The training Community Livelihood Assessment and Product Scanning: First Steps to Community Enterprise Development aims to provide communities and organizations with an approach and tools in identifying and selecting products and services with high enterprise development potential as well as in assessing the readiness of the community in setting up a viable community forest enterprise. The training will show how to accomplish this in a step-by-step manner, starting from assessing the livelihood situation, scanning potential products, evaluation of the sustainability of resources, assessing community readiness, and prioritizing and mapping key non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
Content and Learning Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants are expected to have an understanding and basic knowledge in using the following tools:
Sustainable livelihood assessment tool
Enterprise readiness assessment
Resource scanning and mapping and market assessment
Product/Service identification and prioritization
The training consists of a combination of structured learning exercises, lecture-discussions, field workshop. The design of the training is suited for professionals and organizations working with forest-based communities on enterprise development.
Training details and schedule
The training will be held in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It will be composed of 3 days of lectures and hands-on workshops, 1 day of field validation and 1 day of processing and preparing a re-entry plan from 18 to 22 May 2015.
May 17 – Arrival in training venue / Registration and Orientation
May 18 – Sustainable Livelihood Analysis and Enterprise Readiness Assessment
May 19 – Resource and Market Scanning
May 20 – Identification of Sustainable NTFPs and Products/Services
May 21 – Field Workshop
May 22 – Processing, Re-entry Planning and Closing Ceremonies
Course Fee
Regular Package Rate for the 5-day training includes participation fee, course materials, field visits, meals for the duration of the training, accommodation (twin room sharing for 6 nights)** and local flight (Jakarta – Padang, Sumatra and vice versa): 995 Euros
Early Bird Package Rate is available at a reduced cost of 925 Euros to those registering on or before March 15, 2015.
* 5% discount can be provided for group registration of at least 3 participants or to a limited number of participants coming from small, local organizations. Contact us to discuss possible discounts.
** For participants requiring a single room, an additional amount of 20 Euros/night will be added to the fee.
How do I register?
For more information, inquiries, and registration, kindly send an email to exceed@ntfp.orgwith the following information: name, organization, position, and address.
What is EXCEED?
Expanding Community Enterprise and Economic Development or EXCEED is the training and advisory wing of the Non-Timber Forest Products – Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) targeted to support the work of NGOs, government agencies and community-based organizations in Asia on sustainable livelihoods in rural, forest and protected areas. It specializes in community-based non-timber forest products (NTFP) enterprise development anchored on sustainable resource management.
For more information on our track record and trainers, kindly visit www.ntfp.org/exceed
