Training is designed for the people in the room. We work with five groups:
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Diplomats
Junior and mid-career diplomats and foreign-service officers.
- Diplomatic protocol and practice
- Negotiation and mediation
- Multilateral diplomacy and the UN system
- Diplomatic reporting and drafting
02
Executives
Business leaders and managers working across borders.
- Geopolitics for business decisions
- Cross-cultural negotiation
- Working with governments and embassies
- Reading political risk
03
Universities
Students and faculty in international relations and related fields.
- Diploma and certificate programmes
- Simulation and model-diplomacy workshops
- Research methods and policy writing
- Careers in diplomacy and international organisations
04
Government
Officials in ministries, departments and public bodies.
- Writing policy briefs and summaries
- Public diplomacy and strategic communication
- Briefing senior officials
- International agreements in practice
05
International organisations
Staff of UN agencies, development partners and NGOs.
- Pakistan in context: an orientation for incoming staff
- Regional briefings on Central and South Asia
- Stakeholder engagement in Pakistan
- Women, peace and security in practice
Typical formats are below. Timeframes are indicative and are confirmed in the proposal; fees are quoted on proposal.
Workshop
Half a day or one day on a single skill or theme.
Arranged in three to four weeks
Short course
Two to five days, combining sessions, exercises and visits.
Six to eight weeks to design
Certificate programme
Several weeks, part-time, with assessment and a certificate.
By agreement
Custom cohort
A programme designed for one organisation’s staff, run once or every year.
By agreement
Courses can be held at IPDS in Islamabad, at your premises in Pakistan or abroad, online, or in a hybrid format. Participants receive an IPDS certificate of completion.
1
Enquiry
Tell us what you need through the enquiry form. A member of the team replies to arrange a short conversation.
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Scoping conversation
We discuss the question, the audience, the timeline and any constraints, and suggest the format that fits.
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Written proposal
A short proposal sets out the scope, method, team, deliverables, timeline and fee. Nothing starts until it is agreed in writing.
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Delivery
The work is carried out by the relevant IPDS centre, with editorial review by the Research Desk before anything is delivered.
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Follow-up
We present the findings or run a debriefing, and agree any follow-on work.
Our open programmes show how we teach:
IPDS is an independent, nonpartisan institute. These commitments apply to every engagement:
—IPDS keeps full editorial control of anything published under its name. Findings are not agreed with, or changed for, the organisation that commissioned the work.
—Commissioned work can stay confidential to the organisation that asked for it. If it is published, the commissioning organisation is named.
—IPDS does not lobby or campaign on behalf of any government, company or organisation.
—We decline work that would conflict with our nonpartisan mandate or with existing commitments, and we tell you early if we cannot take a project on.
Use the enquiry form to tell us what you need, when you need it and who it is for. A member of the team will reply to arrange a short scoping conversation.
You may also be interested in Track II Dialogues or Geopolitical Risk Analysis.
