Training Services

 

 

Sub Sector & Value Chain Analysis & Development

 

For staff from support organisations, either in the field or at the desk office.

Tailor-made courses and workshops, from one-day familiarization workshops to 2-weeks hands-on-training in the field.

 

Four courses are offered twice per year in cooperation with MDF, TriodosFacet and Opportunities Unlimited in the Netherlands

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CAPSA – Capacitating through Sub-sector Analyses

Comprises 6 training modules on entrepreneurship, business development and value chain analyses

CAPSA manual for participants and trainers available on CD

 

Business Counselling

 

For business advisors and bankers

Tailor made courses – 3 to 5 days

Advisory skills, Counselling techniques, Business Plan Development and Appraisal.

 

Business Plan Development

 

For entrepreneurs and business advisors

Workshops, tailor made courses and coaching on the job

Strategy – Marketing – Planning – Finance – Operations

 

Export Planning

 

For entrepreneurs and staff from support organisations

Workshops, tailor made courses and coaching on the job

Planning, Market entry, Risk, Cultures, Client relations, Promotion, Quality management

 

Business Development Services

 

Tailor made workshops on best practices

 

 

Relevant experience:

 

Hans started his training career back in 1986 within vocational training, soon moving on to Business Development Training. His MBA thesis dealt with measuring the impact of entrepreneurial and managerial training for small producers. As a consultant-trainer he has undertaken a variety of training courses and workshops and has assessed and designed a number of training programmes. 

 

 

2006 to date Training courses in Value Chain Concepts, Finance, Facilitation and Design for Impact    Netherlands HPC
2007 to date Training starting migrating entrepreneurs Netherlands IntEnt
2006 to date Training and facilitation workshops for ICCO partners (once per year) Kenya ICCO
2006 to date  Training staff in sectoral analyses and value chain development   Netherlands ICCO
2010 Training workshop results measuring initiative   Nigeria Dfid and GTZ
2009 Training workshop results measuring initiative   Asia DCED
2009 Training workshops value chain development - good practices and impact measurement   Belgium VECO
2009 Value Chain Analyses and Development; course with field work for NGOs and GOs  Angola ICCO/OxfamNovib
2009 Write shop on value chain development, resulting in publication ' good practices'  China IFAD
2008 Workshop series for staff on Value Chain Development and roles Netherlands  Cordaid
2007  Training staff on Business Plans: analysing and supporting partners Netherlands ICCO
2007 Training course including practical fieldwork for Asian partners India  ICCO
2005 Formulation Agriculture PSD component 2006-2010 Mozambique    Danida
2004 Developing Good Advisory Practices for advisors Kenya SNV
2004 Training staff on value chain analyses  Mozambique      Danida
2004 Identification mission child labour programme  Pakistan  EU
2003 Training Business Counsellors and Bankers Surinam   IntEnt
2003 Workshops on sub sector analyses and out grower programmes Netherlands  Cordaid
2003 Evaluated Country Programme focused on Livelihoods  Malawi     Oxfam
2002 Developing PSD training modules and training NGOs Angola  SNV
2001 PSD context analysis and capacity analysis  Angola SNV
2001 Lectures Export for the European markets South Africa  CBI
2000 Lectures Export for the European market Netherlands  CBI
2000 Formulated training programme small entrepreneurs within communication sector Mozambique KIT/Stoas
1999 Re-designed course Business Counsellors Cape Verde  Netherlands     Facet
1999 Management course for small water contractors Mozambique WaterAid