Since October 2013 RedR is increasing its capacity building initiatives in the Middle East in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and is thus committed to develop the knowledge and skills of staff working for international and local humanitarian agencies working in the region.

RedR is therefore able to offer tailor-made courses to agencies in the following subject areas:

• Safety and Security (Personal Safety and Security, Management of Staff Safety, Crisis Management);

• Project Cycle Management (Proposal Writing, Report Writing, Needs Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, People Management, Distance Management);

• Humanitarian Practice (Humanitarian Standards and Principles, Do No Harm, Sphere, Humanitarian Leadership, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Emergency Coordination, Rapid Needs Assessment, Conflict Sensitive Programming);

• Staff Welfare (Individual Stress Management, Psychological First Aid, Team Building, Building Resilience in Organizations);

• Disaster Management and Risk Reduction;

• Technical Training (WASH, Shelter, Camp Coordination and Management, Field Logistics);

• Training of Trainers

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

Since October 2013 RedR is increasing its capacity building initiatives in the Middle East in response to humanitarian crisis in Syria and is thus committed to develop the knowledge and skills of staff working for international and local humanitarian agencies working in the region.

RedR is therefore able to offer tailor-made courses to agencies in Arabic in the following subject areas:

-Project Cycle Management (Proposal Writing, Report Writing, Needs Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, People Management, Distance Management)

-Humanitarian Practice (Humanitarian Standards and Principles, Do No Harm, Sphere, Humanitarian Leadership, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Emergency Coordination, Rapid Needs Assessment, Conflict Sensitive Programming)

-Disaster Management and Risk Reduction;

-Camp Coordination and Management;

-Training of Trainers

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

The only vital value an enterprise has is the experience, skills, innovativeness and insights of its people

What Is This Course About?

Managing Human Resources (HR) is a key strategic function in the modern organization. HR tasks are everyone’s responsibility, with line managers playing an important role. As a HR professional you will increasingly be called upon to be the expert, providing support and guidance to other departments in that respect. You need to have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Human Resources Management (HRM), from planning to recruitment, performance management rewards and remuneration, training and development; from the initial engagement until the employee leaves the organization.

Participants

This course is specifically meant for HR and non-HR managers, team leaders, project coordinators responsible for human resources and for advisers who are responsible for developing and introducing HR systems and procedures in their organisation.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you will have expanded your knowledge of systems for managing your HR, as well as your sensitivity and skills of how to introduce and apply them. You will understand the concept of HRM in comparison to personnel management and learn about the more strategic role of the HR manager in the organisation. You will have looked into all the aspects of managing HR including job analysis and formulating job descriptions, recruitment methods, reviewing and appraising performance and providing feedback and coaching to your staff. You will have developed a realistic personal action plan to improve the management of the HR within your function or your organisation.

Course Highlights

• HRM function in the organisation
• Role of the HR manager
• HR components
• HR planning and recruitment
• Staff performance management: review and appraisal
• Managing your staff
• Motivating and rewarding staff
• Feedback and coaching

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 23 - 27 November 2015
Course fee: € 825
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Mr. Yaseen Ariff
Marketing Executive - MDF Asia
yaseen@mdfsa.lk
Mobile: +94 777 989 327 or +94 771 979 991
Tel: +94 11 2808121 or 11 2808122

https://www.mdf.nl/course/human-resources-management-in-an-international-context-2/#.VQEn0fmUdQY

leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people - Mahatama Ghandi

What is this course about?

The global development community has been paying increased attention to the role of rigorous impact evaluations in recent years. This course is a considered blend of theory and practice to support better on-the-ground evaluations. Participants are carefully and systematically introduced to the concepts behind rigorous impact evaluations: the counterfactual question, control groups, sample frames, bias and sampling methods, etc. Groups are then presented information to build their own evaluation designs. We then move to understand good questionnaire design, with groups designing and justifying their own questionnaires. Practical vocational considerations, such as drafting evaluation terms of reference, management of surveys, quality control techniques, and database entry options are covered. Finally, the participants will learn about the presentation and interpretation of results, and ways to disseminate important research findings.

Participants

Professionals who are involved in formulating, managing or monitoring interventions and/ or prepare, supervise or participate in impact evaluations.

Course Objectives

To understand the nature and importance of rigorous impact evaluations, and other aspects of quality evaluation efforts. Beyond understanding, also to gain practical knowledge about designing and managing such tasks.

Course Highlights

• Introduction impact evaluations: why bother?
• Developing your own evaluation methodology and terms of reference
• Team work to critically review example evaluations
• Developing your own survey questionnaire
• Understanding the role and types of qualitative impact research
• Introduction to cost-benefit analysis for impact

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 19 - 23 October 2015
Course fee: € 825
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Mr. Yaseen Ariff
Marketing Executive - MDF Asia
yaseen@mdfsa.lk
Mobile: +94 777 989 327 or +94 771 979 991
Tel: +94 11 2808121 or 11 2808122

https://www.mdf.nl/course/impact-evaluations/#.VQEk-vmUdQY

The overall objective of the Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course is to prepare participants to understand and react to safety and security incidents in hostile or hazardous situations.

During the HEAT course you will learn techniques on how to "take control of chaos" through classroom sessions and practical exercises. The training courses are based on our experiences and knowledge of managing an international humanitarian organization working around the world.

HEAT focus on how to stay and operate, rather than how and when to leave. Proactive and non-aggressive measures form the basis of the Danish Refugee Council’s approach to safety and thus the HEAT training. Pre-screening of training needs, close mentoring and follow-up with every participant ensures that he/she is able to understand and react appropriately to risks and security threats.

Course elements:

• Stress management and psychological welfare
• Aggression and conflict survival
• Communication with focus on inter-cultural understanding and sensitivity
• Communications equipment
• Convoy planning & dealing with armed guards
• Context and risk assessment
• Negotiation
• Incident reporting
• Life-saving first aid
• Mine risk education
• Physical health & well-being
• Recognition and response measures to abductions
• Risk analysis
• Risk management strategies
• Roadblocks
• Road travel planning, movement protocols and preparation
• Safety risk management systems, standard operating procedures and contingency plans
• Stop-think-act approach for response

Who can apply?

The course is designed for participants with a wide range of backgrounds and occupations, and with hostile environment experience ranging from none to significant.

Price

The HEAT courses on average cost $2200.This includes accommodation in ensuite room, full catering, training materials and all on-site training costs. Course fee includes in-country transport, but does not include participant airfare and personal expenses/incidentals.

Interested?

If this sounds relevant for you or your staff please sign-up online by following this link:
http://drc.dk/relief-work/safety-training/registrationsign-up/
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us on email safetytraining@drc.dk

Are you an outstanding individual between 18 to 30 years old and have demonstrated leadership ability and a commitment to effecting positive change across the globe? We invite you to the 2016 University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) to be held in Hanoi Vietnam. USLS will be a life-transforming experience for you.

The Symposium is creatively planned to help you discover your hidden potential as well as actively engages you in learning experiences beyond the Conference rooms. The event will enable you to acquire robust confidence, goal-setting capabilities, self-reliance and independence, and sharpen your cutting edge, prerequisites for the next generation of 21st Century leaders.

Since the inception of the 1st USLS in 2010, Humanitarian Affairs has partnered more than 500 of the World’s leading Universities, many are listed by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings or QS World University Rankings. Some of our Academic Partners include Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Cambridge, Oxford University, King’s College, London, University of Toronto, University of Melbourne, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, University of Hong Kong, National Taiwan University, National University of Singapore, Beijing University, among others.

For many of these universities, sending delegates to the annual Symposium has become an integral part of their leadership development and life-skills training. Their participation in the Symposium has helped shaped and spurred their students’ communities in global mission.

Held annually in a developing country in the Asia Pacific region, more than 3,300 emerging young leaders from more than 60 countries have undergone this international event. Upon completion of this one-week program, many delegates have gone back to their countries with new vision and passion to effect changes and to transform lives in their communities.

We want to invite every outstanding young person who has the passion to be a global trial blazer to 2016 USLS. Remember, education is not just knowledge or expertise; it is also about attitudes and values that are abundantly meted out at the Symposium. For more information, visit our Symposium's website at : www.universityscholars.org.uk.

Registration Fee

Full Symposium Registration Fee (Individual)
Early Registration (From 1 September 2015 to 31 March 2016): USD 850.00
Late Registration (From 1 April 2016 to 22 July 2016): USD 900.00

Full Symposium Registration Fee (Group of 3)
Early Registration (From 1 September 2015 to 31 March 2016): USD 830.00
Late Registration (From 1 April 2016 to 22 July 2016): USD 870.00

Convention & Networking Access (Meals Without Breakfast)
Early Registration (From 1 September 2015 to 31 March 2016): USD 550.00
Late Registration (From 1 April 2016 to 22 July 2016): USD 600.00

To register, apply online at : www.universityscholars.org.uk

Improving the quality of humanitarian practice and ensuring the effectiveness of responses to complex emergencies is a key aim shared by humanitarian agencies. Thus, monitoring and evaluation are essential activities for any project or programme. Careful monitoring of progress against targets allows timely changes to be made to maximise impact. Evaluation ensures accountability to all parties concerned, and allows learning to be carried through to future interventions.

This course aims to develop the competencies needed to monitor and evaluate interventions in humanitarian and development contexts. Through proactive and participatory activities, this course aims to instill a solid understanding of appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools as well as the ability to apply these tools in practice.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Define monitoring and evaluation and differentiate between the two

• Demonstrate the essential skills and confidence to monitor programme activities

• Plan required interventions and evaluate programme impact using appropriate tools and methods

• List at least 3 tools used in M&E

• Design a M&E plan

• Analyze data & identify gaps (and deviations from plan)

• Suggest appropriate actions based on identified gaps

• Evaluate programmes to check if the outcomes and goals are being

This course is aimed specifically at programme officers, managers, coordinators, M&E officers, and supervisors who are involved or participate in monitoring and evaluation activities and want to further improve their monitoring and evaluation abilities and their M&E system.

You can apply by downloading the PDF application at the top of the page, or you can find out more about our courses and our booking process by contacting us at:

• middle.east@redr.org.uk

OR

• +962775193524

You can also visit us in our office in Amman or check out our website at www.redr.org.uk

We are passionate learning facilitators with 30 years of experience in the field of international co-operation and organisational development. Clients call upon our training and consultancy services to achieve better and more sustainable results. We offer services at network, organisational, programme and individual level, throughout all sectors, and all over the world.

Contact: Ms Trang
Email: mdfic@mdf.nl
T: +84 4 6258 4438 W: www.mdf.nl

A practical course to design and manage high quality impact evaluations.

What is this course about?

Contemporary development assistance places much greater emphasis on impact accountability. This is tough as often the impact is only realised some time after the project has been completed. Having a logical framework and impact indicators in place is not enough, projects and programmes need to be designed with impact in mind. Project Officers need to know what impact measurement methods are available, how to plan and budget for impact assessment, and how to manage external consultants.

Participants

You commission, manage or carry out project monitoring and evaluations.

Course objectives

• Develop a Theory of Change to frame the right questions for your impact evaluation
• Discuss both quantitative and qualitative tools for impact evaluations
• Develop an impact evaluation design for your project
• Provide tools for managing quality evaluations

Course highlights

• Develop a Theory of Change to frame the right questions for your impact evaluation
• Discuss both quantitative and qualitative tools for impact evaluations
• Develop an impact evaluation design for your project
• Provide tools for managing quality evaluations

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 11 - 15 April
Course fee: € 725
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy
Business Development and Marketing Manager
mdfic@mdf.nl
Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438

Essential facts:

Course fee:€725

Discounts: 10% for MDF alumni;
01 free place for organisations sending 5 staff

Registration: before 5 April 2016

Contact:mdfic@mdf.nl
0084 (0)4 625 8443

Register Online:www.mdf.nl

Inclusive strategies for organisations, institutions and projects.

What is this course about?

People with disabilities in developing countries have to be very resilient and creative just to get by in their day-to-day lives. They are frequently overlooked or excluded from economic activities including development activities, and may not even have access to basic facilities or services. This course helps you to understand disability both as a development and a human rights issue. You will learn practical steps to assure inclusion of people with disabilities in your projects, in your organisation or institution, and be more familiar about donor requirements with regard to inclusion.

Participants

This course is relevant if you are working in international development or for a government body and are involved in policy development, project planning, monitoring & evaluation or project implementation.

Course objectives

At the end of the course you will:

• Learn how to identify and address barriers that exclude people with disabilities from development initiatives;
• Analyse your own organisation or institution with respect to inclusiveness;
• Mainstream practices

Course highlights

• Introduce disability mainstreaming as a developmental and human rights issue
• Explore the inclusion of disability in the project cycle
• Define criteria of a disability inclusive organisation
• Discuss disability mainstreaming as an organisational change process.

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 27 - 30 June 2016
Course fee: € 725
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy
Business Development and Marketing Manager
mdfic@mdf.nl
Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438

Essential facts:

Course fee:€725

Discounts: 10% for MDF alumni;
01 free place for organisations sending 5 staff

Registration: before 26 June 2016

Contact:mdfic@mdf.nl
0084 (0)4 625 8443

Register Online:www.mdf.nl

Adding value through partnerships

What is this course about?

Real meaningful change cannot be achieved alone. Organisationsneed to team up to pool resources, stimulate innovation, influence policy makers and maximise impact. Developing healthy partnerships means developing ways of working together and mobilising energy to produce results. This course shows you how to get there.

Participants

Anyone involved in setting up or managing partnerships, either directly as partnership manager or as a desk officer overseeing partnerships. You may be working with a network organisation, private company, larger NGOs or a governmental development organisation.

Course objectives

• Have a better understanding of critical issues in managing partnerships to identify intervention options;
• Receive ideas and tools to help partnership decision-making and create positive dynamics between partners.
• Practice skills related to the facilitation of partnership dynamics

Course highlights

• Explore the logic of working together
• Define success factors for effective partnering
• Discuss how to manage partnership dynamics
• Discuss the steering and assessing of partnerships

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 14 - 17 November 2016
Course fee: € 725
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy
Business Development and Marketing Manager
mdfic@mdf.nl
Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438

Essential facts:

Course fee:€725

Discounts: 10% for MDF alumni;
01 free place for organisations sending 5 staff

Registration: before 13 November 2016

Contact:mdfic@mdf.nl
0084 (0)4 625 8443

Register Online:www.mdf.nl

A practical course to design and manage high quality impact evaluations!

Why this course?

Contemporary development assistance places higher demands on impact accountability. Logical frameworks and sets of indicators are no longer sufficient.In this new environment, development agency staff must understand how to design and manage quality impact evaluations.They need to know what measurement methods are available, what mix is suitable, how to plan and budget, and how to specify tasks for and manage consultants doing specific technical tasks.

Who should attend?

• Anyone who commissions, manages or carries out project monitoring & evaluations
• Government officials; programme managers;
• Foundation and development funders;
• Policy makers and programme implementers;
• NGO staff; development graduate students.

What will you gain?

• Confidence to select the right mix of methods and resources for an impact evaluation design.
• Confidence to specify the information collecting and analysis tasks within the project (e.g. M&E system) and externally (e.g. consultant terms of reference).
• Confidence to analyse, present and defend robust impact evaluation findings.

Meet your trainer

Dr. McCarty has a PhD in Economics & has been working & living in Asia for over 20 years. He has extensive knowledge of development project, programme and resource management in Asia. He was team leader in many assignments on monitoring & evaluation and impact evaluations and has worked with many international donors in Asia and the rest of the world.

“After decades of seeing so many poorly designed and poorly managed impact evaluations, I am really excited to lead the design and teaching of this course. Academics talk about evaluation “gold standards”, but in the field we are closer to the stone age – this course will raise the quality of the “typical” budget-constrained evaluation design and hence outcome.”Dr. McCarty

Essential facts

• Course dates: 11-15 April 20216
• Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
• Course fee: €900 (including lunches & materials)
• Discounts: 10% discount for returning participants; 01 free place for organisations sending 5 staff on the same course
• Registration**:** mdfic@mdf.nl; +84 (0)4 62584438 before 2 April 2016
• Online registration: www.mdf.nl

Are you an international development consultant or aspiring to become one?

Do you want to benefit from free training to improve your professional skills and knowledge for the benefit of civil society in your country?

INTRAC is looking to train a selected group of participants for the Consultants for Change Programme (C4C), an innovative and participatory professional development programme.

Successful applicants will be offered the chance to participate in a facilitated learning process which will allow individuals to reflect on their own practices and to access training and mentoring support. To apply please complete the electronic application form.

Who is the programme for?

The programme will offer places to nationals of Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Tanzania and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Please see the table below to the application deadlines for these countries.

Participants may include graduate or post-graduate in a related field who have a few years of paid or unpaid experience with local NGOs/CSOs; staff of INGO/UN with several years of work experience who understand strengths and challenges facing the local sector who see a future for themselves supporting civil society through consultancy work; someone in a senior management role in NGO/CSO who wants to shift to more of a consultancy advisory role; or an established consultants with many years of experience who has missed opportunities to learn from others and feels the need for new ways of looking at things.

How is the programme structured?

C4C is a part-time 15 month funded professional development programme for aspiring and established consultants working with non-governmental/civil society organisations (NGO/CSO).

Through the C4C programme participants will need to:

• Attend three full-time residential training courses, totalling 4 weeks, for which international travel, visas, accommodation and meals will be covered.
• Spend up to 12 days participate in action learning sets and webinars between the residential training courses
• Undertake up to 8 hours of self-study per week which can be completed in your own time at weekends or evenings as you chose
• Be matched with mentors who will guide and support the participants to develop skills, experience and knowledge.
• Spend up to 25 days on practical assignment work which you will fulfil through your existing work or consultancy commitments.
• Commit to providing up to 15 days consultancy support to local CSOs in the 12 months following the programme.

The schedule will be confirmed following the interview stage. A provisional timetable is outlined below:

The curriculum

The programme looks at the consultancy input process from a number of different angles. Individual course modules will cover the role of civil society, what it is to be a consultant and how we understanding change and learning. The different modules will offer the opportunity to explore how to engage clients and analyse the systems in which they operate, the importance of collaborative planning and how to facilitate and implement change.

Upon completing the programme participants will:

• Understand the value, role and contribution of consultancy to civil society and NGO strengthening and improvement.
• Have a core understanding of best practice and the processes of consultancy and the qualities of a good consultant.
• Have acquired with core skills for managing a consultancy assignment competently and deliver outcomes to a high standard. These outcomes could include assessments, evaluations, workshops and seminars, consultation and review.
• Have the skill and knowledge to engage a client in a process of organisational change and development where the client and their respective stakeholders own and drive the process of change.
• Have gained the awareness and skills for doing their own learning, personal critical reflection and self-development.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this programme you must meet the following requirements:

• Citizenship of Indonesia, Lebanon, Tanzania or the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
• Attend 4 weeks of face-to-face training outside of your country. This element cannot be completed remotely. Attendance is a requirement of the programme.
• Educated to tertiary level (completion of a university undergraduate degree)
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience of working with non-governmental/civil society organisations
• Professional working proficiency in written and spoken English. No formal qualification is required but as a guide we expect you to achieve 6.5 in IELTS.
• Professional working proficiency in the major local language
• Professional working proficiency in computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel) as well as access to a computer and the internet

Selection criteria for applicants

There are a limited number of places available for this programme. Applicants will be short-listed and assessed at interview based on the following criteria, please be sure to clearly articulate how you meet these in your application:

Core Attitudes

1. Commitment to civil society
2. Integrity
3. Openness to learning

Core competencies

1. Analytical skills
2. Communication skills
3. Interpersonal skills
4. Prior knowledge and experience in one these specialist areas: Organisational Development; Project Design & Monitoring; Monitoring & Evaluation/Impact Assessment; Advocacy & Policy Influencing; Fundraising; Financial Management

Application process

If you are interest in taking part in this programme, please apply by completing this online form. Please take careful note of the deadlines outlined in the earlier table.

You can download a pdf version of the advert here. If you are in full time employment you will need to complete and upload the Management Support Form.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by us to arrange a time for interview.

Course objectives

At the end of this course you:

• know how to effectively monitor and evaluate projects, programmes and organisations;
• know which information you need to understand the context and manage both results (outputs, outcome, impact) and organisational performance;
• can collect, analyse, process and present this information;
• can turn monitoring and evaluation into (participative) learning;
• can design and steer evaluations to contribute to accountability and stimulate learning by all stakeholders.

Course fees & discounts

• Euro 900 (including materials, lunches, refreshments and certificates)
• 10% off for MDF alumni who attended MDF courses within last 2 years
• 01 free seat for every 5 confirmed registrations from the same organizations

REGISTRATION

Please register online here or contact us at +84 (0)4 6258 4438 or mdfic@mdf.nl;

More information can be found on http://www.mdf.nl. We look forward to welcoming you or your staff on our course.

EGISTRATION

Please register online here or contact us at +84 (0)4 6258 4438 or mdfic@mdf.nl;

More information can be found on http://www.mdf.nl. We look forward to welcoming you or your staff on our course.

**Course Overview:**

This course provides methods and tools to ensure efficient learning process. Participants will learn how to train a group in full respect of the methods, techniques and tools for adult learning.

Participants are also able to identify training needs, to design a training session and to ensure a proper follow-up of a course both for the clients (evaluation) and for the trainees (knowledge transfer).

For more information about detailed programme, trainer and target audience, please visit: http://ngomanager.org/courses/training-of-trainers-5-days/

You can register by filling in this online form. http://ngomanager.org/courses/arab-academy-course-registration/

Are you an outstanding individual between 18 to 30 years old and have demonstrated leadership ability and a commitment to effecting positive change across the globe? We invite you to the 2016 University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) to be held in Hanoi Vietnam. USLS will be a life-transforming experience for you.

The Symposium is creatively planned to help you discover your hidden potential as well as actively engages you in learning experiences beyond the Conference rooms. The event will enable you to acquire robust confidence, goal-setting capabilities, self-reliance and independence, and sharpen your cutting edge, prerequisites for the next generation of 21st Century leaders.

Since the inception of the 1st USLS in 2010, Humanitarian Affairs has partnered more than 500 of the World’s leading Universities, many are listed by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings or QS World University Rankings. Some of our Academic Partners include Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Cambridge, Oxford University, King’s College, London, University of Toronto, University of Melbourne, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, University of Hong Kong, National Taiwan University, National University of Singapore, Beijing University, among others.

For many of these universities, sending delegates to the annual Symposium has become an integral part of their leadership development and life-skills training. Their participation in the Symposium has helped shaped and spurred their students’ communities in global mission.

Held annually in a developing country in the Asia Pacific region, more than 3,300 emerging young leaders from more than 60 countries have undergone this international event. Upon completion of this one-week program, many delegates have gone back to their countries with new vision and passion to effect changes and to transform lives in their communities.

We want to invite every outstanding young person who has the passion to be a global trial blazer to 2016 USLS. Remember, education is not just knowledge or expertise; it is also about attitudes and values that are abundantly meted out at the Symposium. For more information, visit our Symposium's website at : www.universityscholars.org.uk.

To register, apply online at : www.universityscholars.org.uk

Why should attend the training?

People with disabilities in developing countries have to be very resilient and creative just to get by in their day-to-day lives. They are frequently overlooked or excluded from economic activities including development activities, and may not even have access to basic facilities or services. This course helps you to understand disability both as a development and a human rights issue. You will learn practical steps to assure inclusion of people with disabilities in your projects, in your organisation or institution, and be more familiar about donor requirements with regard to inclusion.

What will you gain?

• Learn how to identify and address barriers that exclude people with disabilities from development initiatives;
• Analyse your own organisation or institution with respect to inclusiveness;
• Mainstream practices

For whom?

This course is relevant if you are working in international development or for a government body and are involved in policy development, project planning, monitoring & evaluation or project implementation.

Contact: mdfic@mdf.nl; 84 4 6258443 or fill in the form here

Why should attend the training?

Real meaningful change cannot be achieved alone. Organisationsneed to team up to pool resources, stimulate innovation, influence policy makers and maximise impact. Developing healthy partnerships means developing ways of working together and mobilising energy to produce results. This course shows you how to get there.

What will you gain?

• Have a better understanding of critical issues in managing partnerships to identify intervention options;
• Receive ideas and tools to help partnership decision-making and create positive dynamics between partners;
• Practice skills related to the facilitation of partnership dynamics.

For whom?

Anyone involved in setting up or managing partnerships, either directly as partnership manager or as a desk officer overseeing partnerships. You may be working with a network organisation, private company, larger NGOs or a governmental development organisation.

Contact: mdfic@mdf.nl; 84 4 6258443 or fill in the form here

Contemporary development assistance places higher demands on impact accountability. Logical frameworks and sets of indicators are no longer sufficient. In this new environment, development agency staff must understand how to design and manage quality impact evaluations. They need to know what measurement methods are available, what mix is suitable, how to plan and budget, and how to specify tasks for and manage consultants doing specific technical tasks.

Course objectives

What will you gain from this course?

• Confidence to select the right mix of methods and resources for an impact evaluation design.
• Confidence to specify the information collecting and analysis tasks within the project (e.g. M&E system) and externally (e.g. consultant terms of reference).
• Confidence to analyse, present and defend robust impact evaluation findings.

For whom?

You commission, manage or carry out project monitoring and evaluations: Government officials, department heads and programme managers; Foundation and development funders; Policy makers and programme implementers; Development practitioners and activists; local and international NGO and CSO staff; Development graduate students.

Course Highlights

• A participatory approach based on real-world cases to deepen understanding of theoretical concepts and methods.
• A lead trainer, Dr. McCarty, Chief Economist at Mekong Economics Ltd., with over 20 years of applied impact evaluation experience.
• Linking the theory to practical implications: drafting terms of reference, managing teams, and descriptive data presentation.

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 20 - 23 March 2017
Course fee: € 760
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy
Business Development and Marketing Manager
mdfic@mdf.nl
Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438

HOW TO REGISTER:

Registration: before 17 March 2017

Contact:mdfic@mdf.nl

Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438
Register Online:www.mdf.nl

Be the change you want to see

Leading change means creating clarity, transparency and predictability for those who will be affected. It also means you need to create space for establishing trust, which can be negatively affected in the change process, and to invite others to commit themselves and contribute, and have a sense of ownership of change.

This course provides you with a practical overview of the different steps and approaches to leading and managing change in your organisation, institution or environment.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, you will:

• Know how to apply the change cycle approach in the various change management steps;
• Know how to deal effectively with resistance and create commitment and trust;
• Have designed the basic elements of a change management plan.

For whom?

This course is for professionals responsible for leading and/or supporting organisational change processes. It is also useful l for managers/ consultants providing funding or technical support to an organisation undergoing change processes, or external consultants involved in change processes.

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 13 - 16 June 2017
Course fee: € 760
Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy
Business Development and Marketing Manager
mdfic@mdf.nl
Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438

Registration: before 9 June 2017

Contact:mdfic@mdf.nl

Tel: +84 (0)4 62584438
Register Online:www.mdf.nl