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The Study Tour
Programme
WAIPA’s popular study tour programme is
aimed at enabling young professional staff of WAIPA member
agencies to visit and learn from experienced IPAs worldwide.
The study tours are scheduled for a period of up to two
weeks and cover the whole range of IPA activities through
hands-on experience and on-the-job training.
The
main features of the programme are:
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Study tours are geared towards
young professionals from WAIPA member agencies.
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The programme is designed to
provide participants with the opportunity to gain
first-hand experience in investment promotion
and investor targeting from successful IPAs. |
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The training is free of charge
for WAIPA members; the travel and accommodation
costs are borne by the participants themselves.
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Applicants must hold a university
degree in Business, Economics, Law or a related
field, and have a minimum of two years of work
experience in investment promotion. |
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Candidates must be fluent in
English, Spanish or French – depending on the
host IPA working language. |
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The WAIPA Steering
Committee selects programme participants. |
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After completing the study tour,
trainees are requested to submit a written evaluation
report to the WAIPA Secretariat. |
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Upon successful conclusion of
their training, the participants receive a certificate
of completion. |
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WAIPA Study Tour 2007
WAIPA Study Tour 2007 was organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and took place in the period from 11 to 20 September 2007 in Japan.
In cooperation with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) a sponsorship was available for candidates from hardship IPAs (LDCs).
Waipa Study Tour 2006
In 2006, twenty investment promotion professionals from IPAs received training in South Africa kindly organized by Trade and Investment Kwa Zulu Natal (TIKZN) in cooperation with Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA) and the Durban Investment Promotion Agency (DIPA).
Web photo gallery of the
WAIPA Study Tour in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa:
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"WAIPA's Study Tour Programme offers a unique opportunity enabling the professionals of WAIPA member agencies to spend up to two weeks training at successful IPAs worldwide. Together with IPAs at a national, regional or local level, the participants have the privilege to study the whole range of activities considered crucial in the fast moving business of investment promotion.
As WAIPA President, I would encourage the professionals of WAIPA member agencies to take part in this yearly programme as it is tailored to IPA needs and offers the ideal mix between an insight into best practices in investment promotion as well as in IPA capacity building and fruitful exchanges".
Mr. Kai Hammerich, WAIPA President |
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