23/08/2018
MAIN TRAINING PROGRAM
We provide practical training on the following topics:
Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Topics offered include general as well as specific subjects such as biological and chemical crop protection methods, personal safety, main pests and diseases and control methods. This course includes practical training in spraying as well as an excursion to our research station.
Introduction to Solar Systems
Obtain an introduction to photovoltaics technology, solar energy in Egypt, all components of a solar energy systems, and learn how to design and install a solar system.
Building with Earth
Offered in partnership with "EGNA", this is a hands-on course on sustainable architecture that includes participation in the construction of a rammed earth building in the Western Desert oasis of Wahat.
Sustainable Business Development
What are the secrets of developing your business into a sustainable business? Offered in partnership with "EGNA", this course uses the PROSEM Peer-to-Peer Model for Sustainable Business Development.
Rooftop Garden Construction
This course is a practical course on how to design and implement a rooftop garden in Cairo. Learn about different types of rooftop gardens, design a garden, and learn how to mix growing media, how to install a rooftop irrigation system and how to plant.
Sustainable Landscape Construction
This course provides detailed information on sustainable landscape designs, including a practical module on designing a garden. The course includes four day trips to Toshka for hands-on practical experience on implementing a sustainable waste water recycling garden.
Water Management, Fertigation and Irrigation
Participants attending this course will learn about water management equipment, different types of irrigation systems and their efficiency, designing and installing irrigation systems as well as operating and maintaining fertigation systems.
Farm Management
This course topic focuses on how to manage the farm internally, problem expectation, solving and decision making, and how to follow market trends in designing marketing plans.
How to Run a Sustainable Office
This course provides practical tips and training on how you can turn your office into a sustainable office. Learn how office managers and employees can act sustainably in their daily operations, protecting the environment and saving the office considerable amounts of money.
Participatory Project Management
This course provides an overview of participatory approaches to project management as well as practical training on how you can apply these approaches to your project.
Community-Based Microfinance Schemes
Obtain an overview of different types of organizing and implementing sustainable microfinancing schemes for communities. The course includes the development of a microfinance scheme for the Western Desert oasis community of Wahat as well as a field trip to the oasis.
Sustainable Communities and Heritage Conservation
This practical course is carried out in the old town of the oasis of Siwa Egypt's Western Desert. The course contains practical training on how to map and preserve community heritage, and an introduction to how to conserve old buildings.
