New and Upcoming Courses
Creativity in Organisational Problem Solving
Ede, 28 June - 02 July 2010
Identify the nagging problem in your organisation by applying a simple organisation model. You will apply creativity
tools to define a real solution and identify possible obstacles. You will also learn to design measures to decrease
chances that something similar will happen in the future. Read more
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Gender in Project and Programme Management
Ede, 13 - 25 September 2010
Are you keen to address gender issues in a development intervention? Then this course may suit you needs! You will
learn about working in a multi-stakeholder environment using gender mainstreaming principles. At the end of the course
you will also be able to integrate the principles of gender equality in management practices and leadership. Read more ...
Labour Market and active Learning in Education
Ede, 6 - 12 December 2010
Close the gap between education and the needs of the labour market and the civil society! As a teacher you will learn
how to convert your lessons into real learning experiences for your students and trainees. This course will furthermore
teach instructors, professors and advisers how to support the aforementioned with creative and interactive processes in
the educational organisation. Read more
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Special attention to
courses for which you can still subscribe:
Participatory Planning Methods
Ede, 19 - 23 April & 15 - 19
November
MDF recognises that today's necessity to incorporate different aspects of project/programme success present new
challenges to development theorists and practitioners. For instance ensuring local ownership and exhibit leadership in
order to recognise and manage results. Or engaging in dialogues with international and national, private and
governmental stakeholders, in order to develop and keep productive partnerships. The planning of projects and
programmes therefore has become more complex to manage. That does not need to be alarming when it is matched with
adequate changes in contractual demands.
Many managers still plan projects with stakeholder involvement using the problem analysis. Other managers try to link up with the MfDR agenda and are catching up with the Theory of Change, Outcome Mapping, etc. This course is a blend of the best practices from the past with the latest developments. The course will bring to your attention how to combine in one plan fixing important agreements and flexibility to adapt to changes? How to concentrate on managing results in a multi-stakeholder setting? And how to select appropriate tools when working with different partners? Read more ...
Capacity WORKS
Ede & Brussels, multiple dates
If you as a consultant wish to provide your services to GTZ in the future, it is important to know that GTZ has decided
to include Capacity WORKS as a criterion in the award of contracts to the consulting sector. This is to guarantee the
future compatibility of the consulting sector with the work of GTZ. From 1 April 2010 onwards it will be compulsory to
include Capacity WORKS as a criterion in the awarding process.
Capacity WORKS is GTZ's management model for sustainable development and is used to steer international cooperation projects. To come to grips with the model and identify how this will have implications on your work as a consultant for GTZ, MDF organises open entry courses in English and French. Read more ...
Appreciative Inquiry
In the past organisations have often relied on traditional problem solving approaches; finding what is wrong and forging solutions to fix the problems. Appreciative Inquiry however focuses on already achieved successes in order to gain insights on how to further expand these successes. It is an approach to facilitating organisational change. Read more ...
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Netherlands
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Netherlands
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