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2008 Courses Programme
In 2008 RTC will be offering the
following certificate courses
Development
and Conflict: Integrating a conflict perspective into
programming
Dates: 19 – 23 May 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK
Course fee: £970 Number of days: 5
This course has been developed at a time when “conflict
sensitivity” has become an important aspect of the work of
development and humanitarian programmes. The course examines
conflict sensitivity from a transformative perspective and
explores the dynamic relationship between development and
humanitarian interventions and conflict. It raises the key
issues that need to be taken into consideration in
developing a transformative approach and offers ways to
design programmes that foster peacebuilding even in the
midst of violence.
For
more information, click here
Transformative Mediation
Dates: 26 – 30
May 2008 Location: Birmingham,
UK
Course fee: £1200 Number of days: 5
Transformative Mediation is the only course of its kind in
the UK, specifically for organisations and individuals with
experience in the mediation process locally in family and
community settings or for those interested in applying a
transformative approach to their mediation work in
activities such as peacebuilding and conflict sensitive
programming.
For
more information, click here
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment
Dates: 14 – 17 July 2008 Location: Birmingham,
UK
Course fee: £600 Number of days: 3
(arriving at 6pm on 14 July for a welcome supper, finishing
at 5pm on 17 July)
This course has been
developed to enable participants to develop a
process-oriented approach to assessing both the impact of
their work on peace and conflict; and the impact of peace
and conflict on their programmes. It will identify some of
the current debates within the field of impact assessment as
it is applied to peacebuilding programmes and explore some
strategies for assessing the impact of programmes at the
community level on the wider context of sustainable peace.
It will assist participants to understand the relationship
between their programmes and reconciliation initiatives.
For
more information, click here
Transforming
Violence and Building Peace
Dates: 4 - 29 August 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK
Course fee: £2,800 Number of days: 20
Transforming
Violence and Building Peace is designed to help individuals
and organisations to understand and address violence in
society and develop strategies to build peace. The course
will draw on the experience of the participants and tutors
in identifying key aspects of conflict and violence and
introduce frameworks for building peace at all levels and in
all sectors. Participants will develop strategies for their
own situations.
For
more information, click here
Peacebuilding: Strengthening Policy
and Practice
Dates: 17 - 21 November 2008 Location:
Birmingham, UK
Course fee: £970 Number of days: 5
Peacebuilding:
Strengthening Policy and Practice is designed to assist
participants to identify constructive ways of engaging with
the unpredictable and rapidly changing circumstances within
which many relief and development agencies work. It focuses
on the relationship between policy and practice in complex
situations.
For
more information, click here
Application Procedure
To apply
for one of RTC's courses, please download the application
form.
RTC application form 2008
Once completed please
return the application by email, fax, or post to RTC.
Responding to Conflict,
1046 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B29 6LK, UK
Fax: +44 (0) 121 415 4119 Email: courses@respond.org
The
following course is run in partnership Centre for Peace and
Reconciliation Studies of Coventry University
Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills
Online study: 30 June - 24 November 2008 Summer
School: 20 July - 1 August 2008 Location:
Coventry, UK
Course fee: Home/EU students £1,575 International
(non EU students) £2,050. This fee does not include
accommodation; self-catering accommodation is available at
Singer Hall (Coventry University) for the summer school at
the very reasonable cost of £10 per night.
Conflict is an integral part of
the human experience. Yet few of us possess the skills to
understand its dynamics or alleviate its negative
consequences.
In
offering this postgraduate credit-bearing course the
Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
Studies (CPRS) of Coventry University in
partnership with Responding to Conflict (RTC)
aims to support people who are interested in making a
practical contribution to their society and who want to be
more effectively involved in handling conflicts at the
inter-personal, community, national or international levels.
The
course is suitable for: recent graduates who would like to
work for an NGO in a region of conflict but are without any
practical experience or conflict handling skills;
practitioners working in the field who would benefit from a
renewed focus on the dynamics of conflict; those working in
either the statutory or the non-governmental sectors dealing
with racism and social exclusion whilst seeking to promote
community cohesion; and members of organisations facing conflict
over change within the workplace or an organisational
setting.
A
leaflet is
available for download
To apply for this course please complete the
Certificate
Application Form.
We have
a small number of fee scholarships for our Postgraduate
Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills. People thinking
of applying should read this
document.
If you have any
questions about RTC's courses or the application procedure
please email
courses@respond.org
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