This document contains recommendations of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE) on the design and approaches for short- and long-term training strategies to support Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention in the preparation of their national communications. It also contains analyses of current training programmes, needs and priorities identified by Parties and available resources. This report is based on the lessons learned in the organization of six CGE regional hands-on training workshops on greenhouse gas inventories and vulnerability and adaptation assessments and a global workshop on mitigation, as well as information contained in national communications