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Association Success Story The Development of the Cluster Events training delivery model and the impact on the IB Professional Development within the region (Africa, Europe and the Middle East). Organisation: Categories: International Baccalaureate Professional development Organisation and Membership Profile: Non-profit organization. Member Geography: Number of Members: Organisation location: Global 3,747 + IB world schools Den Haag, The Netherlands Lead Contact: Position: Shannon de Groot Head of Professional Development Project Dates: From: To: January 2013 Present Aims and Objectives: Develop a new training model to support the needs of schools and support a new revenue stream for the organization. Introduction: Bridging the gap between the current training offering and business development need within the market. Our market research resulted in a new Professional Development training model created named Cluster Events Background: Schools identified the following gaps in their Professional Development needs:     Access Geographical Financial Volume challenges