Course description
The four-week core programme consists of modules 1-5 plus one additional
module. Each module consists of 3 days training combined with 2 days practical work as well as regular excursions. The six-week extended course consists of modules 1-5 plus 3 additional modules.
Tailor-made programmes can be arranged to meet the specific training needs of middle-management groups from one organisation.
Certification
Certificate of Attendance from the International Training Centre
for Women (ITW) will be awarded to all particpants who successfully complete the Professional Management Training Course.
Basic concepts
Experienced and qualified staff provide the participants with individualised attention catering to their personal
needs in management training.
The course duration is from 4 - 6 weeks and the language of instruction is English. Upon request, tailor-made courses can be designed to suit the training needs of
middle-management groups from one organisation.
In special cases, interpreter services can be arranged.
Key aspects
Personal and career development; the specific role of middle-management, management tools; strategic management; planning, organising and implementing projects;
project proposal writing; organisationa and interpersonal communication; presentation skills; stress and time management; information technology; office environmental
and health.
Module 1
Professional Management Training & Career Development
a. Women and professional training: facts and figures
b. The meaning of professional training and career development
c. The contraints and opportunities for middle-management: the sandwich position
d. Managerial expectations and reality: personal survey
Module 2
Analysing professional life for female managers
a. Constraints and opportunities for the professional woman
b. The gendered aspect of employment policies and working conditions
c. Aspects of women in middle-management
d. Cross-cultural management
e. The organisational behaviour: the female perspective
Module 3
Management Tools
a. Planning, organising and implementing objectives
b. Assertiviness, delegation, conflict resolution, time-management
c. Leadership and motivation
d. Team-building
e. Performance appraisals
Module 4
Communication Skills Development
a. Organisational communication: the role of middle-management
b. External communications: relations with the public and the press
c. Presentation skills and networking
d. Communication in groups: discussions, evaluations, presentations, work relations, cooperation agreements
e. Report writing
Module 5
Women and economic development
a. World survey on the role of women in development
b. Implementation of Beijing forward looking strategies for the advancement of women
c. Women and the world economy
d. Fundraising and financial assistance for women
e. Beyond survival: Expanding income-earning opportunities for women in developing countries
Module 6
Project proposal writing
a. Project-identification
b. Project formulation
c. Proposal writing skills
d. Monitoring techniques
e. Indicators of success
f. Logical framework
Module 7
Information Technology in the workplace
a. The information society
b. Communication technology and computers
c. Computer practice
d. Introdution to industrial production
e. Integration of technology for managerial efficiency
Module 8
Stress Management and the 'healthy office'
a. Stress and the female executive
b. Indentifying and coping with the causes of stress
c. Productivity, Health and relaxation
d. A stress-free working environment
e. Environment friendly office management
Module 9
Women and Social Development
a. Gender issues in development
b. Sustainable growth: The female perspective
c. The role of female policy makers in social development
Additional modules include:
Module Topic: Entrepreneurship skills development
a. Introduction
b. Female entrepreneurship: facts and figures
c. Gender and occupational Segregration
d. Business support systems
e. Financial support for Small Micro Enterprises (SMEs)
f. Developing the Business Plan
g. Marketing strategies
h. Strategies in fair trade
i. Personal development
j. Profile of the emerging entrepreneur
k. Team building/Group dynamics
Module: Office Management Skills
a. Effective introduction and meeting skills for business situations
b. Telephone skills development
c. Business documents I and II
d. Business travel arrangements
e. Business meetings I, II, and III
f. Business Transactions I and II
g. Company finance
h. Organizing job interviews
i. Office technology
j. Career development
k. Evaluation and assessment
A selection of modules is also possible, 1 module extends 1 week.
| 1 week | US$ 1000 |
| 2 weeks | US$ 1500 |
| 3 weeks | US$ 2500 |
| 4 weeks | US$ 3000 |
Work through Empowerment: A comprehensive 12 week course covering theoretical and practical aspects of Business and Communication skills: costs $ 2000.
Educational Requirements:
B A Degree, or equivalent
Basic knowlegde of English
Professional experience in management function:
minimum of 2 years
Application for admission
An application is made by sending the Professional Management Training Course Application Form to The International Training Centre for Women. The address can be found at the contact page. Only fully completed forms will be considered.
Deadline for application
Applications should reach I.T.W. two months before course commencement date.
Confirmation of admission
Confirmation admission of I.T.W.'s Management Training Course will be sent to applicants at least one month before course commencement date. Applicants require an official admission letter from I.T.W. in order to apply for a Visa before leaving for Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Payment of Course Fee
On receiving the official admission letter from ITW, applicants are requested to make payment in full via bank transfer to the ABN AMRO bank, account 49.16.87.923.
VISA or MasterCard accepted, please send card number and expiration date.
Payment by US$ (Dollars) Traveller's Cheques or International Cheque is also possible.
ITW remains the right to cancel any application when the payment has not been received. In exeptional cases a deposit will be accepted, the balance to be paid in full on arrival in Amsterdam.
A cancellation fee of US$ 50 will be charged.
ITW must receive notice of cancellation at least 15 workingdays before commencement date of the course. If there are less than 15 workingdays before commmencement date of the course any deposit will be retained by ITW or an additional US$ 200 (Administration costs) will be charged.
IMPORTANT
The process of obtaining a visa in order to enter the Netherlands is quite lenghty. Please make your application to the nearest Royal Dutch Embassy as soon as you receive an official letter of Admission to the Training Programme from ITW.
Expenses not included are
Course fee for 6 week Programme and individual modules on request.
United Nations Agencies
United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) representatives in each developing
country may be able to give information on appropriate projects being carried out in
that country for which there may be funds reserved for training abroad in the relevant field(s).
More information about United Nations specialized agencies fellowships in developing
countries can be obtained from:
World bank and Organisation of American States
Travel grants to citizens of member states of the Organisation of American States,
OAS, may be awarded by:
Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies (TEMPUS)
Under its Action 2 Programme, The TEMPUS scheme offers fellowships to students from a number of Eastern European countries for training assignments in the European Community. Information and application forms can be obtained from the local TEMPUS offices in the respective countries or the central office in Brussels:
Development Agencies in Specific countries
Information on fellowships granted by these organisations can be obtained from the appropriate embassies in the applicant's country of residence or directly form each organisation: