Short Course at IHSS

Ardhi University

Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS)

Short Courses at IHSS

(April –November 2010)

About the Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS)

The Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS) is one of the Research and Training academic units of the Ardhi University (ARU). It is also one of the leading regional and national institutions in research and training that concern land and human settlements development. One of the Institute’s main objectives is to promote and expedite national socio-economic and reduce poverty through improvement of housing and overall quality of human settlements in the country.

The specific objectives of the Institute are:

Conducting applied and basic research,
Conducting training in short courses and postgraduate programmes in human settlements related programmes;
Offering public services and
Disseminating research findings through outreach activities, seminars, conferences, symposia, the internet and print media.

Short Courses Schedule for 2010

No.	Course Title	Fees	Date (2010)
1.	Water Supply and Low Cost Sanitation	600,000TSh *600USD	15^th - 28^th April
2.	Strategic Planning	600,000TSh *600US$	17^th - 30^th May
3.	Application of GIS and Remote Sensing	600,000TSh *600US$	14^th - 27^th June
4.	Formalization and Regularization of Informal Settlements	600,000TSh *600US$	17^th – 30^th July
5.	Solid Waste Management	600,000TSh *600US$	15^th - 29^th September
6.	Housing Development and Housing Finance	800,000TSh *800US$	10^th - 30^th October
7.	Transparency in Land Administration	600,000TSh *600US$	18^th - 31^st November

*Fees for locals

**Fees for foreigners

Note: The courses can be rescheduled in case there are specific requests

Description of the Courses

Water Supply and Low Cost Sanitation - (2 weeks)

Course objectives

To broaden and enhance the understanding of the linkages between environmental health, water supply, sanitation and poverty.
To improve the ability to conceptualize, design, implement and manage water supply and sanitation projects at local level; and
To underscore the importance of institutional frameworks,
To share professional and practical experiences gained from bad and good practices i.e. real life projects and recent research findings in the fields of WSS.

Course structure

This course shall comprise four parts. The first part constitutes lectures on nexus between access to basic infrastructure services and poverty. Reference will be made to the web of institutions focusing on their roles and mandates. The second part addresses policies and statutory concerns in water and sanitation, water resources management, water storage and treatment, sanitation and public health, community participation, project management and environmental health. The third part reviews the bad and best practices in water supply and sanitation improvement projects. Experienced professionals including engineers and project managers with practical knowledge and hands on the ground experiences will lead the discussion. The fourth part focuses on review of case studies on water supply and sanitation projects in Dar es Salaam.

2. Strategic Planning - (2 weeks)

Course objectives

Considering the fact that strategic planning is the core tool for an effective development and management of an organization. The training will bring together managers, planners, practitioners and consultants interested in expanding and sharing knowledge in strategic planning or have little or no experience in strategic planning, from the public and private sector. The objectives of the training are to:

Review corporate planning and governance models
Analyse models for taking an organization through a Strategic Planning,
Review key issues that ought to inform and direct the strategic planning process,
Define the strategic framework that gives activities coherence and direction and
Present and discuss principles and contexts to help decision makers to pose the right questions and make informed decisions in strategic planning.

Course structure

The major components of the course will include the following modules.

MODULE 1: Overview of corporate planning including basic principles, introduction to planning, ground work for planning, regular planning processes step-by-step, planning tools overview (LFA, PEST, SWOT, futuring, stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, etc.), monitoring and evaluation, past planning trends/experiences and best practices as well as an overview example of a planning process integrating basic principles as well as resources.

MODULE II: Strategic planning will cover theory/background of strategic planning as an instrument of change, basic principles, planning for a strategic planning process, project stages, levels of stakeholders involvement and rationale, defining the strategic framework, internal implications, best practices and resources. Action planning including overview, basic principles, action planning, preparatory work, planning activities step-by-step, implementation, monitoring and best practice, basic action planning models and resources.

MODULE III: Monitoring and evaluation will provide an overview and basic principles of monitoring and evaluation, planning for monitoring and evaluation, designing a monitoring and/or evaluation process, collecting information, analysing information, taking action and best practices and case study on designing a monitoring system, fieldworker reporting format and resources.

3. Application of GIS and Remote Sensing - (2 weeks)

Course objective

To impart knowledge and skills related to the application of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques in human settlements development projects. The focus is on GIS data management including analysis, retrival and presentation.

Course structure

The course shall comprise three parts.

The first part comprises lectures on the fundamentals of aerial photography and photogrammetry. Also the techniques of aerial photo-interpretation and other remote sensing techniques will be addressed. The second part concentrates on practical training in the interpretation of aerial photographs. The third part deals with the application of specific GIS software including MapInfo, ArchGIS, ArchInfo and ILWIS, in relation to digital data entry and storage, processing and analysis, display and retrieval.

4. Formalization and Regularization of Informal Settlements - (2 weeks)

Course objectives

To enhance theoretical, technical knowledge and practical skills related to regularization and formalisation of informal settlements;
To enhance participants’ analytical skills and abilities to prepare and implement regularization and formalisation plans; and
To critically reflect upon the emerging challenges of executing regularization projects.

Course structure

This course consists of four parts. The first part reviews theories and concepts related to housing development transformation and land management. The second part provides an overview on the growth of informal settlements including the various intervention strategies hitherto adopted to address the problem.

Other issues covered include critical review of the legal and policy instruments, practical approaches to regularization and formalisation of informal settlements including best practices as well as institutions and their mandates. The third part focuses on GIS application to property regularization and formalisation. The fourth part comprises case studies in the recently regularized informal settlements in Dar es Salaam.

5. Solid Waste Management (SWM) - (2 weeks)

Course Objectives

The course will provide a comprehensive overview of Solid Waste Management,

To impart knowledge and skills to senior decision makers on new techniques of SWM in poor societies.
To present and discuss principles in context.
To reflect upon sustainability issues and principles as they relate to developing countries.

Course Modules:

MODULE I: Overview of solid waste management (SWM) including generation, basic SWM and the waste management hierarchy. This includes interventions for waste minimization, treatment, recovery and recycling.

MODULE II: SW collection including street cleaning, transport and waste transfer stations.

MODULE III: Recovery and treatment including recycling, composting, handling special waste, protective gear and incineration.

MODULE IV: Disposal sites and landfills, developing and operating landfills, dumpsite upgrading principles, landfill gas and carbon credits.

MODULE V: Implementation principles which include institutional arrangements, legal instruments, management principles, funding opportunities, cost recovery mechanisms, private and popular sector involvement, contracts and discussion of public vs. private participation.

6. Housing Development and Housing Finance - (3 weeks)

Course objectives

Improvement of quality of life of Tanzanians, especially the bulk of the urban poor can not sustainably be realized without improving their housing conditions. This course aims to provide an opportunity to professionals, policy makers and others involved in the improvement and delivery of housing to:

Acquire new concepts, innovative policies and intervention strategies related to developmental, institutional, financial and managerial aspects of urban housing;
Appreciate the socio-economic, political and spatial contexts of urban housing delivery in Tanzania and other countries in the SADSC region,
Critically review theoretical and policy pre services for the current housing delivery systems.
Explore practical measures, methods and instruments that can be deployed to achieve improved housing for all income groups.

Course structure

The course shall comprise eight modules as follows.

Module I: Introduces the course and kick start the training through a lecture on the needs and demand for housing including legal aspects of housing.

Module II: Covers housing delivery theories and concepts.

Module III: Discusses the housing economics and the delivery market.

Module IV: Dwells on housing procurement institutions including housing cooperatives.

Module V: Presents social housing and gender issues of housing.

Module VI: Focuses on the housing finance systems including mortgage portfolio.

Module VII: Explores the microfinance for housing and subsidies in housing.

Module VIII presents opportunities and constraints in development finance for housing focusing on the Mortgage Financing (special provision) Act, 2008 and the Unit Titles Act, 2008.

7. Transparency in Land Administration - (2 weeks)

Course objectives

Transparency in land administration is a critical factor and a precondition for enhanced good governance. It is also a major step towards elimination of corruption in land administration. The objectives of this course are;

To share innovative tools to achieve tenure security and transparency in land administration;
To enhance participants’ awareness and understanding of transparency, disclosure management and flow of information in land administration matters; and
To inculcate knowledge on tools required to engender and operationalise and monitor transparency in land administration.

Course structure

The course shall comprise five parts. The first part addresses the concepts and processes of land administration. The second part covers local governance and transparency concerns: access to information and participation, awareness on development indicators, understanding and assessing transparency in land administration. Good practices will be drawn from various countries including those from the SADC region. Lessons will also be drawn from case studies which have been developed by other institutions such as Transparent Institutions. The third part concentrates on institutional and organizational reforms; professional ethics, integrity; code of ethics; incentive systems and management systems including regular and independent audits.

The fourth part presents a review of innovative tools to achieve or improve tenure security; socio-economic politics of land; and dynamics of land conflicts. The fifth part addresses dispute resolution issues and conflict management system; and speedy, fair, transparent land dispute resolution.

ELIGIBILITY

Participants in this course include practitioners in the fields of engineering, urban and regional planning, researchers and public health experts. Practicing environmental and civil engineers, town planners, economists, land economists, land surveyors, architects are particularly encouraged to apply. Others include sociologists, community workers, policy makers, personnel and leaders of civil societies including CBOs and NGOs, the private sector operators and the popular sector, councillors, mayors and other senior administrating officers of Local Governments Authorities (LGA’s) will benefit enormous from the course.

Note: Depending on the number of participants and negotiations, IHSS can organize and offer customized in-house training to clients, for example LGAs, central government officials etc. at a reasonable fee.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Two weeks before the commencement of the course

VENUE: The courses will be conducted in Dar es Salaam.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Persons wishing to attend any of these courses may download the application form from ARU website* or collect them from the address below. We encourage diversity in the gender composition in our training therefore women are particularly encouraged to apply.

FEES AND FUNDING

Participants normally seek sponsorship from their employers or other development partners or pay for themselves.

SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE AND TRAVEL FARES

The fees indicated for each course neither covers subsistence allowance nor costs for travel to and from the University or venue where the course will be organized. Participants/sponsors are also expected to meet these costs.

MODE OF PAYMENT

Payments can be made through the following modes:

A. CHEQUE OR CASH

Cheque (made out to Ardhi University at the Accounts Section)

Cash (made out to Ardhi University at the Accounts Section)

B. DEPOSIT INTO BANK ACCOUNT

Account Name: Ardhi University

Bank: NMB University of Dar es Salaam Branch

Account Number: 2081100034

Further information Contact

The Director, Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS),

Attn: Head of Training Programmes Unit,

Ardhi University (ARU),

P.O. Box 35124,

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Tel. 0255-051-2775481, 2775004,

Fax: 0255-051-2775479, 2775391

Email: dihss@aru.ac.tz,

Website: www.aru.ac.tz

* Application form is available on the Ardhi University website: www.aru.ac.tz

Last Updated: Thursday, 11 March, 2010