Entering the NGO World

Course Details

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Trainer/Facilitator:

Adrian Coen B.Ed (Cantab), Dip TEFL, Dip TESP.
See his Profile Here.

Duration: Twelve sessions, approximately six weeks, two 2 hour meetings per week (flexible)

Class Size: Small - Four or Six participants

Class Blog: [demonstration version only] CLICK HERE.

Course Objectives:

Broad introductions to a range of topical issues
Intensive English language practice
Exposure to terminology and specialized language
Presentation & Interviewing Skills
Opportunity for self-reflection on career plans
Increase motivation and confidence building

Topics:

4 sessions on ‘development issues’
4 sessions on ‘How NGOs work and the roles of NGO staff’
4 sessions on ‘skills and strategies’ for language learning and job applications.
Ongoing simulated application process.
Research assignments and presentations by participants.

Approach & Materials:

Active and participatory learning methodology
Reading materials for each session
Realia: NGO staff contracts, codes of practice, volunteer placement descriptions, project reports, funding requests, NGO mission statements etc.
Topic related video and audio material for the double purpose of language training and stimulating research and debate
Extensive use of online resources and real world examples
The class blog

The Class Blog...

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...is a vital part of this training. Here is a 'demonstration' of what a typical Class Blog will look like:

Click Here: CLASS BLOG (DEMONSTRATION)

exclusive and confidential: access by password only
customized: reflecting class's work and content of sessions
updated by the trainer on a daily basis for the duration of the course
participants contribute too
all materials used in the class stored here and available permanently
supplementary reading materials provided
audio materials & transcripts available for download
links to web sites and internet resources on the internet
interactive forum for feedback and discussion by participants
details of job vacancies posted where appropriate
total of approximately 50 unique blog pages by the end of the course

Outcomes & Outputs

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12 sessions on a variety of knowledge and skills topics,
Over 24 hours of intensive English practice with a native speaker
A portfolio of reading matter and other course materials
Simulated application process including interviews & written feedback
Improved drafts of CVs and cover letters.
Permanent blog archive
Certificate on successful completion of the course
Course documentation (including detailed syllabus)
Letter of reference to support future job applications
Permanent access to the course blog

Session Summaries

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Session 1
Introduction & Overview - The NGO Life - part 1

People’s perceptions of the world around them.
Overview of development issues.
Considering a career in the NGO world.
Part time & voluntary work in the NGO world.
The necessary abilities and aspirations.

Session 2
The NGO Life - part 2

Roles & Approaches - What NGOs do.
What NGO workers do.
Civil Society Organisations.
Projects.
Proposals.
Campaigns.
Agendas.
Donors.
Consultants.
Disaster Response.

Session 3
Skills & Strategies - part 1
English language study: getting serious and preparing for a career.

Speaking
Writing
Listening
Reading
Grammar
Vocabulary

Session 4
Development Issues - part 1

Colonialism & Globalisation.
Aid.
Development.
International Institutions.

Session 5
Skills & Strategies - part 2

Writing effective CVs and cover letters
Planning & preparing for your job application

Session 6
Development Issues - part 2

Poverty.
Education.
Training.
People with Disabilities.

Session 7
Development Issues - part 3

Health.
HIV.
Nutrition.
Farming.
Food Security.

Session 8
Development Issues - part 4

Environment.
Gender.
Life Skills for Youth.
Small Business.

Session 9
The NGO Life - part 3

Fundraising
Donor relations
Creative resourcing
Budgeting.

Session 10
The NGO Life - part 4

Planning
Implementing
Results Based Management
Monitoring and Evaluation.

Session 11
Skills & Strategies - part 3

Communication
Writing proposals
Presentation skills
Hints & tips for interviews

After Session 11: Simulated Application Process
Submit final draft of CV and cover letter

Session 12
Skills & Strategies - part 4

Culmination of Simulated Application Process:

A 30 minute mock interview for each participant - including a 10 minute presentation on the work of a selected NGO

Bonus Session (No.13):
Individual tutorial: detailed feedback on simulated interviews, review of course, discuss sttrategy for the future, receipt of certificate and course documentation.

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About The Trainer

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The trainer and facilitator for this course is Cambridge University educated, and long term Yogyakarta resident, Adrian B. Coen B.Ed, Dip TEFL, Dip TESP.

Adrian has spent much of the last 19 years working in Indonesia in the NGO sector as a volunteer, a consultant, a trainer, a materials designer, a facilitator, a recruiter, a writer and as a translator and interpreter. He is also a teacher and a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business at UGM.

He has provided capacity building support and other kinds of assistance and training to the private sector and also to international organisations including Oxfam, VSO, IRD, CUSO, Save The Children, Arbeiter Samariter Bund Deutschland (ASB) and JRS.

He has worked with national or local organisations, including World Education Indonesia, ICRC, YAKKUM, World Vision Indonesia, Solidaritas Perempuan Kinasih, Combine Resources Institution.

He has also worked in the governmental sector with a range of organisations including JICA, GTZ, USAID, and DIKNAS.

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