Four subjects on capacity-building training courses

Convention ratification

Convention implementation at the national level

Taking community-based Inventories

Program application preparations

 

Participants

Convention ratification course: policy-makers

Implementation of the Convention course: officials, experts and non-governmental organization staff

Preparation for program application course: officials, experts and non-governmental organization staff

Community-based Inventories drawn up course: officials, experts and community members

 

Pedagogy

Training patterns designed by teaching experts

Emphasis on interactive and active learning

Learning reinforced by model practices and role-play activities

Knowledge consolidated through tests

 

Convention ratification course

Length: 2 days

Contents:

1. Why ratify the Convention

2. Process and mechanism in a successful ratification

3. Guidance on how to address problems during the process of ratification

4. Importance of reforms on laws and regulations of ICH

Previous training session:

Workshop on the ratification and implementation of the 2003 convention held in Chengdu

Workshop on Ratification and Implementation of the 2003 Convention in the Pacific Held in Australia

Workshop on ICH protection held in New Zealand

 

Implementation of the Convention course

Length: 5 days

Contents:

1. Convention tenets

2. Key concepts of protection work

3. Duties and obligations of State Parties

4. Involvement of ICH communities and other participants

5. International cooperative mechanism

Previous training session:

Workshop on the ratification and implementation of the 2003 convention held in Chengdu

Workshop on the Implementation of the 2003 Convention at the National Level in Beijing

Workshop on Ratification and Implementation of the 2003 Convention in the Pacific Held in Australia

Workshop on Implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Pakistan opened in Beijing

Training of Chinese Trainers’ Workshop on the Implementation of the 2003 Convention held in Shanghai

Training of Chinese Trainers’ Workshop on the Implementation of the 2003 Convention held in Suzhou

Workshop on ICH protection held in New Zealand

Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Effective Implementation of the 2003 Convention in Republic of Korea held in Korea

Capacity Building Workshop: on the Role of Media for Implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convection for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Darkhan-Uul province of Mongolia

 

Community-based Inventorying course

Length: 8 days

Contents

1. Basic characteristics of inventory draw-up process (especially the involvement of relevant communities and staff)

2. Inventory assistance on protection work efforts

3. Practical skills in taking inventory (i.e. field research)

Previous training session:

Workshop on Inventorying under the 2003 Convention at the National Level

Capacity Building Workshop on Community-based Documentation and Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Workshop on Community-based Inventorying of ICH in Tonga

Workshop on Community-based Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Pakistan

Capacity-building workshop on community-based ICH inventorying held in Republic of Korea

Workshop on Community-based Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Vietnam

 

Preparation for program application course

Length: 5 days

Contents:

1. Model documentations for application that helps trainees understand the application process

2. Learn about standard application documentation through scrutinizing sample documents

3. Practical experience in making plans for protection work

4. Emphasis on the importance of ICH communities’ involvement

5. Make clear the principle that applicants are voluntary and informed ahead of the application.