TRAINING COURSE               INTERNATIONAL COURSE EXTENSION MANAGEMENT

Organizers                                    International Agricultural Center (IAC)

Contact Details                             IAC, PO Box 88, Lawickse Allee 11, 6700 AB Wageningen, The

                                                    Netherlands, Tel + 31317 490111; Fax + 31 317 418552;

                                                    Email: IAC@IAC.AGRO.NL;

                                                    Homepage: http://www/iac-agro.nl/

Dates                                           June - July 1999

Duration                                       6 weeks

Lacotion                                      Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Language of instruction                 English

Degree or other award                 Certificate of Attendance.

Target group

Entry qualifications  

B.Sc. degree or equivalent in extension or related science; At least 3 years practical experience in extension or closely related professional area; competence in English.

Application procedure                 

Complete application form (available from organisers) should be sent to The Director, IAC, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands.Certificate of proficiency in English, eg. as issued by British Council, required by applicants from non-English speaking countries. (Note applications procedure in case of request for Fellowship below)

Closing date   

20 March 1999

Finance       

Course fee: NLG 9,000; Accommodation at additional cost of approx NLG 110 per day. Some fellowships available from the Netherlands Fellowships Program (NFP) via the Netherlands Embassies early application  recommended.

Other comments         

Objectives: Participants have increased their understanding of the tasks and role of extension managers, their capacity to analyse and solve problems, and their motivation to explore management alternatives. Subjects: Basic principles of extension; Agricultural Knowledge Systems; Rapid Rural Appraisal methodology; the organizational setting; monitoring and evaluation; extension performance , supervision and decision-making. Modes of instruction: Preparatory task assignment, learning needs essessment, field visits, workshops, group learning exercises, lectures. Student examinations: Self-assessment, interviews, course monitoring sessions, design of individual action plans. Cooperating organizations: Research and training institutions of the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries.

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