Part of the training takes place in working situations and is designed in consultation with the students to meet individual needs. If not, care will be taken to design a project that will have relevance to their work back home. Students are encouraged to evaluate in what way their experiences in Iceland can be applied in their home situation. On completion of the course the students should have improved practical orientation and an heightened awareness of their own strengths. The course should enable them to use their talents in an effective way under a variety of circumstances.
Attention is paid to attitudes and cultural aspects as well as transfer of knowledge and skills.
Those who complete the course successfully will be awarded a Certificate of the United Nations University. Selection of cooperative partners and fellows Fisheries world-wide are going through a phase of internationalisation. This is witnessed by the large expansion in world trade and the rules and standards exporting countries have to comply with. In addition as off-shore fisheries expand there is increased interaction between nations over the exploitation of shared or migratory stocks. Demands on nations to harvest shared stocks in a responsible and sustainable manner also extend to local stocks.