According to the Tripartite Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China, UNESCO and the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (CRIHAP) as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, the specific functions of CRIHAP will be to:

a) organize long-term and short-term training courses including classroom training and field-based training on the following subjects, and grant financial support to trainees in need of assistances:

· the 2003 Convention and its Operational Directives; different examples of policies including legal, administrative, technical and financial measures fostering the safeguarding of ICH;

· introduction to UNESCO publications on identification and documentation of ICH and their application in the field work;

· Teaching ICH in formal and non-formal education, including courses of theory and practice training;

· Any new training content developed by UNESCO for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention.

b) mobilize international and Chinese experts as well as scientific NGOs specialized in the different domains of ICH to work as instructors and advisors of the above-mentioned training activities.

c) enhance international and regional cooperation with institutions active in the domain of ICH, notably those established under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2).