L&D Case Study

Mission Saudi Arabia / November 2019 Re-building Syria 2019: HAD continues its capacity building of Syrian NGOs, delivering Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro) Level 1 training Ensuring relevance to the sector and adding value to day to day work, we delivered our PMD Pro training to a number of NGOs in Jeddah who work with large portfolios. The aim of this project was to help them to improve their efficiency and effectiveness regarding the projects they are managing, aiding in improving the services they are providing to the vulnerable during the ongoing conflict in Syria. More often than not training [...]

Mission UK / 2015- ongoing The ground-breaking Volunteer Leadership Programme (VLP), the first of its kind globally, is a volunteer-lead programme designed to train its participants in the subject area of desire. Co-developed and ran by HAD and Islamic Relief UK, some of the course areas we cover include digital and social, fundraising and volunteering on the front lines etc. At HAD, empowering and strengthening the humanitarian sector including its future and upcoming humanitarian leaders of tomorrow. This programme has greatly improved volunteer retention and produced winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award, along with several participants who became Chairs [...]

Mission WEST AFRICA / 2019 4 day training was organised (14-17th January 2019) in Niger for Islamic Relief West Africa region in partnership with Bioforce. The training was aimed at primary programs staff with the aim of understanding different approaches and tools commonly used to raise and manage funds within the humanitarian sector. This entailed comparisons between the project and funding cycle, the funding sources available, developing projects in line with organisational strategy and donor’s criteria, criteria for developing a funding proposal and strategy, identifying best reporting practices. The training included teaching NGO staff how to write and manage quality proposal [...]

Mission GLOBAL / ONGOING HAD launched MDP with the aims of equipping new and existing managers so that they can individualise their approaches, understanding that each employee has unique goals aligned with overall business objectives. Enable managers to consistently uphold the organisations vision, mission and values. MDP provided managers with a toolkit to enable them to develop and engage their teams so that everyone is inspired to achieve more. Following the completion of the MDP, participants will have the opportunity to gain the prestigious and ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management, which is equivalent to degree level. Outcomes: One [...]

Mission Global / 2015- ongoing Become self-sufficient and develop your own in-house training function with HAD’s Train the Trainer training workshop. Training is not simply about imparting information – facilitators need to make it interactive, it needs to ‘stick’. The Train the Trainer workshops are designed to give participants the fundamentals of current thinking on effective pedagogical approaches. Pedagogy refers to the interactions between facilitators and participants, and the learning environment and tasks. This broad term includes how facilitators and participants relate together as well as the instructional approaches implemented. Training is not simply about imparting information – facilitators need to [...]

Mission 3 Countries / 2018 Re-building Syria 2018: HAD provides capacity building training to Local NGOs Responding to the Syrian Crisis in Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon Responding to current pressing humanitarian crisis’ is forever at the forefront of HAD’s objectives. With the ongoing conflict in Syria effecting several aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, HAD was hired to deliver a number of training courses aimed at empowering and strengthening the local NGOs responding to the Syrian crisis in Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. The aim of these courses were to maximise their effectiveness and efficiency in responding to the growing needs [...]

Mission UK / 2018- ongoing January this year saw the long awaited roll out of the Recruitment and Selection workshop. This is a mandatory course initially for all recruiting managers but ultimately anyone who sits on an interview panel will be required to complete this and will roll out globally. Whether in the humanitarian sector or elsewhere, recruitment and selection is one of the key and often underestimated aspects of capacity building. Recruiting and building a solid operative team is vital for developing and enhancing organisational effectiveness, which is what HAD is all about. Some of the key areas covered in [...]

Mission Global / 2015- ongoing The Leadership Development Programme (LDP) enhances top-level capability and moulds INGO culture. This flagship executive programme expands horizons by demonstrating how the organisation can thrive as a result of improved strategic leadership. Greater executive impact results from effective leadership behaviours so that, aligned with corporate strategy, others are inspired to follow and give their best. LDP is accredited with the acclaimed ILM Level 7 Award in Leadership & Management qualification. This makes it internationally recognised as equivalent in standard to Master’s Level. To practise good leadership behaviours, subsequently apply them in the workplace and thus enhance [...]