Useful links on learning & training opportunities

The following list of links provides a quick reference guide and some useful tips to JPOs ans SARCs, who are also invited to seek further guidance in this section as well as explore the web through the medium of search engines (like Google.com, Yahoo.com, Excite.com, Msn.com, etc.).

Please also consult the thematic resources section on this website, which contains many useful links to some key learning and experience-sharing platforms.

In the Client Satisfaction Surveys, JPOs and SARCs are asked which training they funded with their DTTA. Please click here for the results table.

General links

• United Nations University - short-duration training courses and workshops



• Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) - sectorwide active-learning membership network, is dedicated to improving the quality and accountability of humanitarian action, by sharing lessons; identifying common problems; and where appropriate, building consensus on approaches.



• Centre for Intercultural Learning - Canada's largest provider of cross-cultural and international training services for internationally-assigned government and private sector personnel.



• Communication Initiative - (very comprehensive list of events and seminars)
  The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness and scale of communication interventions for positive international development.



• Development Gateway - website sponsored by the World Bank and international non-profit organization with the mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations through information technology.



• ILO International Training Centre



• IMA International provides training and Consultancy for Development, courses in Project Management, People Skills and M&E around the world



• INTRAC (International NGO Training and Research Centre) provides courses on issues around strengthening civil society and Institutional Development, Organisational Capacity Building and Programme Development.



• Oslo Governance Centre - new Training Referral Service to identify training providers.



• RIPA International - Trainings in the key areas of public sector reform, project management, change management, good governance and organisational development.



• Language courses - online languages courses are available on the following links:
  • Arabic - lessons and language
  • Chinese - Mandarin
  • English - ESL and EFL
  • French - language
  • Spanish - Spanish Online Course (Beginner), University of Texas courses for Latin American languages, language and Instituto Cervantes.
  
  
  
• SETYM International - leading professional training and consulting company, SETYM is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider offering project management training solutions to public sector managers.



• Typing courses - free online typing courses can be found at www.typing-lessons.org or www.goodtyping.com.

Management Skills

• United Nations System - numerous links to Human Resources websites



• Career Track - online seminars and trainings



• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) e-course - theory and practical application of UNDP's ERM framework



• INSEAD - programmes



• MDF (Management for Development Foundation East and Southern Africa) - training and consulting organization for organisations and individuals responsible for planning, management and project implementation



• American Society for Training and Development



• SETYM International - SETYM International is a leading professional training and consultancy company, based in Canada. SETYM offers project management training solutions to public sector managers from around the world. They also offer institutional support, technical assistance and other consulting services in the field of project management.



• American Management Association



• Asian Institute of Management (AIM)



• WWW Virtual Library - International Affairs Resources



• Brandon Hall - Guide to E-learning



• Linkage, Inc. - Organizational development and corporate education programmes, products and services



• Xtreme Learning - Integrated e-learning solutions

Democratic Governance and Human Rights

• The Danish Institute for Human Rights offers a number of short courses on annual basis on topics within the human rights field.
  For further information and access to the course calendar...



• The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is offering a number of advanced short courses on annual basis on topics within the human rights field. They are very interested in participants from the UN system. Courses will generally be of two weeks in duration. Some money for scholarships is available, in particular for participants from inside South Africa.
  
  For further information, please visit their website or contact Dr. Heyns.



• The Hague Academy for Local Governance is a new institute that works in close cooperation with the Dutch Association of Municipalities and the City of The Hague, organising training programmes for professionals that work on decentralisation processes and strengthening local governance worldwide.
  For more information: www.thehagueacademy.com



• Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) organises short, specialised courses via distance education for human rights advocates and development professionals.
  For more information on the courses: http://www.hrea.org/courses/index.html



• The Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden, conducted a Regional Advanced Programme on Human Rights: http://www.rwi.lu.se



• Georgia State University offers Summer course on Fiscal Decentralization and Local Governance.



• The Duke Center for International Development, in collaboration with the World Bank Institute, will conduct the programme on Fiscal Decentralization and Local Government Financial Management at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, Summer 2007.
  For more information on this 3 weeks training programme...

Poverty Reduction

• World Bank - Poverty Net learning resources;



• IFAD - Forthcoming events and meetings;



• Inter-American Development Bank - Sustainable Development Department's Events;

Crisis Prevention and Recovery

• Reliefweb - Humanitarian Training Inventory (HATI);



• Health in Emergencies and Refugee Health at the Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Energy and Environment

• Environmental Leadership Programme - Centre for Sustainable Resource Development (CSRD) of the College of Natural Resources, University of California;

Gender Empowerment and Status of Women

• Mahila Web (Nepal) - List of training courses, workshops, conferences and advocacy initiatives of interest to women and gender focused development practitioners;

HIV and AIDS

• International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA)

Procurement

• UNDP Procurement Training

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