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Course Directory > Short Courses > Customized Courses/Study Programs (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction - IIRR)

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Course Type: Short Courses
Training Provider: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

Based on requests, IIRR organzes training courses, workshops, and study programs that are content-specific and tailored to the needs of development organizations. These study programs can be conducted at IIRR's Yen Center in the Philippines or in other countries.

Customized courses and study programs are designed in consultation with the requesting organization. Like the international training courses, practitioners facilitate sessions, trainers practice concepts and principles of participatory training and adult learning. The best experiences are put together to examine both successes and failures in the formulation and management of participatory development approaches.

IIRR has demonstrated capacity to conduct successful customized courses and study programs in several development themes:

Approaches to Community Managed Health
Poverty Alleviation and Participatory Approaches
Participation in Local Governance
Food Security
Regenerative Agriculture/Sustainable Agriculture
Home Gardening
Sustainable Small-Scale Rural Aquaculture
Integrating Gender in Program Development and Management
Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Research and Extension
Understanding Indigenous Knowledge
Community Mobilization
Participatory Planning in Natural Resource Management
Leadership and Management
Teambuilding
Training Needs Assessment
Training of Trainers
Managing and Evaluating Training Program
Participatory Action Research
Participatory Watershed Development and Management
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Participatory Technology Development (PTD)
Community Forestry

Organizations that have requested these types of programs include:

In Asia

SDA Vietnam
CICETE - UNDP China
UNDP - UNICEF Nepal
ADB - China Project
BKKBN Indonesia
DFID - India and DFID - Bangladesh
Ireland Aid - Lesotho
Oxfam America - Cambodia

In Africa

CARE - Zambia
Ireland Aid - Ethiopia

In Latin America

CARE - Ecuador

Course Details

Staff:
variable

Entry Requirements:
variable

Course Duration:
Customized courses, workshops and study programs range from a minimum of one week to a maximum of four weeks, depending on the objectives.

Language(s) of Instruction:

English

Mode of Study:

residential

Thematic Focus:

Agricultural Development
Civil Society/NGO Management
Development Studies
Environmental Issues
Education
Gender Issues
Globalisation
Governance
Health/Public Health
Human Resources
Human Rights
Participatory Approaches
Poverty Analysis
Project Planning
Research Methods
Rural Development
Social Policy and Development
Training and Training Techniques
Urban Studies and Planning
:Other:

Country(ies):

Philippines
Various-depending on needs

Town(s) or City(ies):
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Course fees:
variable

Course's Webpage:
http://www.iirr.org/customcourses.htm

School/Institute/Dept./Centre

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
Training Provider: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
Courses: 1

As part of its aim to share rural development experience and insights with other development practitioners, IIRR offers short-term international and regional training courses. These courses focus on IIRR’s practical field experiences and participatory approaches, along with the experiences of participants and other development organizations. The courses draw from IIRR’s 40 years of conducting international training and 80 years of rural development experience.

International training courses offered by IIRR are usually 2-4 weeks in duration. They combine interactive presentations, discussions, hands-on exercises and field visits. During most of IIRR courses participants develop individual action plans to ensure that after the course they put into practice what they learnt.

In addition to training courses IIRR also responds to requests for customized courses and study programs for teams of eight or more participants from a particular country or organization. These specially designed courses enable participants to adapt their learning and field observations to meet their organizational and professional development needs.

How to apply for IIRR International Courses

Most of IIRR's international courses are held at the Y.C. James Yen Center in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. Applications for registration for attending an international course generally follow the following steps:

1. Applicants submit to IIRR their filled-in application form along with other required documents as may be appropriate:

Official Nomination Form by his/her organization
Certificate of Financial Support by the Sponsor
Organizational Chart indicating the number of staff in each unit and the applicant's position in the organizational chart
Medical Examination Certificate (may be submitted later once the applicant qualifies to be accepted to the training course)
Certificate of English Proficiency (applicant will be notified if this is necessary)

2. IIRR notifies each qualified applicant and sends an official acceptance package consisting of the following documents:

Cover letter of the Training Coordinator addressed to the Nominating Official
Letter of Acceptance signed by the Training Coordinator with instructions to send their course fee payments to a designated account as soon as possible
Endorsement Letter for obtaining the necessary travel documents signed by the Human Resources Director
Participant's Travel Information Guide
Listing of other documents for submission that might be required by a particular course, e.g., pre-course preparations for those attending the International Course on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) and additional information requirements for those attending the International Course on Rural Development and Management and confirming the acceptance of nominated applicant/s to the training course Official Nomination Form by his/her organization

3. Certain nationals are notified if they are required to secure a travel visa in their country of origin. Other nationals, through some country-to-country agreement, can secure their visas upon arrival in Manila.

4. Prior to departure, the applicant gives IIRR an updates on the status of his/her flight schedule including the airline to be used, the expected time of departure (ETD) and expected time of arrival (ETA).

5. IIRR picks up the applicant at the airport upon completion of immigration and customs formalities.