Discussion on master plan strategies during a Training-cum-Visit course with Indian urban planners (GIZ-project)
1. Capacity Development and Capacity Building
If a training event does not lead to any practical application, capacities cannot be built up.
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Field demonstration of an biological effluent treatment plant in Auroville, India |
- Capacity Building is the process of strengthening technical, procedural, organisational and institutional and intra- institutional capabilities of individuals, institutions and organisations.
- The target groups of a capacity building programme are not only the participants as individuals but as representatives of institutions and organisations (target institutions).
- The purpose of capacity building is to enable agents to competently execute their duties and tasks.
- Capacity building goes far beyond technical skills (it is not only training, but training- plus). It always includes elements of
- building awareness,
- strengthening cooperation and integration among agents and their institutions,
- strengthening knowledge and skills to do the job within a given project,
- strengthening the technical capabilities of institutions and organisations,
- strengthening the regulative and integrative framework.
Capacity Development:
Capacity Building Programme - Human Resource Development
