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Asia Facilitators Network Workshops for 2010
Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development
Training of Trainers Workshop
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Course
Participatory M&E Workshop
2009 Measuring Effectiveness Conference – Melbourne
Financial Management Course
Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development – ILO Turin Centre – 22nd of June to 3rd of July 2009
There are still two weeks to register for the 2009 Enterprise Academy, places are filling up. This second promotional e-mail includes a list of learning tracks and faculty for the 2009 edition. Please have a look below!
Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development – ILO Turin Centre – 22nd of June to 3rd of July 200
This years edition will focus on the global economic crisis and bring together a wide range of job creation and enterprise development expertise. A range of selected international consultants, university professors, staff of the ILO, UNIDO and private consultancy firms will offer the latest thinking in private sector and enterprise development, making the event a unique networking opportunity.
The Enterprise Academy is designed with an innovative learning strategy that strongly engages participants coming from international development agencies, NGOs and staff of relevant national institutions. It transmits the latest findings as well as good practices and valuable tools with an innovative structure in which participants can build their own learning path. Themes include:
The government response and SME Development during Crisis
Pro Poor Value Chain Development
Enabling Environment for Small Enterprise Development
Women Entrepreneurship Development
Youth Entrepreneurship Programmes
Enterprise Restructuring as a Response to the Global Crisis
Gender in Value Chain Analysis
Informal Economy Upgrading
Microfinance Policies
Systemic Private Sector Development
Social Enterprise Development
Member based enterprises and the crisis
Please have look at the attached description of learning tracks, faculty and flyer or visit the course website: www.itcilo.org/enterpriseacademy (for information and participant registration)
The Enterprise Academy will be offered in English and French.
My colleagues and I will be pleased to provide you with further information and we can be contacted at the following email address: enterprise.academy@itcilo.org
The fee for attending the Enterprise Academy is 4000 Euro (US$ 5,450 approx), which includes full board and lodging (but not travel). ILO staff discount applies.
Fellowships: a limited number of 50% fellowships for developing country participants is available.
With kind regards
Peter Tomlinson, Programme Manager
Enterprise, Microfinance and Local Development
ITCILO (www.itcilo.org)
Training of Trainers WorskhopLocation: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) (London)Date: 08/17/2009 to 08/21/2009Training DescriptionEffective training is essential to ensure aid workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they require to deliver successful humanitarian programmes. This course will enable you to deliver training with more confidence. In this highly participatory course you will learn through experience, observation and feedback. Sessions on adult learning, training design, and evaluation will be immediately put into practice as you design and run your own short training sessions.
What is included in the course fee?
The fees include all training and materials, morning and afternoon breaks and lunch on each day. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the venue, and accommodation if required.
How to Register
To apply please complete the attached application form or visit http://www.redr.org.uk. For more information plese email training@redr.org.uk and state which course you are interested in or call 44 (0)20 7840 6000
Training Cost
Cost: from £390. See http://www.redr.org.uk for more details
Intended Audience
Anyone working in the humanitarian sector whose role involves training others, and anyone wanting to learn training delivery skills.
Training Contact
training@redr.org.uk
Email: training@redr.org.uk
Telephone: 440207840 6000
For further information:
http://www.redr.org.uk/en/What_We_Do/UK_training/Details/index.cfm/trainingid/94A9040E-55C9-4E61-A18598FC9D7F545D
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Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Course
Course: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Type: Distance or Online Learning
Training Description
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Earn a Colorado State University certificate in Community-Based Development by participating in four online courses. Upcoming courses include: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Capacity Building, Participatory Research and Development, Community Mobilization and Organization.
IISD is one of the only development training providers to offer short, non-credit courses that do not require university admission. Our courses provide practical tools for those working in the field.
What is included in the course fee?
Registration, tuition, course materials.
How to register
Nancy Murray, nancy@villageearth.org. Registration is all online: http://www.colostate.edu/Orgs/IISD/Online.html
The deadline to register for this upcoming session is May 15, 2009.
Training Cost: $360 USD
Intended Audience:
Development practitioners, project directors, and volunteers working with local or international NGOs, government officials, funding agencies, community leaders, extension workers, and relief workers making the transition to development (or post disaster reconstruction).
Training Contact: Nancy Murray
Email: nancy@villageearth.org
Telephone: 19704915754
Colorado State University (CSU)
For further information: http://www.colostate.edu/Orgs/IISD/Online.html
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Participatory M&E Workshop
Date: July 27-August 1, 2009
Venue: Held at the University of Ottawa, Canada
This Six-Day PM&E Workshop will show you how to:
*Rethink your own monitoring & evaluation strategies and approaches;
*Master and learn new innovative participatory PM & E tools for the workplace;
*Facilitate PM & E processes for your project, programme or organization;
*Develop monitoring and evaluation plans in a more participatory manner;
* Integrate gender, ethnicity, class and sexuality issues and concerns to your PM&E work;
*Integrate qualitative and participatory methods into monitoring and evaluation.
Monitoring and Evaluation is a vital management tool. Communities, organizations and development organizations need to know how effective their efforts have been. But, a key question being asked is “Who should make these judgements, and on what basis?”. Too often, it is outside “experts” who are completing the report card primarily to fulfill an accountability function for the funding organization.
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) is a different approach involving a wide range of stakeholders such as local people (women and men, boys and girls) , community organizations, NGOs, and development agencies deciding together about how to measure results and what actions should follow once this information has been collected and analysed. PM&E can reveal valuable lessons and improve accountability for all stakeholders, not simply the funding organization.
For local women and men stakeholders, PM & E is an opportunity to build their own capacity to reflect and analyse their program’s progress and the action that might be required to take corrective action. These are essential ingredients to helping stakeholders to establish, own and implement their own monitoring and evaluation systems.
Fee per participant CAD/USD $1150. (A 10 % discount is given to NGOs, community groups and full-time students). Please note that all participants should have a basic knowledge of English and be able to express themselves in the English language. The workshop fee includes Workshop fees, a binder of tools and resource materials, snacks and coffee. We look forward to your participation. Full details are available at http://www.mosaic-net-intl.ca. We look forward to your participation.
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2009 Measuring Effectiveness Conference – Melbourne
Preparations for the fourth annual Measuring Effectiveness conference are currently underway. The conference will again be held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Angliss Conference Centre, on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September, 2009. This year the conference theme is ‘Community, Poverty and Business’. The conference will explore ways in which business principles and wealth creation have come together successfully with community development.
Our reason for writing to you is a dual one; we wish to invite you personally to consider attending the conference and consider submitting a presentation, poster, etc. In addition we would ask you to disseminate this information amongst your networks, colleagues and fellow students. Submission deadline is Friday 29th May, 2008.
In the next few weeks conference information will appear on the World Vision website, and regular updates will also be posted there. The conference brochure will be available online in late June. The full conference program, with details on the speakers, presenters and sessions, will be available in late August. Online registrations will open in mid July. For further information, refer to the website http://www.worldvision.com.au/learn/conferences/me/index.asp or contact us at measuringeffectiveness@worldvision.com.au
Financial Management Course
This course consists of three modules from the GC21 Management Academy: Business Planning, Financial Planning, Corporate Finance and Fundraising. These Web based Trainings are supported by experienced tutors and make use of all communication tools provided by the Global Campus 21©. Business planning can be usefully done by means of a Business Plan. For-profit business plans typically focus on financial goals. Non-profit and government agency business plans tend to focus on service goals. Business plans may also target changes in perception and branding by the customer, client, taxpayer, or larger community. A business plan having changes in perception and branding as its primary goals is called a marketing plan. All these different types and aspects are discussed in the first part of the course using practical examples and according to participants needs.
Target Group
This course is designed for people starting their own business or people working in companies, institutions or organisations (governmental, non-governmental) with responsibilities and some experience in managing, planning and/or monitoring the results of development interventions. It is particularly useful for young entrepreneurs and consultants. Group size: maximum 30 participants.
4th May – 12th June 2009 (6 weeks), Learning hours online: approx. 35
After you have finished this module, you know…
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why and how to plan your business
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what resources you need for your business
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how to plan the implementation of your plan / business
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that the value of money can be different depending from the point of view
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be able to recognise different approaches to Calculation and Fundraising
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know a collection of basic tools and instruments for Corporate Finance and Fundraising
and you will…
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be familiar with the different types of calculation under which investment decisions can be analysed
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have an idea, why interest rates play a crucial role in calculating
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be familiar with the different types of calculation under which investment decisions can be analysed
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have an idea, why interest rates play a crucial role in calculating
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be able to recognise different approaches to Calculation and Fundraising
Application Requirements of Participants
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Participants should be professionals with managerial responsibility from developing countries
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Participants have basic experiences in planning and/or monitoring business projects or development interventions
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Participants have / are given enough time to participate actively in the course (time for learning and practising the course content)
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Participants can express themselves well in English
Technical Requirements
As it is an online training you need an accessible e-mail account and a very reliable internet connection during the course!
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Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Navigator 8 / Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (or higher), Java-Script enabled
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Browser-Plugins: Flash Player 6 (or higher)
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Software: Standard Office Software, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Course Management
For further information please contact: Mr. Volker Lichtenthäler, E-Mail: managementskills@inwent.org, Application deadline: 12th of April 2009
Please send your application via e-mail to: managementskills@inwent.org or register online. Moreinfo: www.gc21.inwent.org/management-skills-training
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Asia Facilitators Network Workshops for 2010
(1) Facilitating Transformation – 12 Strategies For Creating Extraordinary Breakthroughs with GroupsDate: 5Mar10(Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
(2) Flavours of Facilitation 2 : “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Ideas for
Change, Sustainable Change Management and Leadership for Change”Date: 14Apr10(Wed) & 15Apr10 (Thu)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: CPF Building
(3) Foundational Facilitation Workshop
Date: 21Apr10(Wed) – 23JApr10(Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
(4) Designing Effective Community and Stakeholder Engagement Programs Workshop
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
Change, Sustainable Change Management and Leadership for Change”Date: 14Apr10(Wed) & 15Apr10 (Thu)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: CPF Building
Date: 21Apr10(Wed) – 23JApr10(Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
Date: 29Apr10(Thu) & 30Apr10 (Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
Date: 19May10(Wed) – 21May10(Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
Date: 9Jun10(Wed) – 11Jun10(Fri)
Time: 8.30am-5.30pm
Venue: YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
