- To review the recommendations of the first workshop on "Forging Partnerships in Statistical Training in Asia and the Pacific";
- To exchange views on future strategies for more coordinated systems of training in official statistics, as recommended in the independent evaluation of SIAP;
- To identify feasible interactive mechanisms among the organizations involed in statistical training; and
- To prepare an initial set of quality guidelines for assesing statistical training activities, in preparation for the accreditation and certification of these.