Upcoming Courses
Leadership for development
19 - 21 March 2008
Good leadership is increasingly viewed as one of the critical components in the development of organisations and
society. This is also why leadership is subject to more and more donor policies and programmes in the South. However,
these programmes are often not very effective due to not being sufficiently adapted to the realities of the specific
society, its organisations and individuals. Besides they often do not give attention to the personal dynamics of how
leaders change and develop.
This leadership concept manifests itself on three levels: societal, organisational and personal. In this course we will
elaborate all these levels, with a specific focus on organisations and individuals. During the course you will gain
insight in what is understood by leadership, what to change or develop in order to strengthen your own leadership
capacities and the basics of how to design a leadership development programme for others, as well as for your own
organisation.
This module will be developed and delivered in a joint venture of MDF with Ger Jonkergouw, member of the BOLD group (Business, Organisation & Leadership Developers) who focuses on design and integral steering and support in complex transformation processes.
More information: Leadership for Development
International Advisory Trail - intake
MDF offers a learning trail, trail, for internationally oriented advisers who wish to achieve the level of excellence in supporting their client organisations in strategy formulation, change processes and other personal, organisational and institutional development processes.
The trail starts with a self-assessment based on a set of internationally recognised competencies. The candidates develop a portfolio, with the support of a MDF coach. After this self-assessment, an assessor analyses the competency levels. The comparison between the observed level of competencies of the candidate and our standard of excellence forms the basis for the design of an individual learning trajectory. Once all the competencies have been acquired re-assessed, the candidate obtains MDF's International Adviser certificate.
If you are interested to know more then please access our interactive "Trail" presentation which offers you key information as well as background materials. Link: Presentation IAT (3,5Mb)
More information: International Advisory Trail - intake
If you have any questions, or you would like extra documentation, please do not hesitate to contact Mike Zuyderduyn.
Training of Trainers
New date: 31 March - 4 April 2008
People constitute the foundation of any organisation. To remain relevant and responsive organisations need to engage in ongoing human resource development efforts. Here training plays a key role. Training courses can boost continuous quality improvement and enhance the sustainability of development programmes and organisations. It provides organisations with a powerful tool to develop the capacity of their own staff and that of their beneficiaries.
The Training of Trainers course enables you to improve yourself in the following trainer competencies: instructional design, facilitation, technological proficiency and personal professional development. You will also be exposed to the basic principles of adult learning theory and experiential training design. The course emphasises hands-on practice of participatory training methods and skills to ensure that these skills are well assimilated. You will participate in exercises that upgrade your skills in curriculum development, lesson planning, materials development, presentation and monitoring and evaluation of training programs.
More information: Training of Trainers
International Human Resource Management
19 - 23 May 2008
Many organisations for international cooperation nowadays practice Performance Based Management. Managing staff performance is a key-aspect of organisational performance. This renewed HRM course is designed to familiarise managers, project and programme co-ordinators with basic concepts and tools for managing staff performance. 'Good practices' of Performance Based HRM will be presented and discussed. Knowing there is not 'one best way', HRM strategies and practices will have to be aligned to the objectives and strategy of the organisation and the specific cultural, socio-economic and institutional setting.
Being a HRM practitioner you will have to make your own choices of management methods and how you will apply them. The course will equip you with the basic knowledge and instruments to make these choices. This will eventually lead to better use of the right people, in the right place, in a better performing organisation.
More information: International Human Resources Management
PO Box 430
6710 BK Ede
Netherlands
PO Box 430
6710 BK Ede
Netherlands
T +31 (0)318 - 650060
F +31 (0)318 - 614503
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