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EA-ESDM Course Preparation and Delivery Guide
for sponsors, organizers and trainers

This guide is intended for sponsors, planners, and organizers of - and trainers for - the ENCAP EA-ESDM workshop. (Fully, the ENCAP Africa Regional Course in Environmental Assessment and Environmentally Sound Design and Management for Small-Scale Activities.)

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Covers and Prefaces	PDF	Word/Excel
Covers	(327 KB)	(29 KB)
Acknowledgements	(50 KB)	(28 KB)
Table of Contents	(67 KB)	(38 KB)
Overview	(62 KB)	(33 KB)
CHAPTERS
1. “The basics” A detailed introduction to the course, including its objectives, agenda, staffing, roles & responsibilities, funding and contracting. No matter what your purpose in using this guide, read this chapter first, and in its entirety.	(229 KB)	(139 KB)
2. Overview of course planning and preparation A summary of the different elements of course preparation, including the preplanning visit.	(150 KB)	(63 KB)
3. Key preplanning tasks in more detail Detailed discussion of some of the tasks undertaken during the preplanning visit, including venue selection & case site identification.	(121 KB)	(80 KB)
4. After the preplanning visit Detailed discussion of key preparation tasks in the weeks immediately preceding the course.	(139 KB)	(91 KB)
5. Course delivery Guidance Guidance on facilitation team meetings; registration logistics, special notes for the first module, “Course objectives,” and post-course tasks. Note that Trainers must tailor the modules to local needs and the lectures to their own style and expertise.	(83 KB)	(40 KB)
APPENDICES
A. Draft Scopes of Work (SOWs) Includes: A.1 prime contractor-principal trainer SOW A.2 logistics coordinator SOW A.3 Eco-environmental specialist SOW A.4 socio-cultural specialist SOW	(193 KB)	A.1 (56 KB) A.2 (56 KB) A.3 (52 KB) A.4 (56 KB)
B. Budget Templates Includes: B.1 course delivery budget template B.2 preplanning budget template	(109 KB)	B.1 (28 KB) B.2 (18 KB)
C. Preplanning Aids Includes: C.1 EA-ESDM Course Preplanning Report template C.2 Pre-Planning Checklists C.3 Procurement List	(488 KB)	C.1 (69 KB) C.2 (120 KB) C.3 (124 KB)
D. Sample Course Invitation Package Includes: D.1 Template invitation letter D.2 course info sheet & RSVP2	(155 KB)	D.1 (27 KB) D.2 (59 KB)
E. Course Certificate Template	(69 KB)	(110 KB)
F. Guidance for Authors of Case Site Briefings & Case Site Facilitators	(92 KB)	(46 KB)
G. Participant Information and Final Reporting Includes: G.1 EA-ESDM Course Final Rpt template G.2 ENCAP sign-in sheet & eval transmission form	(154 KB)	G.1 (57 KB) G.2 (74 KB)
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