Sustainable Agriculture Training of Trainers

July 14 to August 1, 2003

Training Program Development and Management

August 11 to 29, 2003

Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension

September 8 to 26, 2003

Course fee:  US$2,500

This course is designed to advance rural development through improved agricultural extension approaches.   The course discusses how to scale up these approaches and identifies prerequisites at the community and organizational levels.  In this course, participants develop new capacities for planning, managing and evaluating participatory extension programs.  Among the course topics are: agricultural extension approaches; principles, issues, methods and field applications of participatory extension; and opportunities for farmer-led extension resulting from decentralization.  Field extension managers and supervisors, extension trainers and development practitioners from government and non-government organizations will find this course valuable.

Community-managed Health Systems

October 6 to 24, 2003

Rural Development Management 

October 13 to November 7, 2003

Community-based Integrated Watershed Management

November 10 to November 28, 2003

Participatory Action Research for Community-based Natural Resources Management (PAR-CBNRM) NEW!

Fixed course date (and course fee):  December 8 to 19, 2003 

Customized course date, venue, and course fee: Subject to discussion with interested parties provided there .is at least 3-months lead time to organize the course)

NGO Leadership, Development and Social Change (NGOLDSC)

Gateway Course: January 19 to February 6, 2004

Course Application Project (CAP):  February 7 to 16, 2004 (optional)