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September 2010Free Download on Proposal Writing
This month's free download looks at the planning phase of the LFA and comes from our Toolkit on Project Proposal Writing. Sign-up for our news alerts to access more free training materials.
ELD Support to SNV Asia Regional Office
In late August, ELD trainer Paul Reitman traveled to Bangkok to assist SNV Regional Office's communication officers with Case Study Writing ... read more
Recent Activities in Nepal
An advanced Training Of Trainers was conducted in August, along with 2 courses on The Project Manager's Toolkit ... read more
Nepal and Thailand Autumn Schedules Ready
Our programmes for Kathmandu, Nepal and Bangkok, Thailand are ready. Find out more about these courses here.
L'Art de Rédiger des Rapports
Our Reporting Skills Tookit is finally available in French / Notre Toolkit sur les techniques de reportage est enfin disponible en français ... read more / lire la suite
ELD Toolkits Revised
All our Toolkits have been extensively upgraded ... read more
Distance Training Programme on Reporting Skills & Professional Writing launched ... read more
Can you Translate / Proofread like a Professional?
We'd like to hear from translators interested in joining our team ... read more
Call for Authors
Do you think you can contribute to our growing library of development toolkits? Read more here.
Training for Inter-American Development Bank
ELD Director Neil spent February 2010 in Washington training IDB's Grants and Co-Financing Management Unit on Reporting Skills. All participants on the training were involved in developing donor fund reports for regional projects.
"A great course that definitely helped me become a better writer."
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Last updated September 2010
The
Project Manager's Toolkit in Nepal
The Kathmandu centre concluded an 8-day Project Manager's Toolkit training for project managers in early September covering a range of key tools and skills. Participants developed a project based on Logical Framework Approach, made project plan with Microsoft 2007, designed and delivered presentations based on their plans, ran structured meetings and developed action plans. Unusually, the majority of participants were Banagladeshi, with just a few local participants present. Feedback was positive, with comments such as "satisfied and developed my confidence", "enjoyed all sessions and learned many new things" and "very useful for our organisation".
Distance Training Programme Starts
A new intake of Distance Training participants on our tutored Reporting Skills and Professional Writing DTP began in late August. The next enrolment will be in late October 2010. Places are very limited, so pre-registration is essential.
ELD Support to
SNV Asia
(August 2010)
ELD Trainer Paul Reitman made a trip to Bangkok at the end of August to support the SNV Asia regional office's communication managers in Case Study Writing. This follows up from an extended Case Study Writing assignment conducted in 2008 / 2009 for communication officers from Laos and Cambodia.
Nepal Update
(August 2010)
Our Nepal office
had a busy month, with an advanced level in-house training on Training
of Trainers for Business Sevice Centre (BSC) Nepal. "The feedback
from the trainers was highly useful for me in improving my skills,"
one participant said. "The advanced ToT was enjoyable and worth
attending. And I feel I have improved in all aspects of training management."
Also conducted was a course on The Project Manager's Toolkit in early August for 21 participants. Unusually, the majority of participants came from RDRS Bangladesh, with Nepal participants represented by just UNHCR and Planete Enfants. The PM Toolkit has been in such demand that a fresh course is running from 28 August to accommodate those who could not find place on the first one. As one participant described, "this type of training is essential for development workers."
Nepal and Thailand
Autumn Schedules Ready
(July 2010)
Our programmes for Kathmandu, Nepal and Bangkok, Thailand are ready. Find out more about these courses here.
L'Art
de Rédiger des Rapports Released
(July 2010)
Our Reporting Skills Tookit is finally available in French / Notre Toolkit sur les techniques de reportage est enfin disponible en français ... read more / lire la suite
ELD
Toolkits Revised
(July 2010)
The 'five-minute job' that took 6 months to complete is finally finished. Along with upgrading our web site, we decided we would bring our Toolkits up-to-date at the same time. This turned out to be a lot more than just changing the covers! All the toolkits received an extensive upgrade, with some parts added, others developed and redundant parts removed. Graphics have been revised, and we have made the layout more reader-friendly. We have redone all the PowerPoint slides, handouts and trainer guides to make them even easier to use.
The Case Study Writing Toolkit got a huge make-over, and is double the size, with much more depth on the actual writing skill. We have also added a Trainer Edition so that you can now conduct your own workshops on Case Study Writing without the expense of sending participants on external training courses or hiring consultants.
Learn
more about our Toolkits here.
Can
you Translate / Proofread like a Professional?
(July 2010)
Our first French Toolkit has been very well-received, and we'd like to hear from translators interested in joining our team. Read more here.
Call for Authors
(July 2010)
Do you think you can contribute to our growing library of development toolkits? Read more here.
Distance
Training Programme Launched
(July 2010)
In July we launched our Distance Training Programme on Reporting Skills and Professional Writing. Immediately all 20 available places were snapped up, and our tutors have already started receiving the first batch of assignments. As soon as we can, we will take on another group of 20. To find out more about distance training and to reserve a place, click here.
Training
Workshops Conducted in Thailand
(May 2010)
Despite serious unrest as protestors blockaded the downtown area of Bangkok, we successfully conducted four training courses in May 2010 on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting Skills and Professional Writing, Project Proposal Writing and Facilitation and Presentation Skills. Around 50 participants from 20 nationalities attended.
Training
for Inter-American Development Bank
(March 2010)
ELD Director Neil spent February 2010 in Washington training IDB's Grants and Co-Financing Management Unit on Reporting Skills. All participants on the training were involved in developing donor fund reports for regional projects.
"A great
course that definitely helped me become a better writer."
Training Participant
Coaching
for Bioversity International / CGIAR
(Oct 2009)
A senior staff flew in from Bioversity International in Rome to get some
coaching in laid-back Southern Turkey. A specialist in underutilised species,
Paul Bordoni joined ELD Director Neil Kendrick for three days intensive
coaching in communication skills. A major tool covered was Mind Mapping,
a method of turning very complex data into a manageable structure, and
skills addressed included professional writing and making killer presentations.
Along the way we developed a concept paper on "Local solutions to
address global challenges facing farmers and indigenous peoples"
for the IAALD XIIIth World Congress organised by Agropolis International
- a big challenge as we had just 24 hours to develop and draft the concept
in under 300 words!
In Paul's own words, "that training with you has been really good, that the mindmapping stuff is getting clearer to me day after day."
ELD conducted a 6-day Reporting Skills and Professional Writing training for various World Vison International country programmes at Kigali, Rwanda. More than 20 participants from various World Vision International country programmes attended, as well as observers from Canada. The training was held at the Akagera Game Lodge in Akagera Park, Rwanda and relocated on the final day to Kigali after a one-day field trip, between 7 and 12 September 2009.
The purpose of the training was for participants to learn the process of reporting and develop their abilities to:
- Set evaluation goals
- Select data gathering methods
- Analyse qualitative and quantitative data
- Plan the report
- Write more clearly and organise ideas and analysis effectively
The training was conducted by ELD Director Mr Neil Kendrick. For the first time ever, ELD training materials were translated into French, which was managed and supported by the WVI Canada office.
Participants rated the course extremely positively in all aspects. They felt that their expected objectives had been met and, although a workshop environment can only provided limited opportunities for applying skills, that they had become more professional writers.
Some comments from trainees included:
"I am very satisfied and hope to improve my documents in the future."
"This workshop opened my eyes. I used to be afraid of reports, but now everything is clear."
"This training came at a good time as we have to edit our annual report."
"I have filled many gaps I used to have in writing, and I have gained more confidence."
"Everything was good: I feel ready to revise my way of writing."
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