We develop tailor-made solutions for our clients after carrying out a detailed and thorough learning needs and resource assessment (LNRA). Training programmes are then designed and implemented using the seven (7) design steps of dialogue education. Dialogue education has been promoted globally by the Global Learning Partners with Jane Vella as the main proponent.

The seven design steps of dialogue education are:

• Who? The participants and coordinators of the learning events.
• Why? The situation that calls for the learning event.
• When? The time frame when the learning event will take place.
• Where? The place or location where the learning event will take place.
• What? The relevant and contextual content that will be used to ensure learning takes place.
• What for?Achievement-based objectives that guide the learning event and ensure relevance..
• How? Learning tasks and materials that help facilitate the learning event..

Sample of courses available on offer as in-house and open courses

i. Social Entrepreneurship
Social enterprise leaders and staff need to learn how to recognize business opportunities, understand markets and customers and design appropriate services and products to become successful social entrepreneurs. They also learn how to create an entrepreneurial culture in the organization that is geared towards achieving social goals in a business way.

ii. Social Enterprise Development
This course helps social enterprise staff appreciate the role of social enterprises in economic development and particularly in poverty alleviation. They gain tools that help them address issues of accessing finance; attain sustainability, legal and regulatory concerns and marketing.

iii. Social Enterprise Business Planning
Social enterprises are different from traditional ventures because their focus is on meeting social goals. Their business plan focus is not only on creating surplus for the organization but more importantly how the surplus will help achieve its social goals. The indicators of success and return on investment will be different because there is no profit distribution but the profits are reinvested for greater social benefit.

iv. Financial Education and Literacy
This course helps learners develop strategies of how to manage their personal financial and other resources. They learn basics of personal goal setting and careers and how it affects their finances, budgeting, investing, savings and debt management. They also learn how to help their friends, staff and family.

v. Finance for Non-Finance Managers
This course is appropriate for managers who are required to supervise the development and management of budgets but have no formal training in finance. This course is meant to empower them interact comfortably with budgets and other financial matters.

vi. Microfinance and Microenterprise
This focuses on preparing people interested in changing rural and other low income communities through microfinance and microenterprise development.

vii. Project Cycle Management
This training focuses on providing current strategies, ideas and innovations in the area of project management. It includes project audits, design, implementation and evaluation. Project financial management, donor relations and reporting are also covered. The goal is to produce project staffs that are capable of navigating their projects in an ever changing world.

viii. Cooperative Management
This focuses on training staff and leaders of the cooperative movement. The training focuses on member education, credit management and new product development.

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