Training and capacity building

One of our approaches is to improve capacity within public sector organisations to undertake strategy development, SEAs and SAs in-house.  To this end, we have designed and delivered a range of successful training courses and regularly contribute to conferences and seminars internationally.  In particular we run a number of short courses, including our very popular three-day SEA: Implementation in Practice training course in association in Imperial College London Centre for Continuing Professional Development at least once or twice a year and recently a successful two-day course on Climate Change Adaptation: Drivers, Barriers and Strategy.

(see http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/courses/subject/environmental) .

We are also able to offer training tailored to the particular needs of an individual or group of organisations and authorities as well as a bespoke service combining, for example: in-house capacity building; assistance with developing the assessment methodology and process; the use of assessment in strategy development; participation as part of environmental decision-making processes; and call-on advice and quality assurance.