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| Value chains, linkages and service markets: Syntheses, conferences and more |
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| Future events and training courses |
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Description
This entry provides information on forthcoming events in service market and value chain development; details are listed in chronological order below. Additional entries or comments are welcome.
Mesopartner is holding its 6th International Summer Academy on Local Economic Development in Duisburg, Germany, from 26-30 July 2010. The event is aimed at experienced practitioners in the field of local and regional economic development. Applicants should register before 11 June 2010. More information can be found on the Mesopartner website.
The fourth ValueLinks introductory training seminar, based on the value chain promotion methodology devised by GTZ, will take place from 6-10 September. It will be held in Germany, at Oestrich-Winkel near Frankfurt. Further details can be found here The July 2010 newsletter is available for download below, and gives details of many other VL events.
Action for Enterprise is holding a training course on the theme of 'Value Chain Program Design: Promoting Market-Based Solutions for MSMEs'. The course will take place on 13-17 September 2010, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. For further details, see the AFE website.
Hans Posthumus Consultancy is offering a training course on results measurement, including the DCED Standard on results measurement. Details can be found on Hans's website. The course will be held in Asia, 4-8 October, with an advanced course being planned by DCED for the following week. The flyer for the HPC course is also posted below.
Maastricht School of Management is offering a 3-week course on Effective Partnership Management, 16 October to 6 November 2010; for more details, visit the MSM website.
Summary of results
On-going events:
For information about the training courses of the International Training Center of the ILO, visit their website.
USAID is offering a breakfast seminar series on "Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies" in Washington D.C. It is possible to call into these seminars. For information and instructions on how to call in, visit the microlinks.org website.
For information on other sites, here is a sample listing:
- the USAID Microlinks listing of training courses
- the USAID Microlinks listing of events
- the SEEP Network Value Initiative calendar
- the KIT portal on value chains for development - events page
Companies offering relevant training include:
- The Springfield Centre
- Hans Posthumus and associates
- Action for Enterprise
- Matchmakers Associates, Tanzania.
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