoring and evaluation of SEDPs, evaluation of public investments, followed by problem case solving, were organised in a real-life manner.”