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
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 |