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Courses
Kisii Training Centre (KTC), Kisii, Kenya
International course in labour-based
road construction and maintenance
Date: 4th
October � 13th November 2004
Venue: KTC, Kisii,
Kenya
Fees: USD 5900 (covers
course and subsistence; excludes travel)
Details: For engineers
and managers of labour-based roadworks. University degree is a requirement.
Covers choice of technology, all aspects of planning, implementation and
management of labour-based construction and maintenance roadworks including the
use of contractors.
Supervising labour-based roadworks
contracts
Date: 8th March � 1st April 2005
Venue: KTC,
Kisii, Kenya
Fees: USD
4,200 (covers course and subsistence; excludes travel)
Details: Targeted at
engineers or senior technicians supervising labour-based road construction and
maintenance contracts. The course covers contract document preparation,
tendering, evaluation, negotiation and awarding of contracts; contract
implementation and supervsion.
Contact:
The Resident Instructor
Kisii Training Centre (KTC)
PO Box 2254
Kisii, Kenya
Tel: +254 58 30699
Tel/Fax: +254 58 31440
E-mail: courses@kihbt-ktc.com
International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC),
Turin, Italy
Employment and Skills Development Programme
Inter-regional workshop on Employment-Intensive
Investment Policies and Programmes � Putting employment at the centre of
public investment and poverty reduction processes
Dates:: 22 � 26th November 2004
� For English speaking participants
13�17th December 2004 � For French speaking participants
Venue: ITC, Turin, Italy
Fees: US$ 2,385
(covers course fees and subsistence; excludes travel)
Description: The course aims at imparting
knowledge on the concepts, tools and operational aspects for the adoption and
effective implementation of national investment policies favouring the use of
employment-intensive techniques for
employment creation and poverty reduction. It is targeted at high-level
Government policy- makers and officials responsible for the development of
macro-economic/sectoral policies and national investment plans, as well as those
dealing with employment and poverty reduction strategies; International and
national associations of workers and employers representing small contractors in
the construction sector; donor representatives in charge of managing aid and
determining criteria for its sector attribution; educational and training
institutions in the development field; and managers of development programmes.
Contact:
Employment
and Skills Development Programme
International
Training Centre of the ILO
Viale Maestri Del Lavoro10
10127 Turin, Italy
Tel.:+39-011-6936432
Fax: +39-011-6936451
E-mail: a.damouni@itcilo.org
; v.nebuloni@itcilo.org
Website: www.itcilo.org
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
WEDC
offers MSC, diploma, professional development short courses and distance
learning in the areas of planning, provision or management of infrastructure for
low-income communities. WEDC has programmes for the water sector, and the urban
and rural sectors.
Contact: The Admissions Secretary
WEDC Loughborough University
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU, UK
Tel: +44 01509 222885
Fax: + 44 01509 211079
Email: WEDC@lboro.ac.uk
Website: oro.ac.uk/wedc/
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) IHS
provides participatory and action-oriented training, aimed at improving
knowledge, skills and attitudes for managing the urban development processes of
today. The course programme ranges from short post-graduate diploma courses to
Master degree programmes and a PhD programme. Participants can choose either to
enrol in a complete course, leading to a diploma or a degree, or to participate
in one or more modules of a programme.
Contact:
I
H S
PO
Box 1935
3000
BX Rotterdam
The
Netherlands
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