Table 1 Similarities and differences between EXTRA and SEARCH Classic

Number of trainees

24-28 fellows

27 SEARCHers (average)

Program duration

2 years

2 years

Number of years in operation

2004-present

1996-2009

Target clientele

Senior-level managers

Mid-level managers

Program foci

Skills in sound management and leadership, and in conducting and using research (more emphasis on management and leadership)

Skills in conducting and using research, and in sound management and leadership (more emphasis on research skills)

Intervention project

Linked to organizational strategy; conducted in and with organizations

Local projects: often a literature review and linked to an organizational priority; provincial projects: applied or linked to a provincial priority

Links with mentors

During fellowship

During and after fellowship

Scale

National

Provincial