
Below you can find upcoming events in the field of private sector development, organised by
the DCED, its member agencies and others. To inform the DCED Secretariat about an upcoming event,
click here.
The
ILO offers a distance learning course on
Value Chains and Business Service Markets: A Market Development approach to Pro-Poor Growth.
The course, developed by the ITC ILO and Mary McVay, is targeted at
professionals developing and implementing value chain and enterprise
development projects in rural and urban areas. The course starts on
19 March 2012 and includes a face-to-face workshop,
18-29 July 2012 .
More information

The
Partnerships Resource Centre, the University of Hull, the Academy of
Business in Society and the Erasmus University Rotterdam are organising
the 3rd International Symposium on Cross Sectoral Social Interactions
"
Making a difference: Enhancing the Impact of Partnerships for the
Social Good", 24-25 May 2012, in Rotterdam.
More information

The
Coady International Institute runs three-week certificate programmes
on
livelihoods and sustainable market development approaches for the
poor, 4-15 June 2012. More information and application forms can be found
here.

IDC organises an
ValueLinks Introductory Training Seminar, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, June 11-15, 2012.
The seminar gives participants an introduction into the concept and
methodology of ValueLinks, the value chain promotion approach developed
by GIZ. The training seminar is intended to serve consultants, planners
and practitioners working in development agencies, consulting firms,
business associations or Government agencies active in economic
development.
Click here for more information and to register.