Publications

ASIST Bulletin no. 11, July 2000

Forthcoming events

Conferences, seminars and workshops

Eighth Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners, Cairo, Egypt, 15 _ 19 October 2000. Fee: US$550 includes participation in all sessions, site visits to projects, seminar papers, proceedings, lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, transport and reception. It excludes international travel, insurance and hotel accommodation. Registration deadline is 1^st October 2000.

Contact: The Social Fund for Development (SFD)

Attention: Dr. Mokhles Abou-Seida

8 El Aanab Street

Mohandesseen, Giza

Egypt-12311
Tel: +202-3380971
Fax: +202-3380970
Email: regi8@sfdegypt.org

Training courses 2000 _ 2001

IHS courses

MA in Urban Management (in collaboration with the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
MSc in Urban Environmental Management (in collaboration with Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands)

MSc in Urban Housing Management (in collaboration with Lund University, Sweden)

The 16 month Master Degree programmes start in September each year.

Contact: Institute of Housing and Urban Development (IHS)

Tel: +31-10-402-1560

Fax: +31-10-404-5671

Email: admission@ihs.nl or ihs@ihs.nl

WEDC

Distance Learning
WEDC now offers the following modules by distance learning at a fee of £800 each:
Community Management

Low-cost sanitation

Urban Infrastructure

Water and Environmental Health

Water for Low-income Communities

Contact: WEDC Institute of Development Engineering

Tel: +44-1509-222885

Fax: +44-1509-211079

Email: WEDC@lboro.ac.uk

Intech Associates

Management of labour-based contract roadworks, 29 January _ 9 February 2001, St Lucia Management Training Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Fee: US$4,150 includes tuition material, accommodation and meals, site visits and local transport.
Contact: Andreas Beusch

Intech Beusch and Co., Switzerland

Tel: + 41-81-353-7975

Fax: + 41-81-353-7976

e-mail: abeusch@spin.ch

KTC courses

Pilot-course for Site Supervisors
Labour-based Community-Managed (LBCM) Upgrading of Urban Low-Income Settlements. The first Basic course will be held in Kisii, Kenya from 13^th November _ 1^st December, 2000.
Kisii Training Centre (KTC) and Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) are developing a new training-programme in Kenya with assistance from ASIST, Intech Beusch and TES Consultants. The target group is Site Supervisors from communites, municipalities, and contractors. The aim is to equip site supervisors with the knowledge and skills to supervise urban infrastructure upgrading projects in low-income settlements. The training programme is divided into two courses each lasting for

three weeks. The objectives for the courses are:

1. Basic Course

At the end of this course the trainee will have acquired the basic skills and knowledge, and have improved attitudes, to carry out day-to-day site supervisory work under guidance using LBCM approaches.

2. Skills Course

At the end of this course the site supervisors will have the skills and knowledge to supervise and execute urban infrastructure works using LBCM approaches.

Roadworks courses

Engineers' course in labour-based road construction and maintenance,

9 October-18 November 2000, Kisii Training Centre, Kisii, Kenya.

Fee: US$5,900 includes tuition, field visits, practical training, course materials, transport, meals and accomodation.

Supervising labour-based contracts

5 - 31 March 2001, Kisii Training Centre, Kisii, Kenya.
Fee: US$4,200.
Senior Technicians' course in labour-based road construction and maintenance, 9 July _ 11 August 2001, Kisii Training Centre, Kisii, Kenya.

Fee: US$5,200.
Engineers' course in labour-based road construction and maintenance,
8 October - 17 November 2001, Kisii Training Centre, Kisii, Kenya.

Fee: US$5,900.
The fees include tuition, field visits, practical training, course materials, transport, meals and accommodation.

For the above courses contact:
The Resident Instructor
PO Box 2254, Kisii, Kenya

Tel/fax: +254-381-21634 or

Tel: +254-381-30699
Email: KTC@form-net.com.

ESAMI courses

Road Maintenance Planning and Management, 6 November _ 1 December, 2000, ESAMI Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania.
Contact: The Admissions Officer, ESAMI
PO Box 3030, Arusha, Tanzania.

Tel: +255-57-8383/8

Fax: +255-57-8285

Email: esamilib@habari.co.tz