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Capacity Building: Events 
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The Capacity Building Forum is coordinated by the FIDIC Capacity Building Committee. FIDIC capacity development activities comprise the FIDIC International Training Programme and the FIDIC Capacity Development Programme.
 
The FIDIC International Training Programme has two components, international training events organized by FIDIC and in-house training events.
 
 International Training Events
FIDIC organizes training courses, workshops and seminars with other organizations and with FIDIC Member Associations. Organizations wishing to organize a training course in association with FIDIC are asked to complete a Request for Information form (RTF). Courses of 1-3 days can be organized in topics ranging from contracts, dispute resolution (covered in the FIDIC Contacts and Agreements Training Manual) procurement and tendering through to all the aspects of business practice covered in the FIDIC Guide to Practice Training Manual, see capacity building materials. The Business Practi9ce and Contracts modules are listed below
 
Area Topic Supplier Programme
Business Practice Guide to Practice Module 1: Financial Management FIDIC
Guide to Practice Module 2: Firm Management FIDIC
Guide to Practice Module 3: Business Development FIDIC
Guide to Practice Module 4: Firm Organisation FIDIC
Guide to Practice Module 5: Project Sustainability Management FIDIC  Two-day, English
Guide to Practice Module 6: Environment Management FIDIC  
Guide to Practice Module 7: Risk Management FIDIC  
Guide to Practice Module 8: Quality Management FIDIC  
Guide to Practice Module 9: Business Integrity Management FIDIC  
Integrated Performance Measurement FIDIC  
Guide to Practice Module 11: Project Management for Consulting Engineers FIDIC
Procurement Tendering and Procurement Procedures FIDIC
Multilateral Development Bank Procedures FIDIC  
Contracts and Agreements Contracts Module 0: Professional Services Agreements FIDIC Two-day, English
Contracts Module 1: Practical Use of FIDIC contracts ECV Two-day, English
Contracts Module 2: Claims and Dispute Resolution ECV Two-day, English
Contracts Module 3: Dispute Adjudication Boards ECV Two-day, English
Contracts Module 4: Contracts management and Administration FIDIC Two-day, English
 
 In-House Training Events
Organizations wishing to organize an in-house FIDIC training events are asked to contact FIDIC. Courses, workshops and seminars of 1-3 days can be organized in topics ranging from contracts, dispute resolution (covered in the FIDIC Contacts and Agreements Training Manual) procurement and tendering through to all the aspects of business practice covered in the FIDIC Guide to Practice Training Manual, see capacity building materials. The in-house training events are offered either in partnership with training organizations or organized by FIDIC Events through the FIDIC Secretariat using FIDIC Experts (using a FIDIC Expert for FIDIC recognized in-house training confers certain advantages - see Guidelines in PDF). Please contact FIDIC Events at fidic@fidic.org for information. Typical courses take one or two days, in English with other languages available, and translators can be arranged in necessary. Seminars generally last one-day and workshops two days. Participants taking part in a FIDIC in-house training event receive a certificate of attendance, issued by FIDIC. Programmes that are available are given by the modules listed above.
    
FIDIC organizes a Capacity Development Programme that includes several components.
 
 Young Professionals Management Training Programme
FIDIC organizes each year a management training programme for young professionals that is supplied by the training organization DIEU. The next programme starts in February 2009 and ends at the FIDIC 2009 Annual Conference (London, September 2008). Further information and registration (both offline and online) is available at www.fidic.org/ypmtp.
 
Regional Training Centers and Programmes
FIDIC-Tsinghua University-CNEAC (FTC) Regional Training Centre
Agreement to create the FIDIC - Tsinghua - CNAEC Training Centre for programme and project management for postgraduates, with a main focus on FIDIC Conditions of Contract, was signed on 29 April 2001 (News item). The first training course took place in the winter of 2001/2 following an introductory course in October 2001. The next course took place (on urban sustainability management) is in May 2002 in Shanghai. Courses are planned for l2006. Postgraduate and professional development.   Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
FIDIC-KAIST-KENCA (FKK) Regional Training Centre
An agreement was signed in Seoul on 13 March 2003, for a three-year agreement-in-principle to form, in partnership with the Korea Engineering and Consulting Association (KENCA), a joint regional FIDIC-KAIST-KENCA (FKK) Training Centre for postgraduates based at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) campus in Seoul. The first courses will be held at the end of 2003.   KAIST
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
FIDIC-Jordan Training Programme
The Engineering Training Centre, Amman, Jordan, entered into an agreement with FIDIC in 2006 to organize the FIDIC-Jordan Training Programme (PDF) comprising training courses based on the modules of the FIDIC Guide to Practice Training Manual and the FIDIC Contracts Manual. Courses started in 2007 and a regular series of some six  two-day courses are organized each year. The ETC is operated by the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) and the FIDIC courses organized by the centre are organized under the auspices of the Jordan Architects and Consulting Engineers Council (JACEC) that groups the JJEA and the Architects and Engineers Business Council (AEBC). Contact etc@jea.org.jo Amman
 
 National Capacity Building Development Programmes
FIDIC launched a programme of seminary in 2005 to enable national Member Associations to develop a capacity building programme. The first event was in Tehran in June 2005. A recommended programme for a one-day seminar is available Word. Capacity development seminars have been held in Iran, Malaysia, Tanzania and Syria.
 
 Member Association Training Programmes
FIDIC national Member Associations organize training programme for both post-graduates and the continued development of professionals.

 
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