Capacity Building

Last Updated Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Capacity building phase 4 tender

The AIDS Consortium (AC) is looking for training service providers who: Have vast experience in working with organisational development issues
1. Have 5 years experience working with Community Based Organisations
2. Understand HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Africa and they way it has affected millions of South Africans
3. Is passionate about community development
4. Have a proven track record of proving outcomes- based training

Key responsibilities
1. Deliver training sessions as specified by the AC
2. Engage with AC on an on-going process to align training material and delivery methods to the specific needs of the participating Community Based Organisations
3. To provide pre-training to AC trainers who will co-facilitate and provide on going support to trained organisations
4. Provide 78 training manuals per module according to the specifications provided by the AC
5. Work as a team with AC and other service providers to ensure alignment of all modules and linking the whole training to agreed outcomes for the CBOs

Trainers needed to provide training in two cluster areas of organisational development

1st cluster – 1 service provider
Administration 2 days
Human Resource Management 2 days
Basic Bookkeeping 3 days

2nd cluster – 1 service provider
Governance 3 days
Strategic planning 2 days
Resource mobilisation 3 days
Community networking 3 days

Budget

The budget for training should range from R35, 000.00 to R45, 000.00 per module depending on the number of days. This budget includes manuals, meetings with AC and preparation for trainings.

Participants: 75 Community based organisations will be trained per module , split into 3 groups. aving a number of facilitators who can facilitate with three groups of 25 – 30 participants at the same time will be an advantage

AC training: Service providers will be required to provide pre-training with the AC trainer in before the start of training for CBOs. This will familiarise the AC trainers with content that will be covered during training and methodology that will be used, whilst ensuring that the service providers base the training on the findings of the needs assessments conducted.

Phase IV Capacity Building Training

  • Who qualifies for the training? All organizations based in Gauteng Province
  • AIDS Consortium affiliate or
  • Referred by Gauteng Multisectoral AIDS Unit
  • Willing to invest in the process for one year, whilst continuing with their normal work Willing to go
  • through: Pre-assessment by AC
  • Training in all modules
  • Mentoring and peer support

If your organisation meets all of the above mentioned criteria and could benefit from this particular initiative, please complete contact the AC offices to obtain an application form or complete the application form accessible from our website and return it to us (For attention Nokuthula Mfaku or Gerard Payne) via the post (PO Box 31104, Braamfontein 2107), fax (011 403 2106) or hand deliver it to our offices in Braamfontein. For more information, you can contact Nokuthula Mfaku or Gerard Payne at 011 403 0265.

To download the application form please click HERE

Main Objectives

  • To improve the organisational functionality, effectiveness and sustainability if community based organisations in the Gauteng Region.
  • To create and make freely available both process documents and locally relevant capacity development toolkit.
  • To facilitate the process of obtaining formal SAQA accreditation for the training component as a stand-alone formal qualification in CBO management.

Methodology

  • 3 months of pre-assessment visits to ensure the
    suitability of candidates
  • 6 months of “class room-based learning” with
    opportunity for experiential learning on site between
    modules
  • 3 months of formal mentoring, peer support and monitoring

 

Module
No of days
Strategic planning
2
Project management
2
Financial management
3
Human Resource management
2
Computer literacy
5
Administration
2
Resource mobilization
3
Governance
3
HIV/AIDS
3
Total
25

Organisations are engaged in a holistic and participatory process to analyse their capacity in each module. Training modules are developed to respond to the needs identified. Each organisation is encouraged to send people who work directly in the areas covered by each module.

One of the main objectives of the training is to equip people working or volunteering in the organisation for the benefit of the organisation, as a result it is important that the organisation develop a plan to transfer the skill gained to the rest of the organisation within 3 months of the training.

Modules are followed up with support and mentorship. All the modules are geared towards the development of the organisation; therefore a mentoring process follows all the trainings to ensure that organisations are equipped to use the skills gained during the training. Mentors are selected from the community and they undergo a thorough training on mentoring processes.

Criteria for selection of CBOs to be trained for capacity building

  • Based in Gauteng Province
  • AC affiliate who has signed the latest Service Level Agreement or referred by the Gauteng Multisectoral AIDS Unit
  • Selected during pre assessment phase
  • Developed a plan for transferring of the skills to other staff members in the organisation within 3 months of training
  • Is willing to be supported and mentored by another affiliate to implement skills learnt

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