End of the year LED training course

INTRODUCTION

Centre for Agricultural Resources and International Development (CEFARD) is a Canada based  not-for-profit, non-governmental, and humanitarian organisation. CEFARD's mandate is to contribute his quota to the course of global poverty alleviation as declared by the United Nations. We achieve this through various means of capacity building methods inform of Trainings, Workshops, Seminars, Conferences and Customised collaborative Trainings programmes with various institutions and organisations in order to harness available agricultural resources, and other developmental tools within the target community to create wealth for poverty alleviation in Canada and mostly in the developing nations of the world. Details of our activities could be found at www.cefard.org

 

After the first International Development Conference (IDC 2007) held 15th-18th November, 2007 in Days Hotel and Conference Centre, Toronto, Canada, with the theme “assessing global successes of poverty alleviation programmes” a committee was constituted to deliberate on some issues that will propel the actualization of the MDGs of the United Nations of halving the world poverty by 2015 which is one of the main priorities of CEFARD Canada. It was therefore recommended by the committee to give our LED training course a high priority. And it has been a yearly event since then.

 

COURSE TITLE: - Local Economic Development (LED)

 

COURSE LOCATION: - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

COURSE DURATION:-   2nd November, 2009 to 7th November, 2009

 

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The main goal of this training is to bring together a diverse group of forty (40) motivated experts in their fields from around the world for training and discussions on various Local Economic resources and developmental tools that could be harnessed to create wealth for poverty alleviation. There will be case studies from around the world through our experienced trainers/facilitators.

 

PARTICIPANTS

1. Local Government officials and Decision Makers
2. Agricultural consultants
3. Entrepreneurs and Private Sectors employees
4. Teachers, Lecturers and Graduate students
5. Non-governmental organisation Practitioners
6. Stakeholders in Regional/Urban/Rural and Community Development programmes.
7. People that are passionate about making difference in their communities.

 

QUALIFICATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS

1.)    Minimum of two (2) years college education.

2.)    Candidates must have at least two (2) years experience in their field of specialization as well as good command of written and spoken English language.

3.)    Years of experience on community development fields, with very good command of both written and spoken English language will also be accepted in lieu of the certifications. Candidates will be requested to show samples of their project and written works.

 

 

     APPLICATION PROCEDURE
     Application is free. Candidates must send the following documents to CEFARD Secretariat   

     not later than 30th September, 2009
     *  CV/Resume including your references  (not more than 3 pages)
     *  Cover letter showing the email address, phone numbers, sex, age and complete mailing 
         address of the applicant.
     * Copies of all academic/professional credentials
     * Statement of purpose (reason why you want to attend the course, what you intend
         to gain from the course, and how you will apply the knowledge gained from the course to
         the development of your community or profession)
    

 

    Completed application should be sent to:-

 

1.)    By email attachment to info@cefard.org 

 

2.)    By post to :-     CEFARD Secretariat,
                         3-1850 Albion Road,
                         Toronto, Ontario,

                               Canada, M9W 7B6

 

3) By fax to:           +1 416 674 5790

 

VENUE

To Be Announced

 

DURATION AND LANGUAGE

This training course will run for one week. 2nd November, 2009 to 7th November, 2009. All training participants are expected to arrive latest by 1st November, 2009. The language of instruction for this training programme will be English.

 

PARTICIPATION FEE

The cost of registration is two thousand five hundred US Dollars ($2,500). This fee includes tuition fee, course materials, lodging, feeding & local transportations)

Note; - Limited spaces are available. Only 40 candidates will be short listed and selection will be on first come, first serve basis until the available spaces are filled regardless of the application deadline. Full payment must be made on or before 2nd october, 2009. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TRAINING AT THIS TIME. Do not make payment until your application is reviewed and you receive a notification of your acceptance.      

 

MODE OF PAYMENT

1)      Wire transfer. Please contact us for information on our bank account detail for your payment.

2)      Pay Pal payment. Pay to info@cefard.org

3)      Checks payable to “CEFARD Canada”. (Only US and Canada banks checks are acceptable)

4)      Paying by International Money Order. Payable to “CEFARD Canada”

 

    Please note: - We do not accept Credit Card payment for this course.

     

  

  

    

     COURSE CONTENT

     * Approaches to Development
     * Local Economic Development Strategic Planning
     * Community & Cultural Aspects in Local Development
     * Gender Planning & Development
     * Agricultural Projects in Local Development
     * Tourism as a Development Tool
     * Introduction to Computer and its Application to Development
     * Environmental Impact to Economic Development

     * Guides to Proposal Writing and Funding Opportunities

     * Local Investments and Business growth
     * Participants Project Presentation
     * Field trips & Practical Applications

 

TRAINING FACILITATORS/LECTURERS

 

1)      Prof. Dr. Mark Seasons

      School of Rural Planning and Development

      Faculty of Environmental Studies

      University of Waterloo

      Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

 

2)      Associate Prof. Sulochana Nair

Head, Department of Development Studies

Faculty of Economics and Administration

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

3)      Ms. Onome Ako (Consultant)

World Vision Canada

Mississauga, Ontario,

Canada

 

4)   Dr. Larry A. Swatuk

      Director, International Development Program,

          Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo,

          Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

 

5)   Professor Djamel Eddine Laouisset

The President,

Canadian Center for Training & Consulting, Inc

      Ottawa, Ontario, Canada     

 

PARTICIPANTS EXPECTATION FROM THE COURSE

1.      We expect all participants to be able to develop, implement and evaluate a Local Economic Development (LED) Programme at the end of the course.

2.      Participants should be able to organise and replicate this same training programme on their return to their respective home countries.

3.      Participants will be exposed to strategic planning and various implementation methods of Local Economic Development from around the globe.

4.      Field trips to project sites on sustainable development.

5.      Networking opportunities among the participants, Facilitators and CEFARD Canada.

 

  

  

     PASSPPORT AND VISA

    Passport must be valid for at least six months from the opening day of the course.  

     Participants that require visa to come to Canada must apply well ahead of time so as to have

     enough time for the processing of their visas. Letter of invitation will only be issued to  

     participants that have paid their participation fee in FULL.

 

    SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We are currently looking for sponsorship opportunity for this training programme from donor agencies and funding organisations from around the world. If interested in being one of the sponsors of this training programme, please kindly contact us.

 

REFUND POLICY

CEFARD will charge 20% administrative fee from the applicant participation fee. After the visa application has been confirmed refused 80% of $2,500 will be refunded.

 

CONCLUSION

CEFARD welcomes collaboration with other agencies in conducting non-degree programs,

customized to the needs of interested clienteles. Other than its core and special courses, the non-degree programs may include seminars, workshops, study tours, or a combination of two or more activities in development-related topics, organic agriculture, Local Economic Development, Planning and Implementing Community and Rural Development Programmes, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development.

 

Please be aware that any proposed training programme MUST lead to capacity building of the intended participants for wealth creation in order to alleviate poverty in fulfilling the mandate of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. This is the core mission of CEFARD

 

Interest for collaboration must be expressed at least two months before the start of training implementation. We are large enough to handle your biggest order, and small enough to concentrate on your individual needs. We are not limited by the distance of your training venue. Details could be found at the collaboration section on our website at www.cefard.org.

 

 

For Further information please Contact:-

Mr. Steve Akinbile
Programme Director,
CEFARD, Toronto, Canada
Office No:- +1 416-679-1125
Cell No:- +1 647-835-6112
Fax No:- +1 416-674-5790
E-mail: sakinbile@cefard.org
Website: www.cefard.org

 

 

 

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