About EDC Trainers LLC
EDC Trainers LLC
EDCTrainers, LLC – is an international management consulting and business advisory firm founded in 1990 and registered in the United States. EDCTrainers, LLC works extensively with national and international public and private sector entities, non-profit organizations and the donor community in economic development.
Services
1. Human Capital Management
Leader Development – Leaders & Decision Makers Leadership Retreats
Women’s Leadership Summits
Professional Leadership Summitsn
Young Entrepreneur’s Leadership Summit
2. Public Sector Development
HR Competency-based Performance/Functional Reviews & Capacity Building
Current & Past Projects
Private Sector/Organizational/Program Development & Management: Small Business Development Center Management (2001-Ongoing)-Rutgers University/Rutgers Business School, Newark NJ
Private Sector/Program Development Implementation & Management: SME Training & Technical Assistance Program (1998-2001) – Greater Newark Development Consortium (GNBDC), Newark, NJ
Program Development & Implementation: PSE&G Small Business Revitalization Training Project(2000) – funded by Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) Community Development Unit
Human Capital/Program Development & Implementation (1999): Prudential Young Entrepreneurships Program (PYEP) funded by Prudential Foundation; Association for Enterprise Opportunities (AEO) &American Express Community Business
Human Capital/Research Project for UNDP/UNV ( – Human Resource Evaluation/Needs Assessment of the Participatory Development Research Center for Africa division and submitted Policy Recommendation Report (Funded by UNDP)
Program Monitoring/Evaluation (1998) Research Project for OXFAM – Evaluation/Needs Assessment of Microloan Program for Rural Economic Development Project and submitted a Evaluation/Feasibility Study Report (Funded by Oxfam-UK/Ireland)
Program Development/Monitoring & Evaluation (1996-7): SME Retail & Manufacturing Sector Training program for USAID (United States Agency for International Development) (1996-7)– Results: – trained over 200 Small to Medium Scale (SMEs) Manufacturers/wholesalers/retailers contributing to skills development, manpower capacity building and growth for Zimbabwe’s Private Sector (Funded by USAID)
Evaluation/Research Project for Academy for Educational Development (1996)– Retail/Manufacturing Small Businesses Needs Assessment for the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Project (Funded by USAID)
Program Development & Implementation: Professional Capacity Building Training project for the Zimbabwe Development Bank Loan Officers – Results: A 30% improvement in loan assessment procedures; 40 % increase in loan repayment by the small businesses (1997) (Funded by African Development Bank/World Bank)
Evaluation/Research Project for PricewaterhouseCoopers (1998)– Competency Based Needs Assessment of the Department of Trade & Commerce/Zimbabwe Government (Funded by USAID & NORAD -Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)Project Management: Successfully managed a ¼ million dollars African NGO Conference Project for CONGO-UN (The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations with Consultative status in the United Nations) implemented in Kampala, Uganda – Results: – A 100% participant turnout (Funded by UN)
Public Administration/Project Management: 4th World Women’s World Conference Information Management (1995-7) – WEDO, NYC, NY