*Residential, includes: 4 nights accommodation, all meals for the duration of the course, course fees and materials.

**Non-residential, includes: lunch and refreshments for the duration of the course, course fees and materials

Course content and objectives

The issue of how to develop the capacity of their organisations is high on the agenda for many managers and senior practitioners in civil society organisations. This course is designed for those with some experience of organisational capacity building who wish to use organisational development as a planned learning process to improve organisational performance and self-awareness. The course will provide a range of tools and models for understanding organisations as well as designing and facilitating processes of organisational growth and development.

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Be able to define the main terms and concepts associated with organisational development and articulate its relationship with capacity building
• Have a deeper understanding of the organisational development cycle including how to use organisational assessment to design an organisational development plan
• Have hands-on experience of using a range of organisational development tools and techniques
• Be clear about selecting change agent roles appropriate to the circumstances
• Have considered practical approaches for monitoring and evaluating organisational development interventions
• Have developed strategies to address a ‘real-life’ challenge they are facing in their organisational development practice.

Intended audience:

This course is aimed at individuals working mainly on ‘internal’ organisational development. It will also be of practical help to individuals who will be working as active, hands-on agents of change with their partner organisations.

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