The Participatory Project Management (PPM) workshop was first developed by TorqAid in 2002, and since then over 45 of these courses have been facilitated throughout Australia and overseas. The PPM is designed for community development(CD)/project management (PM) practitioners, working on CD/PM projects in either urban or rural settings.  Participants from nearly 250 agencies/organisations have attended these courses, and please press here for a list of these.  Targeted clientele tend to come from the following:

• Non Government Organisation (NGO) personnel - particularly project/field officers/managers
• Government Department personnel, particularly those involved in CD/PM work
• Australian/International Management Contractors (AMC/IMCs) involved in supporting aid projects
• Individual CD/PM consultants; volunteers; or off-campus postgraduate students studying CD/PM at university  

From 2010, PPM workshops are now being instead facilitated by the Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) - www.fdc.org.au, which Chris Piper is joining as their Senior Training Coordinator (as well as Disaster Risk Reduction = DRR) Specialist. Details of the planned FDC PPM workshops for 2010 are summarised below: 

• Perth, WA                   :                9-11th Feb.  Please press here for copy of this workshop brochure. 
• Port Moresby, PNG      :                2nd - 4th March.  Please press here for copy of this workshop brochure
• Singapore                     :                23rd - 25th March.
• Sydney                        :                 13-15 th April
• Brisbane                       :                8-10th June
• Suva, Fiji                      :                 6-8th July
• Melbourne                    :                10-12th August
• Canberra                      :                2nd - 4th November
• Alice Springs                 :                16-18th November

For details about these workshops please contact Ms Sherry Chen, Administrative Officer, FDC at 07 32172924 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

There is an optional assignment with the workshop.  When the PPM workshop plus assignment is completed by otherwise eligible students attending specialist postgraduate training courses in Development Studies (from Deakin, RMIT & Murdoch universities); or International Health (from Curtin university), advanced standing/accreditation is offered. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  to both request workshop assignments, and/or inquire about this further.