Catalyst Gateway in partnership with the London Academy for Social and Economic Development, The Pre School Learning Alliance and Ealing Council have secured funding from the government’s Skills Funding Agency as part of the new Adult and Community Learning Fund, to reach out and inspire residents of the Windmill Housing Estate in Southall to get involved in informal learning activities and groups. Read more
The London Academy will be piloting some short training courses in India in November & December 2011, working with the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce in Western India (www.mcciapune.com).
We are looking for suitably qualified and experienced trainer/s to help us to deliver in the following subject areas:
If you are selected we will pay for your flights, accommodation and an allowance for other expenses, for between one and three weeks. If the pilots are successful we intend to deliver the courses on a commercial footing from 2012.
You would be free to extend your stay in India if you want to take a holiday after the training finishes.
If you are interested, please can you send your CV with any additional information about relevant experience to info@londonead.com at the London Academy for Social and Economic Development. Please also confirm any dates which you will/will not be available in November and December.
Please ensure your information reaches us before 31st August 2011.
Please contact Colin or Vijay on 0208 438 4550 if you would like further information or for an informal chat.
The London Academy recently hosted a group of prospective diplomats from Romania.
The aspirant diplomats are participating in a programme of study visits and discussions to many parts of Europe organised by the Partnership for Europe, a Romanian based organisation with contacts and links across Europe and beyond.
Their packed programme of visits in the UK took in visits to see how local authorities work, visits to the Foreign Office and to the Romanian embassy. They came to the London Academy to find out more about how the private, public and not for profit sectors can work together and to explore the concept of economic diplomacy.
In a wide ranging and lively discussion, we explored together various examples of economic diplomacy – from China to Turkey to the USA. The group discussed and debated how different countries link diplomacy to the promotion of national economic interests. UK foreign development and aid policy was also put under the microscope.