ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development

Date: 22.06.2009 - 03.07.2009

Dear Colleagues and Friends,                        

This is the first announcement of the

ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Developmentⁱ – ILO Turin Centre – 22nd of June to 3rd of July 2009

The second edition of the Enterprise Academy will bring together a wide range of  job creation and enterprise development expertise tackling themes like an enabling environment for small enterprise development, entrepreneurship programmes, informal economy upgrading, pro poor value chain development, Microfinance policies, systemic private sector development and many others in a programme that offers a wide choice of training tracks. The main representatives of enterprise development approaches in the ILO will be joined by a range of selected international consultants, university professors, staff of UNIDO and the Springfield Centre to offer the latest thinking in private sector and enterprise development, making the event a unique networking opportunity.

The Enterprise Academy’s designed with a learning strategy that strongly engages participants coming from international development agencies, NGOs and staff of relevant national institutions. It transmits the latest findings as well as good practices and useful tools for enterprise development with a structure in which participants can choose their own learning path.

Please have look at the attached flyer and visit the course website: www.itcilo.org/enterpriseacademy (for information and participant registration)

The Enterprise Academy will be offered in English and French.

My colleagues and I will be pleased to provide you with further information and we can be contacted at the following email address: enterprise.academy@itcilo.org

The fee for attending the Enterprise Academy is 4000 Euro (US$ 6,300 approx), which includes full board and lodging (but not travel). ILO staff discount applies.

Fellowships: a limited number of 50% fellowships for developing country participants is available.

With kind regards       

Peter Tomlinson