Upcoming training courses and events in PSD by others

This page lists lists training courses and other events in Private Sector Development by various organisations. Events organised by the DCED and its knowledge platform on the market systems development approach, the BEAM Exchange, are listed separately on the DCED’s events portal.

Training and Events on Inclusion, including Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Issues

Training and Events on Green Growth

  • ILO is hosting a 3-day conference in Maputo, Mozambique, 2 – 4 September. Green Futures: Systemic Solutions for Green Growth and Decent Work in Africa will bring together professionals, leaders and researchers at the intersection of sustainable enterprise development, climate and environmental action, and market systems development. See the flyer for more information, registration and to share content suggestions with the organisers.
  • UN CC:e-Learn offers a self-paced 30-hour course in English on Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation.

Training and Events on the DCED Standard and Results Measurement in PSD

Please note that these events are not organised by DCED, unless stated otherwise. Any provider of training in skills related to the DCED Standard is invited to write to the Secretariat with details, for possible inclusion.

  • DevLearn offer an online training course in November 2025 showing you how to measure and use results using the DCED Standard for Results Measurement. The course lasts four weeks and will take approximately one day of work per week. Find out more and sign up via the DevLearn website.

Training and Events on Private Sector Engagement

The following training courses and events cover direct engagement with companies on their core business activities and/or engagement with the financial sector to leverage private finance for the SDGs.

Training, Events and Support on Market Systems Development (MSD)

  • DevLearn offer an online training course on Market Systems Development in November 2025. The course will introduce the core concepts of market systems development and provide simple, practical tips to enable you to implement them in your context. The course lasts four weeks and will take approximately one day of work per week. Find out more and sign up via the DevLearn website.
  • The Springfield Centre offers a 10-day residential training programme on Making Market Systems Work to achieve greater impact, inclusiveness, scale and sustainability, 17 – 28 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The programme is internationally recognised and builds on nearly two decades of the Springfield Centre’s experience in offering training on the market systems development (MSD) approach, training over 2,500 people from more than 100 countries. Find out more and sign up on the Springfield Centre website.
  • The Canopy Lab offers CANOPY CONNECT – a helpdesk designed to provide on-demand support for (market) systems thinkers, development practitioners, and organizations driving impact. Their expertise spans monitoring, evaluation, and learning; gender equality and women’s economic empowerment; inclusion; climate change; and the environment.

Training and Events on Inclusive Business

  • The Inclusive Business Action Network (IBAN) has developed an e-learning course “Introduction to Inclusive Business” focusing on the definition and basic features of inclusive business (IB); IB target groups and how they are involved in the value chain; different IB approaches and the IB ecosystem. The course targets impact entrepreneurs and managers, policymakers, impact investors and the general public.

Companies offering relevant training