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State of the Environment Report Training for
Environmental Managers in Jordan
World University Service of Canada
ESSA designed and developed the State of Environment
Reporting (SOER) training component for Jordan's King Hussein Environmental
Management Training Program. The project began with a two-week needs
assessment in Jordan working with five Jordanian trainers to identify
their needs for SOER training. We then used this information to
develop a weeklong SOER training course. Once the draft course materials
were prepared, we arranged and led five Jordanian trainers through
a three-week technical upgrading study tour in Canada, which included
training in course delivery as well as visits to national, provincial
and municipal SOER agencies to learn how SOER is approached in Canada.
They subsequently delivered the SOER course to environmental agencies
in Jordan under ESSA's supervision.
This train-the-trainer program is a powerful
model for capacity building, as it lays a strong foundation for
training in SOER and other environmental management topics that
will persist long after the Canadian participants leave.
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