SUPPORTING PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
DEVELOPMENT WORK
What is DTALK ? (1)
Development
Training
And
Learning@
Kimmage Development StudiesCentre
What is DTALK ? (2)
Dtalk is an international consortium
comprising:
Kimmage Development Studies Centre (the Lead org.)
INTRAC, UK,
MDF, The Netherlands
MS – TCDC, Tanzania
DTALK’s Raison d’Etre
“To promote a culture of learning and
knowledge sharing within the Irish
International Development Sector.”
Why promote a culture of learning and
knowledge sharing ?
 Effective development work that meets
quality standards requires a large range
of skills at personal, organizational,
technical and relationship levels.
Individuals and organizations need
support to build these capacities.
How Does Dtalk Promote a Culture of Learning in
the Irish Development Sector?
THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCE PEOPLE THAT
SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING :
1. A wide range (40+) of highly subsidized short-term
“scheduled” training courses run twice per year.
2. A range of client-specific “tailor-made” training
courses, e.g. Intercultural Issues, Micro-finance.
3. A seminar series devoted to a range of topical issues.
1. Scheduled Training Courses
Foundation Courses, addressing basic topics
such as Initial preparation for Working in the
South.
Personal and Management Skills, addressing
topics such as organizational and programme
management and people skills.
Thematic Areas, such as humanitarian issues, HIV,
Climate Change and Gender.
1. Scheduled Course Topics (1)
Foundation Course Examples
- Initial Preparation for Working in the South
- Understanding HIV and Community Responses
- Financial Management and Project Funding
Personal and Management Skills Examples
- Organisational Analysis and Capacity Building
- Planning: Logical Framework Analysis
- Advocacy and Policy Influencing
1. Scheduled Course Topics (2)
Thematic Course Examples
-
Logistics and Security for Humanitarian
Programmes
- International Humanitarian Law
- Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Contexts
- Gender Planning in Development
1. Scheduled Course Topics (3)
Current Fee Structure
1 day = €30
2 days = €60
3 days = €80
4 days = €90
5 days = €100
2. Tailor-made Training
* Can be any of the “scheduled” courses
for a specific organization.
* Consider new topics on a request basis,
e.g. Intercultural Issues and Micro-finance.
3. Seminars
Lunch-time, ½-day & 1-day seminars held
on various topics for various clients, e.g.
- Understanding Development
- Partnership and Power – The Challenges of ‘NorthSouth’ Civil Society Partnerships
- The successes and challenges of internal & external
environmental mainstreaming
- Aid Architecture
Who are DTALK clients?
 NGO personnel, missionaries, students,
volunteers going overseas, Irish Aid staff,
individuals.
 In 2008, for example, more than 1100 attended
Dtalk capacity building events.
For More Information see:
www.dtalk.ie
Thank You!