The regional Training of Trainers Course carried out in Abidjan between the 20 -22 of February 2017 were the final events of the project’s Capacity Building Programme, related to the MARENDA objective 2: improving emergency response mechanisms against maritime pollution. They were organized with the valuable collaboration of the Académie Régionale des Sciences et Techniques de la Mer (A.R.S.T.M.) as follows:
This training was given during 3 days, 20-22 February. It summarized the Trainings on the Job activities and associated contents that MARENDA delivered in the five priority countries (Senegal, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon). The two main objectives were:
- To provide a summary of previous Trainings on the Job delivered by the MARENDA project on contingency planning and oil spill response in the five priority countries (Senegal, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon).
- To provide a training on pedagogy and principles of adult learning. After the course, participants will be given access to the training platform and associated material generated during the implementation of the MARENDA project, for future usage.
The training gathered participants from different Organizations of the five above-mentioned countries: NOSDRA and NIMASA (Nigeria), PAD (Cameroun), HASSMAR (Sénégal), EPA and GMA (Ghana) and CIAPOL and Direction Générale de Affaires Maritimes et Portuaires (Côte d’Ivoire).