Kuala Lumpur, November 2009
Participants from Bangladesh, Sweden, Nigeria, Cambodia and Lao, People's Democratic Republic came together in Kuala Lumpur to immerse themselves in leadership – we explored questions like ‘what is leadership? What skills are involved? And how can we put those skills into our own practice? Each participant came away from the week with news skills, insights and with their own definition of leadership, a definition that resonated with themselves and one that would fit the time, place and circumstances of their work back home.
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Kuala Lumpur, November 2009
IMA International held an open training course, Monitoring and Evaluation for Development, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the first time this year. Participants from government and non-government organisations in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Bhutan and Sudan attended the two week course, a highlight of which was two study visits to UNICEF Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW). Participants conducted a Rapid Evaluation in the latter as a practical case study and presented their findings back to the organisation. Another key highlight of the course was the sharing of experiences, challenges, and practical examples of M & E in action that was provided by the trainers and participants themselves.
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Kuala Lumpur, November 2009
The lively mix of activities and practice sessions ensured all participants on the recent the People Skills for Development Managers course expanded their capacity to inspire others and manage their staff effectively. The rich learning experience provided opportunities to analyse their own leadership styles, practice coaching, establish good rapport with people, effectively manage meetings and strengthen team performance. Participants also learned to respond knowledgably to issues of staff morale & motivation as well as a process for delegating in an empowering way.
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November 2009
IFAD Rome asked IMA International to provide a 5-day Monitoring and Evaluation training course for staff from the Division of Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques at the Centre for Project and Programme Evaluation (CPPE), in the Office of Agricultural Economics at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Bangkok Thailand in late 2009.
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Kuala Lumpur, November 2009
IMA’s debut course in Kuala Lumpur was Planning Development Projects with Julia Smith as Course Director. This course focused on how to plan a development project from situation analysis through to implementation planning. Each participant worked in a mixed team to actually design a project using the Logical Framework Approach. The high Trainer to Participant Ratio ensured everyone was fully involved and had a chance to develop practical skills.
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