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Announcing Change of PBAS Co-Directorship

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Strategic alliances between business, government and civil society are a growing feature of both developed and emerging economies. Such multi-sector partnerships are necessary because it is increasingly clear that no one sector in society can deliver the goals of sustainable development alone.

In recognition of the complexity of brokering partnerships, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) have launched a professional Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme (PBAS).

The Scheme includes skills development during a one-week residential course; submission of a detailed Logbook capturing experiences from a three-month period of professional practice; and a Final Project looking in detail at a specific aspect of the partnership brokering process. Written work is assessed by internal and external examiners. Those who successfully complete both parts of the programme and all elements of assessed work are awarded accreditation to the Scheme.

The New Broker - Beyond Agreement
A new sequel to The New Broker - Brokering Partnerships for Sustainable Development, this novella looks at the metrics for a partnership around resettlement from an oil refinery in W.Africa.
>> download or order

Café Conversations
A compendium of PBAS Accredited essays on the practice and theory of brokering multi-sector partnerships for sustainable development.
>> download

A Declaration aimed at tackling the persistent problems of poverty, environmental degradation and government accountability through the power of partnerships was announced today. Entitled ?he 21st Century Leadership Challenge', it is the result of a meeting of 130 professionals from around the world over the last three days, and is targeted at leaders from across the corporate business, government and charity sectors.

>> The Partnership Declaration
The 21st Century Leadership Challenge
September 2006
>> HRH Prince Charles address to The Partnering Event

Cohort 18 at Charney Manor, June 2008.

Applications are being accepted for:

Cohorts 19, 20, 21 & 22 Global -
open to all candidates (residential courses in UK, Australia & Europe 2009) >>

Accredited PBAS Brokers and candidates include individuals from:

Africa
Angola, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia

America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, USA

Aisa
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Australasia & The Pacific
Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste

Europe
Belguim, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

1. For-Profit/ Private Sector

Philipps International

2. Not For-Profit Sector
AccountAbility; ActionAid; Business in the Community; CARE International; ERM; Fauna & Flora International; King Baudouin Foundation;Marie Stopes International; Mercy Corps; New Economics Foundation; Save the Children; Sustainability; Synergos ; World Vision

3. Public Sector
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); British Council; Government of Orissa; Government of West Bengal; India State Urban Development Agency; Queensland Government; UK Home Office; US State Dept

4. Official Aid Agencies
African Development Bank; AUSAID; DFID; FMO; GTZ; International Atomic Energy Agency; IFAD; IFC; SNV Netherlands Development Organisation; UNDP; UNEP; UNIDO; USAID;

25+ candidates who have completed PBAS are independent consultants working as external partnership brokers

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	The New Broker - Beyond Agreement A new sequel to The New Broker - Brokering Partnerships for Sustainable Development, this novella looks at the metrics for a partnership around resettlement from an oil refinery in W.Africa. >> download or order
	Café Conversations A compendium of PBAS Accredited essays on the practice and theory of brokering multi-sector partnerships for sustainable development. >> download
	A Declaration aimed at tackling the persistent problems of poverty, environmental degradation and government accountability through the power of partnerships was announced today. Entitled ?he 21st Century Leadership Challenge', it is the result of a meeting of 130 professionals from around the world over the last three days, and is targeted at leaders from across the corporate business, government and charity sectors. >> The Partnership Declaration The 21st Century Leadership Challenge September 2006 >> HRH Prince Charles address to The Partnering Event