Welcome to the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT)

Our Services

Training, Facilitation and Professional Development

CIDT regularly run short training courses and workshops for clients in the UK, Europe and developing countries. We also host groups of international participants at our Telford campus in the UK for tailored professional development programmes and can offer bilingual course facilitation.

CIDT has extensive expertise in:

  • Training needs assessment and design of tailor-made courses
  • Provision of workshops and training events
  • Organisation of study tours and technical placements
  • Facilitation of strategic planning or consultancy events
  • Training of trainers

Our courses are practitioner-oriented using an interactive teaching model based on active learning and participation. We strongly believe in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and lifelong learning.

Project Management, Evaluation and Technical Assistance

CIDT offers expertise at each stage of the project cycle, including Project and Programme Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation. We have a strong track record in:

  • Appraisal and design of projects and programmes
  • Management of large, international development projects and programmes
  • Consultancy support and technical assistance to ongoing projects and programmes
  • Evaluation and review of projects and programmes, strategies, organisations and institutions
  • Beneficiary assessment, impact assessment and meta-evaluation
  • Facilitation of stakeholder and participatory consultation

We also support policy and strategy development at organisational, national and international level.