Training and Facilitation in the 90s
John Cosgrave's training experience stems from training the staff reporting to him. His first experience of delivering formal training was in 1991 when he developed and delivered modules on logistics and on water and sanitation for UNHCR's Emergency Management Training Programme course in Madison, Wisconsin.
1999 (July): Security management training (with Jan Davis of RedR) in Hungary for security focal points drawn from the worldwide programmes of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
1999 (July): Training for students on the Networks on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA) International Humanitarian Diploma programme at University College Dublin.
1998 (June-July): Emergency Management training for member of the Irish Government's Rapid Response Roster.
1998 (June): Training (with Jeff Klenk of InterWorks Madison) for senior staff of SADC governments on managing refugee emergencies. Larger image
Participants at the Pretoria workshop.
1997 (December): Researching and drafting three self-study modules for use by UNHCR and the University of Wisconsin's Disaster Management Centre on Contingency Planning, Planning an Emergency Response, and Managing an Emergency Response. After prolonged delays these were eventually published in March 2000. You can read these PDF documents by clicking on the images below
1997 (December): Training (with John Logan) in Field Safety and Security for UNHCR staff. Larger image
Participants at the Cox's Bazaar Workshop.
1997 (November): Training (with Jim Good of InterWorks Madison) in Emergency Management for UNHCR, NGO, and Government staff in Tanzania. Larger image
Participants at the Dar es Salaam training workshop.
1997 (October): Facilitation of UNHCR's International "Partnership Workshop on Environmental Management of Refugee Operations" in Geneva.
1997 (June): Training (in support of Jim Good and Don Schramm of InterWorks Madison) in Emergency Management for NGO, UN, and Government staff from the African Great Lakes region in Kigali. Larger image.
Participants at the Kigali Emergency Management Workshop.
1991 (November-December): Training (on two modules only in support of Fred Cuny of InterTect and Paul Thompson of InterWorks Madison) in Emergency Management for UNHCR and Government staff at the University of Madison in Winsconsin. Larger image.
Participants at the Kigali Emergency Management Workshop.