Capacity Building and Training

Over the past 10 years, BlueTree has provided training to stakeholders, printers, and publishers in over 25 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Trainings are based on a needs assessment, which is conducted during a book supply chain assessment or separately, based on a skills gap assessment. Trainings are customized to fill the identified gaps and in response to local constraints.

Trainings offered include:

Donors/Development Partners/Ministry officials

Best practices in procurement, print and distribution for Book Supply Chain Management (BSCM)
Designing your RFQ/Tender to obtain the best value at the lowest price
Quality assessment
Distribution procurement, planning and monitoring
Stock and warehouse management systems
Procuring environmentally friendly books

Printers

Best practices in the efficient and cost-effective management of print facilities
Preparing successful printing bids
Growth strategies
Quality assurance and management
Optimum floor and workflow planning
Use of environmentally friendly, child-friendly and sustainable raw materials

Publishers and Content Developers