On 26 and 27 July 2012, UNESCO Quito Office hosted the second capacity building workshop on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, for civil servants of the Municipality of Quito, and specifically for staff from the Metropolitan Institute of Heritage.

The main objectives of this workshop were to provide new tools and knowledge regarding the measures to ensure the safeguarding, dissemination and promotion of intangible heritage in the metropolitan area of Quito. It included training materials, presentations and practical exercises.

The training session was in charge of Mr Fabian Bedón and counted with the collaboration of the National Institute of Culture Heritage (INPC) of Ecuador. The institution made a presentation on how the Intangible Culture Heritage is being safeguarded in the country . Presentations on practical cases in Ecuador and the process for nominations for the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO were included.