About Learn how to transform your organisation to be able to report on accountability towards your donors and target groups. By implementing changes within the organisation (strategy, structure, systems) to maximize the learning identified and recorded through your monitoring and evaluation systems, organisations can start to build robust learning and reporting mechanisms to cater towards […]

About You will be introduced to the concept of Value Chain Development and the process adopted to arrive at a fully developed Value Chain. Then, looking at the opportunities the value chain provides, you will able to choose the extent (horizontal and vertical) to which you want to expand the business to capture value. You […]

Today development sector managers have a broad range of tasks and roles. Not only do they have to be excellent technical managers they also have to manage a diverse group of people in a multi-cultural environment. Effective implementation of the project requires workload distribution, performance review, and personal coaching. As such the project manager needs […]

Develop sound knowledge and skills required to perform the task of a project finance officer. Accountability, transparency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness have become core issues in development organisations. As sound financial management becomes more and more of a priority, non-financial project officers increasingly require a basic understanding of financial management tools and techniques. If you are […]

Without adequate resources, there can be no development. The Resource Mobilization team of an organization is responsible for raising the funds needed, keeping the issues in the cases top of mind of potential donors, developing a network of support and influence to effectively secure resources to run the development organization over a long period of […]

Development sector projects are often very complex and multi-dimensional. These projects are often hard to measure and quantify its contribution towards the development of its target groups. The key is to plan projects in a way it can be monitored, evaluated and learned from in order to further the cause of development. Course objectives The […]

The human resource management of an organization should be in harmony with its strategy, structure, systems and the resources available in the organizations environment. Most organizations struggle to achieve this harmony. In addition the culture, values and the context have to be taken into account. Analyzing your organization in this respect enables you to develop […]

The professionalization of the development sector has resulted in professional project managers being employed. These managers practice contemporary management techniques and tools. Modern project managers need to be equipped with the technical know-how on internationally accepted norms of project management as they work in collaboration with multiple partners from a variety of countries. Course objectives […]

As with the private sector good governance in the development sector has become a critical success factor for organizations engaged in development activities. With regard to development sector organizations who raise funds from the public; there is a tremendous amount or pressure on the board of directors of such organizations to be as professional as […]

As organizations grow and evolve over a period of time they develop in their capacity. However, in today’s rapidly changing environment organizations does not have time for organic development of its capacity. As such, to achieve organizational objectives, individual organizations need to continually develop their capacity to match the expected level of organizational performance. Therefore, […]