Early Childhood Education, including teacher-training methodologies for kindergartens and daycare,
children with special needs, parental involvement, emergent literacy, science, music and art.
The Center's underlying philosophy stresses the importance of bottom-up development and the
recognition of women's contribution to their countries' development. MCTC methodology incorporates
a strongly "hands-on" approach, wherever possible based on observation visits, case studies presented
by participants from their own work experience and problem solving through simulation exercises.
International courses are held in English, Spanish and French. In addition, several tailor-made courses
and workshops are commissioned annually by government and non-governmental bodies on specific
topics. The majority of courses and workshops run beween 3 to 7 weeks and most participants are
professionals, aged between 25-50, with at least seven years' experience in their field. Week-long
International Seminars and Symposia take place biennially on development themes of current interest
for women leaders active in public life in the developing and industrialized countries.
Throughout the year, 2-3 week on-the-spot workshops are conducted at the request of government
agencies or non-governmental organizations in the trainees' countries of orgin. These workshops are
an integral part of the process of transfer of knowledge. The local coordinator of these workshops
will often be a past trainee of MCTC, an aspect which facilitates the communication of new ideas
and strengthens the trainee's authority in his/her working environment.
Since 1961, more than 10,000 participants from 147 countries have attended programs at MCTC
and thousands more have participated in on-the-spot courses in cooperating countries. In 2001,
for example, 18 courses, workshops, study tours and seminars took place at MCTC, with the
participation of 497 professionals (75% women). In addition, during the year, 871 trainess took part
in 21 on-the-spot courses conducted in different locations abroad by MCTC expert teams.
MCTC cooperates with a number of governmental and non-governmental organizations (ACWF,
CCBCC, SOROS), international aid agencies (USAID, OAS, IDB, GIFRID, WBI), international women's
organizations (Soroptimist International, Women's Mediterranean Forum, International Council of
Women) and United Nations specialized agencies such as ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNCTAD and
UNDP.
Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center
Director: Mazal Renford
P.O. Box 6111
Haifa 31060
E-mail: mctc@mctc.co.il
Tel: 972-4-8375904
Fax: 972-4-8375913
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