Table 1. Types of technical assistance.

The first column lists criteria for differentiation of technical assistance and the second column lists the different types of technical assistance.

Criteria	Types of technical assistance
Length of the engagement	•      Short-term (a few months to 1 year)       •      Medium-term (1–3 years)       •      Long-term (3–5; 5–10 years)
Source of funding	•      Technical advisers funded directly by sovereign governments       •      Technical advice publicly funded by donor organisations:                     •      Multilateral organisations                     •      Bilateral organisations                     •      Supranational bodies       •      Technical advice funded by private organisations:                     •      Philanthropies                     •      (International) Non-Governmental Organisations
Type of funding	•      Technical assistance tied to lending programmes and performance indicators       •      Technical assistance provided on a fee-for service (reimbursable advisory services)       •      Technical assistance supported through non-reimbursable funds       •      Grants to advisors, directed or not through the government
Objective	•      Policy strengthening, along the policy cycle       •      State capability strengthening       •      Crisis response
Type of design	•      Solution driven       •      Problem driven
Role of advisors	•      Doers       •      Partners       •      Facilitators
Type of implementation	•      Linear, command and control programme management       •      Adaptive       •      A mix of approaches
Type of staffing	•      Mix of national and international consultants       •      International consultants       •      National consultants
Type of methods used	•      Analytical support       •      Management support       •      Training and courses       •      Coaching       •      Facilitation       •      Mentoring       •      Peer exchange       •      On-the-job learning       •      Embedding external experts in the government
Counterparts	•      Government departments       •      Civil society organisations       •      Coalitions across society       •      Local or regional networks       •      Decision-makers only
Level of support	•      National/ federal level / central public institutions       •      Provincial level       •      Local level       •      Community level