Capacity Building and Training

Capacity building is a core component of ReCoMaP, and there are 3 main strategies to deliver this aspect of the programme: -

 

1. Strengthening of the capacity of regional training institutions to be able to provide suitable courses for planners, managers and technicians working in the coastal zone;

 

2. The provision of financial support to individuals wishing to attend specific training events; and,

 

3. ReCoMaP-managed training events.

 

Strategy 1: Strengthening of the capacity of regional training institutions to be able to provide suitable courses for planners, managers and technicians working in the coastal zone;

 

In order to best target the available resources for substantive support to selected regional training institutions, or so-called ‘Centres of Excellence’, the programme has recently initiated a Training Demand & Supply Assessment in all partner countries.

 

On the one hand, the study seeks to identify what is the demand in terms of specific courses, as well as the favoured method and location of delivery (short-courses vs full-time courses; attendance at national centres vs regional centres). The programme is also seeking to understand the demand from potential centres of excellence for investments in course materials, equipment etc.

 

On the other hand, the study is identifying the supply of training opportunities including the types of courses currently on offer, their mode of delivery, the extent to which the institutions attract students from across the region and the nature of financial support available for students.

 

ReCoMaP is currently analyzing the results from the TDSA and will design its support accordingly for implementation in 2009/2010.

 

Strategy 2: The provision of support to individuals wishing to attend specific training events:

 

ReCoMaP has supported, and will continue to support, individuals to attend specific training/capacity-building events (e.g. JRC Ocean Colour; WIOMSA Scientific Symposium; IMS MSc course etc.). But many capacity-building activities are in fact integral components of other ReCoMaP activities and these are therefore described on their respective pages of this website. For example, support to MPA management capacity-building is detailed under Result 1 (MPAs: WIO-COMPAS).

 

Strategy 3: ReCoMaP-driven training events:

 

The third strategy is based on ReCoMaP-driven events, events which the programme itself designs and delivers. Again, many of these are integrated into other result area webpages. For example, a major contribution to capacity-building for ICZM is described under Result 4 - Regional and National ICZM Short Courses. ReCoMaP has also delivered a series of national solid-waste management workshops, building on the production of a set of Solid Waste-management Guidelines and a training event on the use of the COREMO-3 coral reef monitoring database developed by ARVAM in La Reunion (see Result 1 - Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources and the Environment). Most recently, ReCoMaP organised a GIS Training in Rodrigues (see Result 1 - Monitoring, Assessment & Management Tools.

 

 

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