2002 The International Institute for Sustainable Development Training Events

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) conducts trainings at their headquarters at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado USA or by request anywhere in the world.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development was established to assist individuals, groups, and organizations who help village residents or local communities to use appropriate technologies and process for sustainable development. IISD works across disciplines, institutions, and national boundaries to facilitate community-based development.

The activities of the International Institute for Sustainable Development include:
Training: IISD holds workshops and courses for development practitioners (at project, intermediate, and policy levels of society) to help them improve their skills in using the processes and technologies that are essential to sustainable development. Courses cover subjects such as planning, motivation, leadership, management, communication, and evaluation as they relate to development projects. IISD also organizes conferences on community-based development, where participants can exchange ideas and build upon their field experiences.

Research: IISD conducts studies on its own or upon request to explore relationships between key concepts and variables relating to sustainable development processes, and to contribute to the larger body of knowledge. IISD develops research programs in collaboration with other universities, NGOs, government agencies, businesses, and private organizations.

Technical Assistance and Consultancy. IISD assists practitioners in planning, designing, implementing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating development projects/programs.

Below is a list of trainings that are scheduled to take place in Fort Collins. If your organization or group is interested in hosting a tailored training event at your location please contact David Bartecchi at iisd@villageearth.org or call 1-800-648-8043 or internationally at 970.491.0633. You can also email Claudia Eberspacher at claudia@villageearth.org. Click here to learn more about the training programs.

The following, one-week training courses are held upon request (either in Fort Collins, Colorado or abroad):

• Community Organization
  
• Local Communication Practices
  
• Micro-credit
  
• Village Economic Development
  
• Watershed Management
  
• Service Center Formation
  
• Organizational Management
  
• Long Term Community Participatory Action Planning
  
• Appropriate Technology Generation
  
• Monitoring and Evaluation
  
• Participatory Practices in Sustainable Development