Wageningen, The Netherlands

This training programme focuses on knowledge and insights on the interrelationship between food and nutrition security and development and how to design projects for vulnerable groups to address problems in the field of food and nutrition security from a multi-sectoral perspective. It aims to provide the course participants with knowledge, skills and motivation to identify, plan and implement effective action on food and nutrition security at various levels, ranging from (national) policy level to regional, community, household and individual level programmes. The programme is a combination of various courses, which can also be followed as stand alone™ certificate courses. Following the complete programme of 11 weeks leads to a diploma at post graduate level.

COURSE CONTENT:

1. Distance Learning Programme: Key Concepts in Food and Nutrition
2. Key Concepts and Current Issues in Nutrition
3. Nutrition Communication and Promotion; a New Approach to Nutrition Education
4. Food and Nutrition Security in the Context of HIV/AIDS: a rights based approach
5. Monitoring and Evaluation to improve impact on Food and Nutrition Security

FELLOWSHIPS

A limited number of fellowships are available for the complete training programme from the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP). Candidates who wish to apply for a NFP fellowship should apply to Wageningen International for a provisional letter of acceptance before November 1 2008. The application deadline for non-fellowship candidates is February 29 2009.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION

For online application and for downloading the course brochure please click here to visit the Wageningen University and Research Centre website. For additional information on the content of the course please contact Fannie de Boer by email at fannie.deboer@wur.nl or training.wi@wur.nl or by fax at 31 317 486 801.