Intercultural Training
 
 
 
Goals and Approach
Training Programs at IIM
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Training Programs
Program Profile
Team of Trainers
 
 

Training Programs at IIM

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Referral services, intercultural training and speaker’s services and consultation for individuals, organizations/institutions shall continue in a limited way

 

These sessions are offered generally in week-end format. The contents are predetermined and participants are called to register individually. The schedule of these training programs are available upon request.

Teaching and Training in Interculturalism

Program 1. Pluralism and Alternatives (international).

1 a. Alternative philosophy, theories and practices of pluralism and interculturalism.

1 b. Cultural and intercultural alternatives in the fields of development (e.g. education, health, agriculture, economy) ; human rights and justice ; social and environmental movements.

These programs are international in scope. The first program aims, on the one hand, to inform people about the experiences and practices of interculturalism in different societies in the world ; and, on the other hand, to expose participants to alternative visions and theories of pluralism in order to resist neo-colonialistic “scientific” theories of interculturalism proposed by the dominant societies of the North.
The second program is designed to inspire participants to critically view the contemporary issues of human dwelling and to seek alternatives by introducing them to the wisdom, knowledge and practices of various peoples and cultures.

Program 2. Intercultural Training (local)

The goal of these training programs are : to help participants develop skills to understand people from various cultural backgrounds, and develop intercultural competencies for working in a multicultural context. These programs also hope to inspire participants to seek alternatives for social change.

Program 2 a. General Programs
• Intercultural Relations and Communications.
• Intercultural Mediation and Conflict Resolution.
• Organizational Development and Interculturality.

Program 2 b. Profession-Specific Programs
• Intercultural Intervention : in health care, in psychosocial social services, in mental health.
• Education and Teaching (School professionals).
• Immigrant Community Work and Ethnic Professionals.
• Cultures and Development.