The International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC) at the Peace Action Training and Research Institute in Romania is launching its 2010 Spring Peace Academy with a range of programmes addressing the core skills, knowledge and experience of all practitioners working in the field of peacebuilding, conflict transformation, development work, humanitarian aid, gender, governance and other related areas. It would be wonderful if you could disseminate the following announcement through your dissemination list/network.
Warm regards,
Iulia Socea
IPDTC Training Coordinator,
International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC)
PATRIR
Tel/Fax: + 40 264 420 298
E-mail: training@patrir. ro
Web-site: www.patrir.ro/training
Mailing Address:
PATRIR
OP 1 - CP 331
Cluj - Napoca 400110
Romania
International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC)
Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR)
IPDTC Spring Peace Academy 2010
IPDTC is launching its 2010 Spring Peace Academy (SPA) with a range of programmes addressing core and expert skills and knowledge training for policy makers and practitioners working in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, development work, humanitarian aid, gender, governance and related areas.
ADVANCED MEDIATION AND PEACEMAKING (AMP):
Achieving Resolution and Transformation in Intractable and Complex Conflicts
17th – 21st of May, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Advanced Mediation and Peacemaking is specifically designed to address key issues and challenges in mediation for high-level policy makers, conflict parties, members of mediation and negotiation teams and professional mediators. As a five-days Advanced Certificate Programme, the AMP provides additional key space and time to go in-depth into the issues and challenges faced by mediation and negotiation processes, review case studies and lessons learned, develop practical tools that can assist in enabling effective mediation and peacemaking, and improve the design and support for mediation and negotiation processes.
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DESIGNING PEACEBUILDING PROGRAMMES (DPP)
24th – 28th of May, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DPP offers participants practical tools that can be used in their work. The methodology and format of the DPP enables participants to apply these tools directly to their programs and work in the field, customizing them for each participant and organisation. At the end, participants are provided with resource packs and access to a program specific web-site with all resources and materials from the program,
including toolkits for each key aspect related to design, development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of peacebuilding programs. These materials may be shared within participants’ organizations and with partner organizations, enhancing and broadening the impact and benefits of the program for your work.
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For more information on course content, fees and application procedure, please see attachment or visit the IPDTC web-site: www.patrir.ro/training or write to training@patrir. ro
Please feel free to share this information with individuals and organisations that you think would be interested in attending the IPDTC training programmes.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our trainings.
With best wishes,
IPDTC Team
The training in Cluj was really the best thing ever! It gave me the opportunity to realize where I really want to go for my professional future. The experience in Cluj gave me a wave of fresh air. Both courses allowed me to think “out-of-the box” in terms of new approaches to solving conflict. Specially the PCTR training has had a tremendous impact on me in terms of seeing “conflict” from a number of different
perspectives, which I previously didn’t think about and if I may say, helps me to deal with “conflict” from a neutral or impartial point of view. The “Designing Peacebuilding Programmes” has enhanced my skills and abilities when designing development programmes. In this regard, as a programme manager, in charge of designing and implementing development projects, the approach used by PATRIR, which I would described as “learning by doing it” has really helped me to apply a different set of tools. I would like to thank you again and congratulate the wonderful team of PATRIR for your kindness and wonderful hospitality. Thanks again for the great experience! The Cluj experience has really exceeded my expectations!
Nicolas Martin
Programme Officer, UNDP Governance Unit, Dakar, Sénégal
For any one who is really intending to make use of practical knowledge that could be professionally reflected in his or her work, they have to seek an opportunity to attend one or two of the high quality trainings of the International Peace and Development Training Centre. I experience daily the feeling that I chose the right place. I have acquired high sensitivity to conflict since the training and found it extremely useful in my day to day activities. Much more importantly, the value is felt greater day after day. My profession is mainly about responding and reporting on violence. This requires that I work closely with other sections, working in advocating violence prevention and disseminating a culture of peace and peacebuilding. As a UN staff, the training was a milestone for my future work in peace building and conflict transformation The organizational level and quality of the training is very high. I also like the continual follow up of the impact of the
training on the participants work. This is very much appreciated. I admire the full knowledge and experience of the trainers with their subjects.
Anwar GUBARA
Protection Officer, Protection of Civilians, UNMIS Khartoum/HQ
I found the course to be expertly taught and efficiently administered. The content was germane and perfectly designed to be of immediate utility to the practitioner and theorist alike.
Lt. Col. Justin Holt
Stabilisation Unit, UK
I have been working in the field of Peace Building and Conflict Sensitivity for more than two years, but after participating in the Systemic Peacebuilding course in UK I really learned to do Peacebuilding in a systematic way and to improve the quality of the work that I do! Also, the programme gave me an opportunity to learn form other
participants what they do and how they work to promote peace in their contexts. During the course through the facilitators and friends, I regained the motivation to work for peace; which I had lost due to the situation in Sri Lanka. I came back to Sri Lanka with Hope! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity.
Dilshan Annaraj
Programme Coordinator - Peace Building, World Vision – Sri Lanka
IPDTC-Patrir training programs are based on a very comprehensive view on conflict, violence and peace, providing a much needed but less-often heard peace perspective on issues that are important to us all. The programs challenge underlying assumptions, stimulate creative thinking about -what seem to be- intractable problems, and offer practical analytical tools. With ample time for sharing personal and professional
experiences, I always came away feeling enriched, inspired and up to the task (again)!
Jeannine Suurmond
Kreddha, International Peace Council for States, Peoples and Minorities, The Hague
Clear explanation of programming tools and of major elements relating to the peacebuilding sector. Good group size, with ample opportunities for productive interaction. Enthusiasm and knowledge, particularly from practical experience of the trainers.
Andrew Byrne
European Commission, DG External Relation, Brussels
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