Course transfer - a tripod capacity building approach

This paper presents Capacity Building (CB), Technical Assistance (TA) and Partnership Building (PB) as key elements to successful knowledge transfer, in this case course transfer. Water Supply and Sanitation for Low Income Communities course was transferred from WEDC in UK to UMI in Uganda. On the basis of the case, a Tripod Model is advanced as key to successful implementation of course transfer. The paper recommends CB at the local level instrumental to sustainability of course transferred especially when external support ceases.