Let your M&E strike the right balance between learning and accountability
Capturing the essential quantitative and qualitative changes of your programme has become increasingly important. But how can we ensure our M&E system goes beyond proving results and enables genuine learning by all programme actors?
This course empowers you with relevant, and participatory M&E approaches and tools to boost your organisation’s accountability, decision-making and learning practices.

Course objectives

At the end of this course you:

• A comprehensive understanding what is effective monitoring and evaluation and how to reflect this in your M&E plan
• Skills to design and use key performance indicators or progress markers relevant for your programme
• Overview of classic and emerging approaches and tools to monitor your or your partners organisational capacity
• Opportunity to practice designing / adapting a variety of monitoring tools
• Knowledge on impact assessments and which methodologies you can use

For whom?

You are a project or programme officer, an M&E officer or consultant. You are responsible for project or programme implementation and/or improving M&E practices in your organisation.

Course Highlights

• Steps in developing strategic and systematic M&E framework
• Key indicators and Progress markers
• Tools for organisational monitoring
• Evaluation process and criteria, impact evaluation
• Use of most significant change methodology

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 10 - 13 October 2017
Course fee: € 760
Country: Yangon, Myanmar
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
mdfmmr@mdf.nl
Tel: +95 977 30 11 701

Registration: before 6 October 2017

Contact:
mdfmmr@mdf.nl
Tel: +95 977 30 11 701

Register Online:www.mdf.nl

HOPES - Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians

HOPES is launching the Call for Proposals (CfP) to support 40 innovative education initiatives targeting refugees and vulnerable host communities across Egypt, Northern Iraq (KRI), Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and/or Syria.

Specific Objectives:

• Increase the number of the target group, refugees of post-secondary age from Syria as well as young people in host communities that are enrolled and trained in higher education programs and training courses including innovative further education options and language courses.
• Improve the situation and performance of already enrolled students, education and training institutions’ capacity to provide Syrian youth and vulnerable youth from the host communities, with opportunities to access further and higher education.
• Promote refugee education through better access to online resources, innovative courses, and educational support.

Overall, it aspires to empower young people from Syria to build their own career path by addressing their educational needs.**Opening the Call:**

The first round of applications will be launched on 1^st March 2017

Deadline for applications: 1^st May 2017.Who can apply:**

Local and regional organizations can request funds for their actions ranging from €6,000 to €60,000 for a maximum duration of 18 months.**Information session:**

During the application period, one information session will be organized in all eligible countries: Egypt, Northern Iraq (KRI), Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey to provide more information on the call for potential applicants.

How to apply:

Please download and fill out the documents on the website: http://hopes-madad.org . All applications shall be sent to cfp@hopes-madad.org by the latest on 1^st May 2017.

We offer highly discounted fees for applicants from Relief and Development, so as to further our mission of building capacity in under served areas.

Please get in touch with us for details.

Overview:

The Communication Skills Training Course provides practical, effective tools to enable clear and effective communication in all aspects of both your personal and work-related relationships with skills like reading body language, recognising personality types, active listening and much more. The training program outline is up to date and pertinent to marketplace requirements, thus catering well to all analytical prediction of training needs in the specified area. A customised proposal can also be arranged, to suit the training requirement of your team.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Utilize advanced communication tools and skills.
• Discover different personal listening styles.
• Understand and harness the power of body language.
• Apply NLP meta programs to improve their understanding of people.
• Practice and use assertiveness skills in different situations.
• Unlock the secrets of influence for effective communication.

Course Outline:

• Defining Effective Communication
• Communication Overview
• Evolution of Communication
• Communicating for Results
• Understanding Elements of Communication
• The Element of Noise
• Mehrabian’s 55-38-7 Rule
• Overcoming Communication Anxiety
• The Art of Listening
• Effective Listening and Paraphrasing Techniques
• Understanding Different Listening Styles
• Improving the Information Recall Rate
• Assessing Personal Listening Profiles
• Internal Listening Filters
• Sensory Input Channels
• Internal Filter Systems
• 6 Listening Meta Programs
• Avoiding the Loss of Information
• Mastering Body Language
• The Art of Body Language
• Components of Non Verbal Communication
• The Power of Appearances
• Elicit Thinking Patterns through Eye Movement
• Building Rapport using Body Language
• Advanced Assertiveness Skills
• Understanding Assertiveness
• The Power of Self Talk
• Assertiveness Rights and Responsibilities
• Managing Criticism Assertively
• The Power of Persuasion
• Characteristics of Influence
• 6 Principles of Persuasion
• Sources of Power
• Dealing with Difficult People

Who should Attend?

Employees, supervisors, middle managers and senior managers seeking to take their communication skills to the next level by developing advanced communication techniques and strategies.

General Notes

• All our courses can be facilitated as Customized In-House Training course.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• As for Open Enrolment Courses, we offer our clients the flexibility to chose the location, date, and time and our team of experts who are spread around the globe will assist in facilitating the course.
• The course fee includes facilitation, training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training.
• FREE Consultation and Coaching provided during and after the course.

Please register through the registration option on the course page on our website: http://zoetalentsolutions.com/course/advanced-communication-skills/

OVERVIEW

This three-day workshop covers the many rules and regulations associated with USAID funding, and is designed to enhance the ability of NGO staff to effectively manage their programs and maintain donor compliance. Whether you are new to USAID funding or have years of program experience, this highly participatory course gives you the skills and knowledge you need to confidently apply the complex directives found within the regulations. You will also have the opportunity to ask specific questions you may have about your own award. Taught by an experienced team of senior practitioners, this workshop has been completed by thousands of development practitioners around the world. Attendees consistently evaluate the learning they receive in this course as “excellent,” “effective,” and “fun.” While the focus of this workshop is USAID funding for grants and cooperative agreements, it also provides a good foundation for understanding funding from other US Government agencies.

Note: This training is the first of three requirements for InsideNGO’s Certificate in Assistance Management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

In addition to individual participants, InsideNGO encourages teams of employees to attend this workshop together, to build and reinforce a culture of compliance across their organization. Those who will benefit include:

• Finance, contracts & grants staff
• Program staff
• Administrative staff
• New business development staff
• Any experienced NGO employee who needs an update on the rules and regulations
• Independent auditors (including representatives from certified public accounting firms who perform compliance or financial audits within the development sector)
• USAID staff, including Agreement Officers, Agreement Officer’s Representatives, and program staff

If your organization is implementing a USAID contract, InsideNGO offers a workshop geared to this funding mechanism: USAID Contract Management for NGOs: An Introduction.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop equips employees of US NGOs with a detailed look at USAID grants and cooperative agreements and the necessary strategies for successful award and program management. You will learn how to:

• Navigate and apply USAID rules and regulations to ensure compliant and successful program implementation
• Build and manage collaborative relationships with key players related to your award
• Explain the relationship between your own NGO policies and the regulations
• Identify when approvals, waivers, and extensions are required, as well as how to obtain them
• Develop strategies for finding the answers to common and complex issues (e.g., determining allowable costs, correct procedures for purchasing equipment, property disposition, limits on budget revision, cost share, documentation requirements, avoiding common audit findings)

THE INSIDE NGO ADVANTAGE

For 40 years, InsideNGO has been “inside” the NGO community, supporting organizations as they address the world’s most pressing social issues. We are widely recognized as the leader in US government assistance compliance training. Our training activities are designed to help you and your organization build capacity, strengthen decision-making, develop more efficient systems, and identify effective solutions to important challenges. Our learning programs are modeled on the best practices in adult learning. In today’s complex operating environment, learning has never been more important, and we take great pride in being your partner in professional and organizational development.

Register here!

Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

OVERVIEW

This two-day workshop tackles the rewards and risks involved in executing procurements in USAID-funded assistance programs. Well-planned, well-executed procurement contributes to effective and compliant programming. Poor understanding of processes and procedures in this area raises the risk of funder audits and compliance reviews. If you want to learn more about how to develop and implement the right mix of procurement procedures, systems, and controls, this workshop is for you. Designed in a highly participatory style, the course provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to effectively manage all aspects of procurement that are typically required in project implementation.

This course is one of three required to earn InsideNGO’s Certificate in USAID Assistance Management.

PREREQUISITE(S)

USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

In addition to individual participants, InsideNGO encourages teams of employees to attend this workshop together, to build and reinforce a culture of effective procurement planning. Those who will benefit include staff with responsibility in:

• Procurement (including those who develop procurement budgets and those who implement, monitor and report on procurement)
• Finance, compliance, and audit
• Program and administration
• New business development

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop explores ways to plan and implement procurement tools and systems effectively under both normal and unusual circumstances. You will learn how to:

• Plan procurement based on programmatic needs
• Navigate through each of the key steps in the procurement process including establishing specifications of goods; requesting and evaluating bids; selecting vendors; ensuring quality in procurement; and documenting the procurement process
• Identify and reduce organizational risks related to procurement execution
• Establish processes to ensure compliance with USAID requirements, including full and open competition, prior approvals, waivers, and restrictions on goods and services
• Manage revisions to the budget and other changes that affect procurement including budget reductions, revised specifications, price fluctuations, and procurement in disaster situations

THE INSIDE NGO ADVANTAGE

For 40 years, InsideNGO has been “inside” the NGO community, supporting organizations as they address the world’s most pressing social issues. We are widely recognized as the leader in US government assistance compliance training. Our training activities are designed to help you and your organization build capacity, strengthen decision-making, develop more efficient systems, and identify effective solutions to important challenges. Our learning programs are modeled on the best practices in adult learning. In today’s complex operating environment, learning has never been more important, and we take great pride in being your partner in professional and organizational development.

Register here!

Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

This course provides an overview of all aspects of M&E from planning M&E activities to impact assessment, with a focus on ensuring that M&E contributes towards improving organizational learning and accountability. It builds on and enhances participant's skills and understanding of M&E and work through some of the complex challenges in doing M&E including as how to develop sustainable and cost effective monitoring and evaluation processes and practices within their own projects, programs and organizations. It is also relevant for those trying to improve and enhance current monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems strengthening its objectivity and effectiveness for project’s learning or supporting partners to develop and implement effective M&E.

This course is an intermediate to advanced level course level. The course provides an overview of advanced and participatory concepts and tools in monitoring and evaluation with a focus on ensuring that M&E contributes towards improving organizational learning and accountability including the provision of credible performance evidences.

Learning Outcomes

• Increased understanding around monitoring and evaluating developmental outcomes and impact.
• Be able to select and use appropriate participatory data collection methods and effectively debate about challenges around such new qualitative and participatory M&E approaches.
• Increased capacity of attendees to run and manage evaluation missions more successfully.
• Know how to choose relevant impact evaluation methodologies.

Additional Information

• This training course of instruction and practice is delivered over 2-days (12 hours).
• It is an Intermediate - Advanced level course, it is advised to take the Foundation Level course beforehand if you're not an experienced M&E Officer
• Presentations, training course materials and hand-outs are in English
• Trainers are bilingual: English/Arabic

Please register via the following online form: http://bk-eg.com/monitoring-and-evaluation-for-development-projects-advanced-levelform/?

Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations are mandated to demonstrate and report tangible results in development projects in order to be more accountable to its beneficiaries in one hand and its funding partners on the other for how resources are used, what results are achieved and how effective these results are in bringing about progress and change in human development.

In order for such organizations to stand-out of the competition, they need not only to build results-oriented culture but to strive towards greater outcome-level changes targeting improved lives for their project’s beneficiaries. This training provides organizations with fundamental processes and tools needed to undertake systematic monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities throughout the entire life cycle of its projects in order to produce highly effective programs, as well as to meet the continually increasing monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements of donors.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

· Equipping participants with hands-on practice on using logic-modeling when designing their projects

· Equipping participants on how to design M&E system that goes beyond tracking activities

· Learn how to show results and make sure your system also enables genuine learning by all actors.

· Understand the various types of regular data collection tools and their proper usages

· Understand the basics of development evaluations, including type of evaluations, OECD/DAC criteria

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

· This training course of instruction and practice is delivered over 2-days (12 hours).

· Training course fees is 950 EGP including hard copy of training manual and certificate of attendance

· Presentations, training course materials and hand-outs are in English

· Trainers are bilingual English / Arabic

http://bk-eg.com/monitoring-and-evaluation-for-development-projects-foundation-levelform/?

In a competitive market, knowing how to manage, plan and package a proposal is one of the most important measures that bring your company / organization to the position of closing a deal with the client. Companies and organizations don’t only compete on the same business opportunities, tenders and clients to which they submit proposals, but they often compete with the clock to construct high quality proposals in small amounts of time. Carelessly and poorly managed and presented proposals can damage your company’s reputation with your client. Successful Proposal Managers and Writers know how to deconstruct Requests for Proposals (RfP) and to smartly story-board their proposed solutions in order to submit proposals that are compliant, responsive and adequate.

If you are experiencing any of the following situations, then this training course is best-fit for you:

• Don’t know from where to start to develop your technical proposal
• Poor coordination and communication among contributors
• Problems with Request for Proposal compliance
• Continuously reworking and rewriting sections right up to the proposal delivery date

In this course you will learn how to mind-map and draw your whole solutions, outline your proposal in a comprehensive manner, develop and write consistent and persuasive technical and management approaches.

This course is a foundation to intermediate level and is designed for private sector professional and technical service providers such as engineering firms, ICT solutions providers, management consulting companies, advisory services firms among others. It is suitable for all practitioners who want to submit a proposal document that is a responsive, compliant and persuasive.

Learning Outcomes

• Introducing participants to best practices in proposal management process including how to bring the team together in an integrated and efficient manner when developing a coherent, responsive and compliant proposal document.
• Learn how to organize a responsive and compliant proposal
• Equip participants with know how to quality control the proposal preparation process and the final product package

Who Should Attend**

• Owners, business development managers, proposal writers, tender / bidding specialists of small-medium Professional Services Providers of the following sectors

• Engineering companies

• ICT solutions providers

• Consulting firms (Management; Marketing, Human Resources, Development and Media consulting firms, etc.)

• Social Entrepreneurs

  Information & Assistance
  Ms. Christen Anwer
  Business Development Officer
  info@bk-eg.com
  Tel: +20 (2) 333 77 666

http://bk-eg.com/writing-and-managing-winning-proposals-foundation-levelform/?

Course Overview

The experience, knowledge and enthusiasm of a presenter are usually the deciding factors of many selection panels and audiences in judging how good a presentation is. For major projects, initiatives, and ideas, most competing teams will do their technical homework and develop similar competing approaches and solutions to the project’s needs/issues and challenges. To many selection panels, the technical approaches of competing teams are too similar, making it difficult for them to differentiate the teams technically and thus they resort to other factors; the clients ask firms to present their proposal in-front of a selection committee. Therefore your presentation, slides, audiovisuals, style, tone etc. are critical factors to seal the deal.

In other words, in addition to developing a sound technical approach as the core of any presentation, it is equally or even more important to focus on the soft attributes of the presenting team; their teamwork and chemistry, passion and enthusiasm, and their likeability.

Learning Outcomes Learn how to organize your presentation in a story-telling fashion in order to engage the listener.

Tailor the focus of the message(s) according to the needs of your audience.
Characteristics of effective message crafting and delivery
Better commanding the room and counterpart nervousness and rushed attitudes.
Increased capacity to answer questions clearly, confidently, & accurately

Learn how personal presentation skills and visual aids can effectively add value and improve the effectiveness of your message.

Information & Assistance

Ms. Christen Anwer, Business Development Officer

info@bk-eg.com
Tel: +20 (2) 333 77 666

http://bk-eg.com/how-to-win-the-presentation-gameform/?

By passing on their wisdom and experiences through effective training techniques, humanitarian aid workers can extend the impact of their work to future projects and generations. Trainers in the humanitarian sector ensure aid workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they require to deliver successful humanitarian programmes.

This five-day CPD Accredited course combines theory and practice to help you understand the fundamentals of training and facilitation and develop competencies to aid you in becoming a more effective trainer.

You will learn from experience, observation, and feedback in highly participatory activities. The skills you learn during the course will immediately be put into practice and developed as you plan and deliver your own short training sessions.

This course is appropriate for HQ and field-based national and international staff who want to build the capacity of their teams in a variety of humanitarian subject areas. This course is delivered in English.

What does the course cover?

• Adult learning and the training cycle
• Learning needs analysis
• Writing training objectives
• Identifying key learning points
• Humanitarian context for trainers
• Training and facilitation techniques
• Providing feedback and coaching

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

• State the principles of adult learning and apply them to designing and running a training course
• List the stages of the training cycle and the key activities that need to happen at each stage
• Adopt a learner-centred approach when designing and delivering training
• Write aims and objectives for training sessions and courses
• Demonstrate a range of training skills and techniques
• Describe the role of a facilitator and ways to work creatively and constructively with groups
• Select appropriate activities, materials, and resources for training people in humanitarian work
• Devise tools and techniques for assessing training needs and for evaluating training

Registration is from 0845, with the course starting at 0900 and concluding by 1730. The day is broken up into 4-6 sessions, separated by a lunch break and coffee/ tea breaks in the morning and afternoon.

Participants will be actively encouraged to participate in classroom discussions and group work. The trainer will draw on both theoretical and practical knowledge in order to make the experience and learning applicable to the realities of the humanitarian sector.

FAQs

What does the course fee include?

The course fee includes training delivery for the full 5 days, along with a printed workbook. It includes tea/coffee and lunch from Monday morining until the course end on Friday afternoon.

This course is non-residential. All accommodation and travel needs are the responsibility of the training participant, and not included in the course price.

The course is delivered in English. To fully engage in this course, all participants sould have a good grasp of written and spoken English.

What's the refund policy?

-For bookings cancelled two or more weeks before a course, administrative charges will apply. Applicants will be entitled to a refund of 85% of the course fees paid, or if places are available will be offered a transfer of 90% of the course fees paid onto the next instance of the course.
-For bookings cancelled one to ten working days *before a course begins, 25% of the course fee will be refunded (*during normal UK working days, Monday-Friday and working hours 9am-5pm).
-For bookings cancelled less than 24 hours (working days only) before a course, or after a course has started, no refund will provided.
-If the applicant chooses to transfer to another course and then cancels their booking a second time, neither a further transfer nor a refund will be offered.
-The refund must be claimed within two months from the cancelled course start date.
-Please note that unfortunately we are only able to cover our local bank charges and not the recipient’s bank charges when we make refunds.
-Refunds may take up to 30 days.

For full RedR UK terms and conditions, click here.

Please go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/training-of-trainers-myanmar-tickets-37610888179#tickets

Institute of Professional Training & Management (IPTM) is offering this 07-day long training course on Disaster Risk Reduction in Dhaka and outskirts in Bangladesh during 20 November-26 November 2017. This course will enable the participants to develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and best practices related to Disaster Risk Reduction.

The training course will be consisting of classroom-based sessions (60%), discussion/experience sharing sessions (20%) with the appropriate field visits (20%).

The sessions will be conducted by Senior Government Officials of Bangladesh, Professors from reputed universities, veteran NGO professionals and other resource personnel working in the Disaster Management Sector in Bangladesh and beyond.

Course Contents

• Introduction of Disaster Management
• Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
• DRM: terminologies, disaster risk management cycle
• Key concepts and the components of disaster management
• DRR advocacy with government
• Identify the stakeholders and their roles disaster risk management
• Use of risk information for emergency planning and preparedness
• Hazard assessment and vulnerability
• Describe the processes of vulnerability capacity assessment
• Tools used for conducting vulnerability capacity assessment
• Apply the process of building risk scenarios
• Describe categories of disaster risk reduction
• Identify components of disaster risk transfer
• Earthquake management and earthquake safety plan
• Elaborate an action plan
• Operational planning exercise

Certificates will be awarded to participants upon successful completion of the training course.

The length and dates of this course can also be tailor-made on demand.

Please write to info@iptm.world or info.iptm@yahoo.com or drjaved7@gmail.com or call +880-1933-332277 (also available on Viber, Imo and WhatsApp) for registration and further information.

Program Introduction

Teambuilding means turning your people in to a productive force. When you transform a group of people from group of individuals in to a winning team you create something unique and remarkably productive for the organization. However, for a team to make things happen and succeed, they need concrete and inspiring goals and objectives. For this purpose, you need to understand what motivates you and your team. Getting this right for the people you are working with will make a critical difference in the success of the whole organization.

Through practical exercises, participatory approaches and interactive presentations, this workshop will help you discover a wide range of skills and techniques in mastering the process of teambuilding, setting exciting goals for them and motivating them towards achieving those goals.

Program Attendees

The workshop is beneficial for Supervisors, Project Managers, Team Leaders and anyone who at one time or another is involved in managing and leading a team, setting goals and objectives for them and responsible for their output.

Program Contents

Core Concepts covered in this program are:

• Team Development
• Team Cohesion
• Team Leaders and Threats to Teams
• From Unshared Certainty to Shared Uncertainty
• Establishing your goal
• The Importance of Having Goals
• The 4CF Method
• The SMART Method
• Backward Goal Setting
• Understanding Motivation
• Myths about Motivation
• Positive Motivators
• Negative Motivators
• Motivation in Practice

Program Objectives

After attending this course you will learn about

• Steps and considerations in developing a productive team
• The theories that underpin teambuilding, goal setting and motivation
• Turning aspirations in to clear goal statements
• Keys to persuade team members to buy into set goals
• Factors that motivate people to go beyond their limits
• Factors that demotivate and how to avoid them

Organizational Impact

This program will be beneficial for participating organizations as it will

• Enable participants develop productive teams that can achieve the organizational goals
• Help delegates set tangible and concrete goals for their work teams and then achieve them
• Provide the organization with people who are catalysts in transforming groups of employees into a formidable workforce in action
• Develop people who love what they are doing for the organization

Personal Impact

On a personal level workshop trainees will learn about

Skills and techniques they can utilize in their career regarding developing effective work teams, creating and setting inspiring goals for those teams and having them get the work done in an efficient manner.

Program Methodology

The training methodology used is designed to encourage maximum participation by all delegates. The presenter will suggest ideas and theories to the delegates and then encourage them to test out the ideas by the use of discussion, small group work, exercises and feedback. Each day of the seminar will end by delegates completing their own record of what has been learned on the day and considering how the ideas might be transferred back to the workplace.

Program Dates: 11-13 October, 2017

Registration Closes on: 5 September, 2017

Register Online

Registration Assistance: ***trainings@risalatconsultants.com* or risalatconsultants@gmail.com**

Skype:risalatconsultantsint Viber/WhatsApp: +995555116622 or +93799797919

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Institute of Professional Training & Management (IPTM) is offering this 07-day long training course on ‘Management of the Influx of Refugee and Refugee Law (MIRRL)’in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh during 09 December-15 December 2017. The key objective of this course is to create an in-depth knowledge on the legal status and management of refugee under an emergency influx scenario.

Who can attend:

This training course is designed for the government officials, academia, aspirant aid workers, lawyer, representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, as well as members of the civil society. Any person holding a graduation degree is eligible to attend this course.

Course Outline:

The course of studies will focus on the overall aspects of refugee influx, country context analysis, international legal instruments governing and protecting refugees including the rights and responsibilities of States and the forced migrants. The training course will be consisting of classroom-based sessions (50%), discussion/experience sharing sessions (20%) with the appropriate field visits (30%).

Course Contents:

The following topics would be taught through an interactive and experiential exchange process of learning:

• Definition of Refugees, Forced Migrants and Asylum Seekers
• Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees and Cross-border local communities
• International Legal Framework and Law for Protection of the Refugees
• Analysis of the political and security context in the country of origins
• Refugee Status Determination (RSD) and Refugee Registration
• Protection, Camp Counseling, and Family Reunion
• Refugee Camp Management
• Coordination of camp activities by UN and other Govt. and Non-Govt. organizations
• Special care for vulnerable group: MCH & Therapeutic Feeding for the Malnourished Children
• Camp Logistics: Distribution of Food and Non-food Items for Refugees
• Shelter, Water, Health, and Sanitation
• Income Generation and Durable Solutions
• Repatriation and Resettlement

Other details:

• Certificates will be awarded to participants upon successful completion of the course
• Participants will be provided with working lunch and program related passports transports during the program
• Classroom-based sessions will be conducted in Dhaka and Field visits will be undertaken at Rohingya Refugee’s Camps in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar
• Touristic visit will be undertaken at Dhaka & Cox’s Bazar
• This course will be coordinated by Mr. Sakhawat Khan, a Former UNHCR Liboi Refugee Camp Manager, North-Eastern Kenya (1991 & 1992)
• The length and dates of this course can also be tailor-made on demand

Please write to info@iptm.world or info.iptm@yahoo.com or drjaved7@gmail.com or call +880-1933-332277 (also available on Viber, Imo and WhatsApp) for registration and further information.

Program Introduction

Teambuilding means turning your people in to a productive force. When you transform a group of people from group of individuals in to a winning team you create something unique and remarkably productive for the organization. However, for a team to make things happen and succeed, they need concrete and inspiring goals and objectives. For this purpose, you need to understand what motivates you and your team. Getting this right for the people you are working with will make a critical difference in the success of the whole organization.

Through practical exercises, participatory approaches and interactive presentations, this workshop will help you discover a wide range of skills and techniques in mastering the process of teambuilding, setting exciting goals for them and motivating them towards achieving those goals.

Program Attendees

The workshop is beneficial for Supervisors, Project Managers, Team Leaders and anyone who at one time or another is involved in managing and leading a team, setting goals and objectives for them and responsible for their output.

Program Contents

Core Concepts covered in this program are:

• Team Development
• Team Cohesion
• Team Leaders and Threats to Teams
• From Unshared Certainty to Shared Uncertainty
• Establishing your goal
• The Importance of Having Goals
• The 4CF Method
• The SMART Method
• Backward Goal Setting
• Understanding Motivation
• Myths about Motivation
• Positive Motivators
• Negative Motivators
• Motivation in Practice

Program Objectives

After attending this course you will learn about

• Steps and considerations in developing a productive team
• The theories that underpin teambuilding, goal setting and motivation
• Turning aspirations in to clear goal statements
• Keys to persuade team members to buy into set goals
• Factors that motivate people to go beyond their limits
• Factors that demotivate and how to avoid them

Organizational Impact

This program will be beneficial for participating organizations as it will

• Enable participants develop productive teams that can achieve the organizational goals
• Help delegates set tangible and concrete goals for their work teams and then achieve them
• Provide the organization with people who are catalysts in transforming groups of employees into a formidable workforce in action
• Develop people who love what they are doing for the organization

Personal Impact

On a personal level workshop trainees will learn about

Skills and techniques they can utilize in their career regarding developing effective work teams, creating and setting inspiring goals for those teams and having them get the work done in an efficient manner.

Program Methodology

The training methodology used is designed to encourage maximum participation by all delegates. The presenter will suggest ideas and theories to the delegates and then encourage them to test out the ideas by the use of discussion, small group work, exercises and feedback. Each day of the seminar will end by delegates completing their own record of what has been learned on the day and considering how the ideas might be transferred back to the workplace.

Program Dates: 11-13 October, 2017

Registration Closes on: 5 September, 2017

Register Online

Registration Assistance: ***trainings@risalatconsultants.com* or risalatconsultants@gmail.com**

Skype:risalatconsultantsint Viber/WhatsApp: +995555116622 or +93799797919

Don’t forget to follow RisalatonLinkedIn,Twitter&Facebook!

Course Contents

Fundamental of GIS: Concepts of GIS, History and Evolution of Geographic Information System, Benefits of Geo-spatial Data / GIS Data, Application of GIS, Challenges and Future of GIS
Installation: ArcGIS desktop and Familiarize with ArcGIS components
GIS Platforms & ArcGIS:GIS Platforms, Capabilities of different GIS platform, Facilities and Limitations of ArcGIS, Capabilities
Introduction to ArcCatalog: What and why ArcCatalog, Standard toolbar, Manu, Geography toolbar, Catalog Tree, personal geodatabases, Coordinate systems, Toolboxes, ArcCatalog search, Working with item descriptions and metadata
Exercise 01: Creating Shapefiles, organizing and metadata editing
Introduction to ArcMap:ArcMap function and components, ArcMap Menus, Toolbars, Extensions, Plug-Ins, views of ArcMap and the Catalog Window.
Exercise 02: Editing shapefiles and attribute tables
GIS Database and File Format:ArcMap Supported database, Raster data, Vector data, advantages and disadvantages of different data format, Using geo-database, Advantages, types and limitations of Geo-database, Illustration of different files created by ArcGIS.
Exercise 03: Create geodatabase, feature dataset, feature class
Map Projection: Basic Map Projections, Commonly used projection systems in Bangladesh ( BTM, BUTM, BLCC), Difference of the map projection systems and Geo-referencing. Projection Conversion /Transformation.
Exercise 04: Project map in different projection system, Project JEPG file of Google Earth
Preparing GIS database (Digitization):Digitizing features, Digitizing Scale, Snapping, Editing and Advance editing
Exercise 05: Digitize a scan map or projected map
Preparing GIS database (Attribute): Attribute data input and editing, Spatial and Tabular error checking
Exercise 05: Edit the attribute of a shape file
Fundamentals of GPS: Concepts and purpose of GPS devices, Use and limitations, Various models, Types (Hand-held, DGPS, RTK GPS), Software for GPS device,
Field (Practical) work with GPS device: Checking Projection System in GPS Machine, Measurement Unit Fix up, Satellite Searching, Data Accuracy Level Checking, Data Collection (Point and route tracking).
Data Download from GPS and use it in ArcGIS:GPS Data files/ data file format, Software to be used/GPS software configuration, GPS Data Download, Reading, Editing and Saving, Data format/unit, Data Conversion to KML , Projections
Introduction to Toolbox(Geoprocessing): ArcToolBox Window, System ToolBoxes, My ToolBoxes and Geo-processing, Analyst extensions
Exercise 06: Using geo-processing tool, Basic Attribute Analysis: Area Calculation, Length Calculation, Spatial join, Join Attributes,
Data Visualization and Map Presentation in ArcGIS:Categories, Quantities, Map color and labeling feature and using label toolbar, General Cartographic basics, Map Elements, Preparing a map, Saving Map document, Export map, Map layout, Scale, North Sign, Grid and Graticules, Map Export in different format.
Exercise 07: Home exercise to develop a complete map
GIS / RS Data Sources:GIS Data Sources in Bangladesh, Freely available data sources for Bangladesh. Download Process, Google Map Data Extractions, Open Street Map Data Download,

Benefits:

After completion of this training, a trainee will be able to

• Introduce the basic science of mapping the earth, how to read, understand and create a map.
• Introduce the technologies of GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing.
• Introduce the basics of cartography and good map design.
• All participants who complete the course should have a basic competency in ESRI ArcMap and ArcCatalog
• Understanding of geographic data in Practical Field Understand the potential applications of GIS
• Understand the importance of spatial data in different fields Successful participants will received certificate and all documents in DVD.
• Free ArcGIS for Desktop Student Evaluation Copy
• GPAD will provide Free GIS Data of Bangladesh
• Certificate of Training Participation

Participants
Anyone can join in this training. He/she must have basic knowledge on computer.
Target groups for this training are Engineers, Geographer, Statistician, Academicians, Architect, Development Workers, Land Developers, Urban / Town Planner, Students, Researchers etc

Registration Information
Maximum 10 Participants / Batch

Registration Deadline: 21 October 2017

Class will start on 22 October 2017

Training Time Schedule
Sunday to Thursday 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (3 Days/Week)

Contact Address

Md. Rejaur Rahman
Director, GPAD Training Center
Cell: +88 01977087089 +8801515698719, +8801841 29 33 55
Phone: +88 02 986 2748
Email: info@gpadtrainingcenter.com, gpadbd@gmail.com

Or

Mr. Alamin Molla
Training Coordinator
Email: alaminurp@gmail.com
Cell Phone: 01758 683500

Website: www.gpadtrainingcenter.com

Registration Point:
House # GP Ja 61 (Ground Floor), Mohakhali, Gulshan, Dhaka – 1212
(Beside the SQUARE Building)

Google Map Link

For more information: www.gpadtrainingcenter.com

OVERVIEW

This two-day workshop provides participants with best practices, useful tools, and guidance to manage subawards. With many NGOs implementing USAID-funded projects with a subaward component, development practitioners working on these projects must understand the nuances in roles and responsibilities while complying with donor rules and regulations and achieving program objectives. If you are responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring subawards, this participatory-style workshop will support you as you address the day-to-day challenges in administering such assistance.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Designed to benefit staff that are responsible for managing and monitoring subawards, the topics covered are especially useful for staff with responsibility in:
• Programs
• Finance, grants, and contracts
• Compliance

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The workshop teaches participants to select and monitor subawardees in a manner that minimizes risk while optimizing program effectiveness. You will learn how to:

• Utilize effective approaches to assessing and selecting partners
• Choose the appropriate funding mechanism
• Implement productive partner engagement strategies
• Monitor program outputs, progress, and performance
• Manage subaward management risks specific to USAID funding

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Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

Overview

This three-day workshop covers the many rules and regulations associated with USAID funding, and is designed to enhance the ability of NGO staff to effectively manage their programs and maintain donor compliance. Whether you are new to USAID funding or have years of program experience, this highly participatory course gives you the skills and knowledge you need to confidently apply the complex directives found within the regulations. You will also have the opportunity to ask specific questions you may have about your own award. Taught by an experienced team of senior practitioners, this workshop has been completed by thousands of development practitioners around the world. Attendees consistently evaluate the learning they receive in this course as “excellent,” “effective,” and “fun.” While the focus of this workshop is USAID funding for grants and cooperative agreements, it also provides a good foundation for understanding funding from other US Government agencies.

Note: This training is the first of three requirements for our Certificate in Assistance Management.

Who Should Attend

In addition to individual participants, Humentum encourages teams of employees to attend this workshop together, to build and reinforce a culture of compliance across their organization. Those who will benefit include:

• Finance, contracts & grants staff
• Program staff
• Administrative staff
• New business development staff
• Any experienced NGO employee who needs an update on the rules and regulations
• Independent auditors (including representatives from certified public accounting firms who perform compliance or financial audits within the development sector)
• USAID staff, including Agreement Officers, Agreement Officer’s Representatives, and program staff

If your organization is implementing a USAID contract, InsideNGO offers a workshop geared to this funding mechanism: USAID Contract Management for NGOs: An Introduction.

What You Will Learn

This workshop equips employees of US NGOs with a detailed look at USAID grants and cooperative agreements and the necessary strategies for successful award and program management. You will learn how to:

• Navigate and apply USAID rules and regulations to ensure compliant and successful program implementation

• Build and manage collaborative relationships with key players related to your award

• Explain the relationship between your own NGO policies and the regulations

• Identify when approvals, waivers, and extensions are required, as well as how to obtain them

• Develop strategies for finding the answers to common and complex issues (e.g., determining allowable costs, correct procedures for purchasing equipment, property disposition, limits on budget revision, cost share, documentation requirements, avoiding common audit findings)

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Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

OVERVIEW

This two-day workshop helps individuals and organizations develop, implement, and maintain effective financial management systems in order to be eligible for US Government funding, reduce audit risk, and build effective collaboration across the organization. If your NGO is a prime and/or subrecipient of grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts, this highly participatory program offers you and your team the most comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of financial management of US Government funding, including budget management, maximizing cost recovery, and how to deal with donor audits and reviews.
Note: This training fulfills one of three required courses for our Certificate in USAID Assistance Management.

Prerequisite(s)
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements or USAID Contract Management for NGOs: An Introduction

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Finance, compliance, and program staff who manage budgets and reconcile activity costs with program budgets. We highly recommend that both finance and program staff from within an organization attend together.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop is an exploration of the skills you need for financial management of US Government funds. You will learn how to:

• Identify accounting system basics required to be eligible for US Government funding
• Compile and assess accurate financial statements
• Prepare and manage the audit process according to funding guidelines
• Develop and manage budgets in support of programmatic success
• Apply methods for recovering indirect costs

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Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

OVERVIEW

This two-day course builds the skills and confidence of NGO managers and staff to prevent, detect and respond to fraud, making sure funds get to where they are most needed.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed specifically for NGO program, operations, and finance staff, who need to proactively manage the risk of fraud. The course is primarily aimed at:

• Senior Managers of national NGOs, such as Program and Finance Managers
• International NGO staff who manage partner relationships, such as Desk Officers or Project Officers

The course is most likely to be relevant to organizations with more than 12-15 staff or an annual budget of greater than $340,000/£250,000. It would also be of interest to NGO internal auditors.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The course includes the following key topics:

• What is fraud and why do people do it?
• Designing out fraud risk and developing controls
• Ways to detect fraud in case it should occur, including a speaking up hotline
• Equipping managers to ably handle fraud or alleged fraud, to take actions which are fair and firm

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Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.

OVERVIEW

Financial management is the lifeblood of an organization. Everyone working to achieve an NGO’s objectives has an important role to play in ensuring effective and proper use of financial resources. However, basic financial management skills are often lacking and financial management too often gets side-lined during program implementation. This course is designed to strengthen the financial management skills and confidence of NGO staff to:

• Integrate good financial management systems into operations management
• Manage and control financial resources more efficiently and effectively.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is primarily aimed at staff in small to medium-sized NGOs who are involved in program implementation and/or the management and control of financial resources. It is designed specifically for:

• Non-financial officers and managers who want to improve practice in financial planning, control, and reporting
• Finance officers interested in developing their financial management skills and knowledge to improve finance systems and support for program staff.

Previous financial management experience or training is not a requirement for this course. We recommend that you read this course outline carefully to make sure the content is relevant and meets your learning requirements. If you have any questions please do contact us.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The final balance of course content will be decided by those attending the course, according to their interests and training needs. The core components of the course include:

• The ‘what, why and who’ of financial management for NGOs
• How to achieve good practice in financial management – key principles and frameworks
• Building and using effective budgets – including project and donor budgets, and cash flow forecasts.
• Which accounting records you should keep in your NGO – and why?
• Budgeting and accounting for central support (‘core’) costs
• Demystifying the Balance Sheet – how to make sense of annual financial statements
• Monitoring and controlling budgets – preparing and using budget comparison reports
• Reporting to donors – how to meet donors requirements
• Safeguarding our assets – internal control systems and procedures
• Managing the audit process

Register here!

Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.