12, 16 & 17 March, Online
Organizations rely heavily on staff experience, yet valuable knowledge often remains informal or gets lost in daily work. Effective knowledge management helps capture, structure, and share this expertise to improve learning, project quality, and organizational effectiveness. This training provides essential concepts and practical steps for introducing knowledge management in one’s own organization.
Content
This training addresses the challenge of preserving and sharing valuable knowledge and experience within German NGOs and their partner organisations. Participants will explore practical methods and simple tools for generating, capturing, organizing, and sharing knowledge within their existing workflows and structures. The course also highlights key roles and responsibilities necessary to embed knowledge management effectively in an organization. Through a step-by-step approach, participants will learn how to apply these concepts in their own organizational context, reflecting on potential challenges and opportunities.
Key questions
- What are the prerequisites for effectively implementing knowledge management in organisations?
- Which knowledge management steps need to be considered in the project cycle?
- What can be done to capitalize valuable and relevant experiences from staff, share them and make the best possible use of them for development policy work and project management?
- How can I apply what I have learned in my organisation?
- What can we learn from each other?
Facilitator
Gabriele Vollmar is an experienced consultant and trainer who specializes in helping organizations work better with knowledge. She has supported companies and public institutions since the mid-1990s in improving how they share, organize, and use knowledge. She also teaches at several universities and is active in professional communities that focus on learning and organizational development.
Target Group
Target group are employees of German development (I)NGOs and their partner organizations working in the development sector. You are therefore cordially invited to forward this invitation to your colleagues in the global south. Tandems of German employees and partners are welcome.
Location
Online (Zoom)
Format
The training consists of three four-hour online sessions. The sessions will be in English.
First Session: Thursday, 12th March 2026, 9:00 am -1:00 pm, CET
Second Session: Monday, 16th March 2026, 9:00 am -1:00 pm, CET
Third Session: Tuesday, 17th March 2026, 9:00 am -1:00 pm, CET
Please note: Places are limited and participants who have been successful in getting a place must commit to 16 hours of their time for attending the three (3) online sessions (which are mandatory) as well as for self-study and course work.
Costs
Participation at this workshop is free of charge. The training is limited in number of participants. Your registration is binding.
Registration
Please register for the event by 27th February 2026.
Please note that your registration is not a confirmation of participation. You will receive feedback about your admission to the course one to two weeks after your registration.
Please contact Almut Huss for further questions (a.huss(at)venro.org).
Please find the programme to the seminar below.