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 * Capacity Strenghtening Unit at ILRI **

The Capacity Strengthening Unit at ILRI strives to expand the capacity of scientific professionals from developing countries to conduct livestock related research for development by managing with ILRI researchers and educational institutions by giving individual training (student associates, attachment associates, graduate fellows, research fellows), group training and developing training material - modules.

The exact differences and requirements for each of these interns can be found at [|www.ilri.org], under Capacity Strengthening, Training at ILRI. In the same page there is an on-line application facility.

|| ** Contract type ** ** (paid to CaSt) ** ||  ** Medical insurance * **  ||  ** ICT (comp, internet) **  ||  ** Recommended Stipend* **  || Training for 3 – 6 months  ||   100 Charged once  ||   Addis: 21.20 Nairobi: 75 Per month  ||   NBI 90 Addis 175 per month  ||   $ 100 per month   || - 3 - 18 months for Masters Students. - Up to 36 months for PhDs, whose contracts should be renewed each year ||   Addis: 200 Nairobi: 250 Cost charged once  ||^   ||   $ 1075 per year   || - $ 300 – 500 per month for Masters Students. - $ 500 – 1000 per month for PhDs Students and Research Fellows
 * 1) For projects to accept student interns, they have to consider the following crucial factors:
 * 2) The availability of an ILRI Supervisor who will provide training and guidance to the intern.
 * 3) A project that has made allowance for the students, including working resources. Whereas these will include work space, transport (for field work), and a computer. The latest rates for various items are tabulated below. Note that there may be differences between what is charged in the Addis and the Nairobi campuses.
 * ** Contract duration ** ||||||||  ** Costs (USD) to be paid for student **  ||
 * ^  ||  ** CaSt fees **
 * Short term training  ||   For Attachment Associates, Student and Technical Associates:
 * Long term training  ||   For Graduate Fellows and Research Fellows. Training for:

+ 500 per month for boarding in ILRI Addis Charges for boarding outside both campuses will vary. ||

* These are recommended amounts. There have been cases where hosting projects have offered OR the student have negotiated for and received higher payments. If students are being hosted in the Nairobi or Addis ILRI campuses, there is now an additional monthly office space charge of around $ 20 per sq metre. The space will depend on the offices the interns will be allocated.


 * 1) If the internship is accepted an **ILRI** Contract OR Registration Form will be drawn with the terms and conditions depicted in the ILRI Training Manual of ILRI. In the Contract the sources and/or Cost Centers to be charged the expenses listed above will be indicated by the ILRI Supervisor.
 * 1) Reporting is indicated as part of the contract:
 * 2) Long term students are required to develop periodic progress reports, copies sent through their supervisors to the CaSt offices.


 * 1) <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">At the end of the internship, ALL students must leave one hard copy and a soft copy of their technical reports (+ thesis, papers, presentations, etc.) with the CaSt office. All research documents will be made available to the public through ILRI Mahider.

For clarification write contact Julius Nyangaga j.nyangaga@cgiar.org, Getrude Ngeleshi g.ngeleshi@cgiar.org, Birke Enyew b.enyew@cgiar.org, Tigist Endashaw t.endashaw@cgiar.org , and Getrude Ngeleshi ( g.ngeleshi@cgiar.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
 * 1) <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">For more information, please refer to the following
 * 2) <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The [|ILRI Capacity Building Webpage]
 * 3) <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The [|ILRI Training policy and procedure manual]

The Capacity strengthening Unit has recently set up an alumni network to bring together those that have been attached to ILRI and now has widened the scope to bring together all the alumni's of ILRI. This platform is used to share the experiences and expertise gained during the time spent at ILRI. To join us on ILRI alumni click on the following link. @ILRI alumni network