ReliefWeb - Training Opportunities

ReliefWeb - Training Opportunities

ReliefWeb - Training Opportunities

Crisis Leadership Program (CLP) - Seed

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 04:48:40 +0000

CLP Seed focuses on better understanding the humanitarian system and strengthening the leadership capability of those new to working in conflict, disaster, and crisis settings. Participants will deepen their understanding of international humanitarian coordination structures to better navigate the crisis response system. It will also build new skills and provide tools and techniques to support the delivery of quality assistance to communities affected by crisis. This course is designed for those people working in response to the Syrian/Turkiye earthquake crisis.

Format

Study online at your convenience for three hours a week, including a live session that connects you with educators and fellow participants once every two weeks. Then, join us for a three-day in-person workshop to consolidate your learning and connect with like-minded people and organisations.

How to register

Participants can register via the CHL website: https://centreforhumanitarianleadership.org/clp-application-form/

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Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:16:51 +0000

DRC’s HEAT is a personal safety training in which participants will learn how to identify potential threats and adopt risk mitigation measures for reducing the likelihood of encountering local threats and the impact should a threat-related event occur. This course is designed for participants coming from a wide range of backgrounds with varied levels of experience for travel to hazardous and insecure contexts.

Course elements:

• Safety Risk Management and Tools
• Personal Safety – Mitigation and Response to Threats
• Radio and Phone Communications
• Travel, Convoy & Vehicle Safety
• Driving in Hostile Environments
• Coping with Capture
• Inter-personal Communication and Negotiation
• Mine and UXO Awareness
• Basic Trauma Management
• Mental Health and Wellbeing

HEAT is conducted in both a conference room setting and in field conditions including presentations, discussions, and simulation-based exercises. Participants should be ready to spend time outdoors in the prevailing weather conditions, move on foot for shorter distances in terrain, jump in and out of vehicles, dive for cover, and encounter stressful situations under the guidance and support of the course instructors.

We expect participants to be ready to start the course on the first day early in the morning and finish on the last day late in the afternoon, therefore we recommend that the participant arrives to the location of the course the day before and leave the day after.

How to register

You can register your interest for attending this training course by sending an email to safetytraining@drc.ngo

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Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:15:14 +0000

DRC’s HEAT is a personal safety training in which participants will learn how to identify potential threats and adopt risk mitigation measures for reducing the likelihood of encountering local threats and the impact should a threat-related event occur. This course is designed for participants coming from a wide range of backgrounds with varied levels of experience for travel to hazardous and insecure contexts.

Course elements:

• Safety Risk Management and Tools
• Personal Safety – Mitigation and Response to Threats
• Radio and Phone Communications
• Travel, Convoy & Vehicle Safety
• Driving in Hostile Environments
• Coping with Capture
• Inter-personal Communication and Negotiation
• Mine and UXO Awareness
• Basic Trauma Management
• Mental Health and Wellbeing

HEAT is conducted in both a conference room setting and in field conditions including presentations, discussions, and simulation-based exercises. Participants should be ready to spend time outdoors in the prevailing weather conditions, move on foot for shorter distances in terrain, jump in and out of vehicles, dive for cover, and encounter stressful situations under the guidance and support of the course instructors.

We expect participants to be ready to start the course on the first day early in the morning and finish on the last day late in the afternoon, therefore we recommend that the participant arrives to the location of the course the day before and leave the day after.

How to register

You can register your interest for attending this training course by sending an email to safetytraining@drc.ngo

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Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:14:43 +0000

DRC’s HEAT is a personal safety training in which participants will learn how to identify potential threats and adopt risk mitigation measures for reducing the likelihood of encountering local threats and the impact should a threat-related event occur. This course is designed for participants coming from a wide range of backgrounds with varied levels of experience for travel to hazardous and insecure contexts.

Course elements:

• Safety Risk Management and Tools
• Personal Safety – Mitigation and Response to Threats
• Radio and Phone Communications
• Travel, Convoy & Vehicle Safety
• Driving in Hostile Environments
• Coping with Capture
• Inter-personal Communication and Negotiation
• Mine and UXO Awareness
• Basic Trauma Management
• Mental Health and Wellbeing

HEAT is conducted in both a conference room setting and in field conditions including presentations, discussions, and simulation-based exercises. Participants should be ready to spend time outdoors in the prevailing weather conditions, move on foot for shorter distances in terrain, jump in and out of vehicles, dive for cover, and encounter stressful situations under the guidance and support of the course instructors.

We expect participants to be ready to start the course on the first day early in the morning and finish on the last day late in the afternoon, therefore we recommend that the participant arrives to the location of the course the day before and leave the day after.

How to register

You can register your interest for attending this training course by sending an email to safetytraining@drc.ngo

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Online Knowledge Management (KM) Training

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:05:05 +0000

Our CPD-accredited Knowledge Management (KM) online training course is a 7-week programme specifically designed for key personnel in NGOs, government, UN agencies and private sector organisations. You work from the comfort of your own home or office. Designed to fit around your schedule and allow you to learn when you learn best.

You complete the paced course over seven weeks with facilitated, scheduled live meetings, including four fixed-date webinars. You will join a peer group of participants from different organisations and countries. You will provided with the following:

• Practical exercises and reflection activities
• 5 guided 90-minute group webinars (recordings made available)
• Paired and peer group work
• Presentations and video inputs
• Written resources and links
• Relevant case studies
• Opportunity to apply KM and Knowledge Sharing (KS) tools in your workplace
• User-friendly platform for accessing all materials, presentations and resources, sharing with your peer group and uploading your regular assignments to a dedicated portfolio
• Scheduled access to mentors
• Personalised mentoring session within three months after the course

What you will learn:

• Develop a culture that harnesses the know-how and experience of your people
• Make knowledge accessible to everyone who needs it by building knowledge sharing (KS) into everyday operations
• Use knowledge management (KM) to achieve and support your strategic objectives
• Practically use knowledge-sharing tools and techniques

How long: The 7-week programme will take between 30 and 40 hours to complete, including contact hours, self-study and reflection, peer and paired work, and pre- and post-course learning.

You are awarded a KM certificate after completing the course and fulfilling all course criteria.

Accreditation: CPD and HPass

How to register

Apply Online via our website or contact post@imainternational.com for more information.

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Online Theory of Change in Practice (ToC) Training

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:03:49 +0000

This course gives you the opportunity to improve knowledge and skills on how social change happens and your contribution to it, using a Theory of Change lens. It will provide you with innovative tools to plan, deliver and review how projects, programmes and other activities can help make change happen. This course enables you to develop skills that will help you work with partners to design compelling projects that deliver sustainable social change.

Innovative teaching-learning methodologies are used to explore different dynamics and through group work you will explore the key concepts of Theory of Change in Practice. We critically reflect on our assumptions and their effect on influencing change. Applying participatory and other development methodologies you see your project through a Theory of Change lens.

Join our experienced facilitators, and together with a peer group, using a mix of interactive facilitation, self-learning and practical activities, and by sharing your knowledge and experiences, you will learn about Theory of Change. You will also be provided with the following:

• Practical exercises and reflection activities
• 6 guided 90-minute group webinars
• Peer group work
• Presentations and video inputs
• Written resources and links
• Relevant case studies
• User-friendly platform for accessing all materials, presentations, and resources, sharing with your peer group and uploading your regular assignments to a dedicated portfolio
• Scheduled access to mentors
• Personalised mentoring session within 3 months after
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• Opportunity to apply ToC tools in your workplace

How long: 8 weeks

You are awarded a ToC certificate after completing the course and fulfilling all course criteria.

How to register

Apply Online via our website or Contact post@imainternational.com for more information.

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Training to facilitate open dialogues on migration, freedom of movement and social inclusion for civil society actors based in Armenia and Georgia

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:36:24 +0000

WHEN: 2 September 2024 (All day) - 6 September 2024 (All day)

WHERE: Yerevan, Armenia and follow-up sessions online

ORGANIZED BY: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue, is inviting applications for a training cycle to develop practical skills to hold open dialogues about migration, freedom of movement and social inclusion issues. The course will consist of:

Five days in-person training sessions from 2 to 6 September 2024, held in Yerevan;

Two, half-day online sessions on 20 September and 16 December; and

Online coaching.

WHO

The course is open to civil society actors and community workers based in Armenia and Georgia (citizenship of the applicant is not decisive).

This training can be useful for:

• community centre workers who would like to create a space where members of different communities can meet and get to know each other;
• civil society activists advocating for the rights of migrants, returnees or displaced persons who would like to learn about dialogue as a tool to bring people together and discuss their experiences and perspectives;
• teachers looking for new ways to release tensions arising at their school;
• city council or local administration employees interested in fostering mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence in their community;
• social or humanitarians workers who want to strengthen their skills to facilitate communication in tense situations.

Please consult this document for more information, including about selection criteria.

WHAT

The course aims to provide participants with the skills and tools necessary to organize and facilitate open dialogues on migration, freedom of movement and social inclusion issues in their work or communities. In the Armenian and Georgian contexts, issues such as family separations caused by forced displacement, economic migrations resulting in population decrease, return and reintegration, and restrictions to freedom of movement in some regions can be approached through dialogue.

Topics addressed in the training will include:

• What is an open dialogue?
• What is facilitation and how to facilitate a dialogue?
• Important elements in a dialogue
• The art of asking good questions
• Strengthening listening skills
• How to build trust?
• How to plan and implement a public dialogue in your community or work?
• How to deal with emotions that might arise during dialogue?
• Practicing dialogue facilitation

HOW

The training will be interactive and will require a high level of active participation, including through group work and exercises. Participants will practice their facilitation skills by conducting dialogue sessions facilitated by other participants to gain experience and confidence to independently organize and facilitate dialogues after the training. The course is conducted in English by trainers with experience of dialogue training and facilitation and proven gender and cultural sensitivity.

Participants are expected to:

• Have a genuine desire and capacity to organize open dialogues on migration or freedom of movement in their communities;
• Participate full-time in the 5-day in-person training on 2-6 September 2024;
• Prepare a feasible dialogue plan;
• Attend a follow-up online workshop to take place on 20 September 2024 to discuss their dialogue plan with other participants;
• Hold at least one public dialogue on migration or freedom of movement in their community;
• Attend a final online workshop on 16 December 2024 to present their achievements and conclude the training cycle.

Participants who complete the whole cycle, including organizing at least one dialogue before the final workshop, will receive a certificate.

How to register

APPLICATION

Applicants should complete the application form and upload their CV (PDF or DOC) by 21 July 2024. ODIHR will strive to ensure a geographical and gender balance among participants. By 2 August 2024, successful candidates (only) will be informed about the outcome of the selection process.

If you have any questions about the content of the training or the selection procedure, please contact Lola.Girard@odihr.pl and Veronica.Grazzi@odihr.pl.

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Leading societal resilience

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:44:55 +0000

We look forward to welcoming you to the next National Consortium for Societal Resilience (NCSR+) webinar on Leading societal resilience held jointly with the Resilience Beyond Observed Capabilities Network+ (RBOC+) project. Attendees must register for the webinar at the MS Teams link below.

This webinar will focus on the mindsets and skillsets needed to lead societal resilience. CROs and resilience professionals will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of societal resilience, so it is vital that as individuals they have the skillset of a resilient leader.

Date: 9th July 2024, 10.00am-11.30am (UK time)

Our speakers:

• Professor Caroline Field, Partner, PA Consulting
• Mike Adamson, Director, Systems Leadership Development

Traditional crisis response skills are necessary, but alone are no longer sufficient to actively build resilience at the societal level, particularly when communities rarely “bounce back better” after an emergency. Rather, leaders must possess a unique blend of values, skills and dispositions, to enable a whole system critical shift in mindset from reactive to proactive, appreciating the interdependence between short term threat and long-term community resilience.

Resilience professionals must themselves be resilient, if they are to empower others to lead within their communities and organisations and bridge the gap between top-down and bottom-up resilience building initiatives. A resilient leader must be able to lead during uncertainty, change, and crisis, but also have the skills to build trust, cohesion, and capacity across a wide variety of systems and with a diverse range of people.

NCSR+ / RBOC+ webinars are designed for resilience practitioners, resilience partnerships and partner organisations to share insights and lessons on developing societal resilience that others may find useful.

How to register

Register: via this MS Teams link

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Stakeholder Management and Engagement in Relief, Humanitarian And Development Contexts

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:18:15 +0000

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS

ENHANCING PROJECT SUCCESS THROUGH INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Effective stakeholder management is fundamental to the success of relief, humanitarian, and development projects. This training provides you with vital skills and strategic insights to navigate the intricate stakeholder landscape. By cultivating robust relationships and deepening your understanding of diverse stakeholder needs, you'll drive initiatives that are sustainable, impactful and aligned with aspirations of the the communities they aim to serve.

Stakeholder engagement goes beyond interaction; it embodies transformative potential. Through active listening and collaborative partnership with stakeholders, your projects can achieve:

• Enhanced effectiveness
• Long-term sustainability
• Alignment with community aspirations and priorities

WHAT THIS COURSE COVERS

• MASTERING STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS: Gain expert insights into identifying and analyzing stakeholders, understanding their power, interests, and influence on project success.
• COMMUNICATION AND STAKEHOLDER UNDERSTANDING: Learn how to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, fostering mutual understanding and collaboration.
• DEVELOPING A STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT PLAN: Craft a comprehensive stakeholder management plan, addressing the needs and expectations of key stakeholders to enhance project outcomes.
• STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES: Develop tailored engagement strategies that align with stakeholder power and influence, ensuring effective collaboration and buy-in.
• INTEGRATING STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES INTO PROJECT PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION: Understand the importance of incorporating stakeholder insights into project planning, monitoring, and evaluation for more inclusive and sustainable development.

All topics are supported by frequent, clear, practical examples and case studies from relief, humanitarian, and development work.

You can see all the sessions in the curriculum here.

HOW THIS COURSE WORKS

This is a self-study training so you can work at your own pace. As soon as you sign up you will have access to:

• More than 2.5 hours of clear, practical, step-by-step sessions (downloadable, subtitled video, accessible on all devices)
• Discussion sections to leave questions and reflections
• Frequent tests to check and reinforce your learning
• A certificate of completion

This is a practical course. You will often be asked to pause and work through reflections and exercises. This is to support you in developing your own skills as you progress through the modules.

Your Instructor: Neil Kendrick

Leading ELD Training with over 25 years of experience, Neil Kendrick from the UK specializes in Professional Writing, Reporting Skills, Proposal Writing, Results-Based Management, and Monitoring & Evaluation. He has trained professionals from hundreds of organizations in over 20 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the course?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

How can I start?

You can pay by credit card sign up right away. You will have access to the whole course immediately.

My organization is funding this course. How can I enroll?

If your organization is sponsoring you, and you want to pay by bank transfer, send us an email at mail@eldtraining.com.

How can we enroll a group of participants?

Relief, humanitarian and development work is a team effort. Please email us to discuss enrolling groups.

What other ways can I pay?

You can pay by bank draft, PayPal and Western Union. Contact us at mail@eldtraining.com for details.

What support is available during the course?

Although this is a self-study training, there are Discussion areas inside the course where you can post any additional questions about what was covered.

You can explore the early modules in the curriculum here.

And if you have any questions about whether this course is right for you, feel free to email us.

To register please visit STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN AND (eldtraining.com). To register groups or pay by bank transfer please contact us at mail@eldtraining.com.

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Results-Based Management & M&E Planning in Relief, Humanitarian And Development Contexts

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:59:28 +0000

RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT & M&E PLANNING IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS

Deliver better results and positively impact the lives of your target groups and communities with this practical course. Designed for project managers, relief / humanitarian / development workers, and Monitoring and Evaluation staff, this program will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to design and monitor projects that deliver measurable results.

This training is for anyone in working in relief, humanitarian or development contexts who is involved with project planning or with an active role in M&E, data collection, analysis or reporting. This training integrates the Results-Based Management philosophy and principles, enabling you to consistently deliver positive, measurable change that meets the expectations of your stakeholders and donors. You will also master the Logical Framework Approach, a key methodology in project design, Monitoring and Evaluation for relief, humanitarian and community development initiatives.

You will learn a step-by-step process for project design and M&E planning that will support delivering impactful project results. Gain the expertise to:

• CONNECT THEORY TO REAL CHANGE: Learn how to apply the Results-Based Management philosophy and principles to drive results.
• DESIGN PROJECTS THAT DELIVER: Use the Logical Framework Approach to design, monitor and evaluate relief, humanitarian and community development projects.
• PLAN FOR M&E: Learn how to integrate your M&E planning to track and consistently deliver positive, measurable change, supporting responsive decision-making.

COURSE PROCESS

Our course is designed to fit into your schedule, enabling effective learning and application of knowledge. This is a combination of dynamic live sessions conducted using ZOOM and off-line self study. Here's what you can expect:

• DYNAMIC LIVE SESSIONS: Engage in five interactive weekly live sessions conducted via Zoom (and recorded for future reference), where expert instructor Neil Kendrick will guide you through the learning process. Each week we meet live for around 60 minutes to discuss the application of the tools and explore any questions.
• FLEXIBLE SELF-STUDY: Work through video presentations and tasks at your own pace between meetings.
• TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING: Short quizzes at the end of each module let you test your knowledge and help you reflect deeper on the learning points.
• DISCUSSION SPACES: At the end of each module, leave reflections and questions in the Check In sections for discussion or for the next meeting.
• DEDICATED SUPPORT: Dedicated support is available throughout the course duration for any technical issues or additional questions.
• PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK: After completing the course, you'll have the opportunity to submit your M&E Plan for personalized feedback. We will provide valuable insights to help you refine your skills and achieve greater impact.
• CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a certificate recognizing your expertise in Results-Based Management and M&E Planning.

MEETING SCHEDULE

• Meeting 1: Wednesday 31 July 2024 11.30 - 12.30 UTC
• Meeting 2: Wednesday 7 August 2024 11.30 - 12.30 UTC
• Meeting 3: Wednesday 14 August 2024 11.30 - 12.30 UTC
• Meeting 4: Wednesday 21 August 2024 11.30 - 12.30 UTC
• Meeting 5: Wednesday 28 August 2024 11.30 - 12.30 UTC

You can see current UTC time here.

Assignment deadline for feedback: 15 September 2024.

Leading ELD Training with over 25 years of experience, Neil Kendrick from the UK specializes in Professional Writing, Reporting Skills, Proposal Writing, Results-Based Management, and Monitoring & Evaluation. He has trained professionals from hundreds of organizations in over 20 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

"As a result of the training, RBM is now our in-house tool for project evaluation and appraisal. Neil opened my eyes to critical issues of linking activities to results and impacts. His ability to deconstruct and demystify M&E made the training a life-changing experience."

Dr Steve Ogidan, National Coordinating Consultant. Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending

“Neil is a wonderful trainer who lets the participants have in-depth knowledge of the course. And the way the course has been designed and is conducted really helps to grasp a good knowledge on the subject matter.”

Kanchan Ojha, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate, World Wide Fund For Nature, Nepal

"The training is a 'must' for project planning and implementation and will have a positive impact."

Kübra Emir, Program Officer, Relief International, Turkey

"The training helped me to improve my knowledge on how to develop social projects more efficiently with better performance and greater accountability by applying a clear logical framework to plan, manage and measure an intervention with a focus on results."

Elçin Demirel, Regional Coordinator, TAMEB (German-Turkish Partnership for Vocational Skills Development)

"Wonderful materials, perfect explanation videos and no chance of missing anything. If we follow this course, at the end we have new project with a perfect M&E system. The course is also cost-effective and can be done without affecting routine work."

Vamathevan Valavan, M&E Consultant, Sri Lanka

When does the course start and finish?

The course dates are in the description above. There you will see the dates for the weekly live meetings, as well as the deadline for the post-training assignment.

How long do I have access to the course?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What is the course process?

On the scheduled dates we meet each week for around one hour to discuss the topics and respond to questions. Between meetings you can work through the course materials at your own pace. At the end of each module there is a space for leaving reflections and questions for the next meeting. After the final meeting you have an extra period to prepare your assignment for personal feedback.

What happens if I miss a meeting?

Missing a meeting isn't a problem. All meetings are recorded and, if you are unexpectedly busy with other work or in the field, you can download to watch later. At the end of each module inside the course there is a place for sharing reflections and questions. So, even if you can't attend a particular meeting, we will still discuss your comments and questions.

What's involved in the follow-up assignment?

The follow-up assignment gives you a chance to apply what you have learned more deeply. You are given a fixed time to develop your own work. (The assignment varies depending on the nature of the course.) Although optional, this is a powerful way to get one-to-one insights on your strengths and areas for further improvement.

What support is available during the course?

Dedicated support is available throughout the course duration for any technical issues or additional questions.

I'm not sure I have enough time ...

These courses are designed to maximize their impact while allowing you to manage your other work. You need just one hour a week for the live meetings. Self-study can be done whenever you have a few minutes free.

Registration and payment may be made via RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT & M&E PLANNING IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN AND (eldtraining.com) and you can contact us at mail@eldtraining.com for other ways to pay or if you have any questions.

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Invitation to Webinar: Climate Mobility in the Asia-Pacific Region

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:00:58 +0000

The International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Regional Data Hub for Asia and the Pacific in coordination with the Climate Action Unit is pleased to invite you to the upcoming event on “Acting on Climate Mobility in the Asia-Pacific region: Data and Governance Insights”, which will be held online on Thursday, 27 June 2024, 15:00–16:00 Bangkok Time (GMT+7).

This webinar will provide valuable insights into governance, policy, and data concerning human mobility in the context of climate change, disasters and environmental degradation in the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on the Lower Mekong subregion. We will also discuss the challenges, gaps and recommendations for improving the current data and policy landscape.

How to register

REGISTER HERE

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Practicing Environmental Peacebuilding

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:58:19 +0000

Schedule:

Technical Check: on 28 August 2024 from 9:00 to 10:00 CEST
Online Live Sessions: from 2 to 11 September 2024, every Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST

Who can register for this course?

This course is designed for peacebuilding professionals who want to make practical use of Environmental Peacebuilding in their work. It can be helpful for participants to already have basic knowledge of the concepts in peace and conflict work, on systemic conflict analysis and Reflecting on Peace Practice (RPP).
However, material for preparation can be provided by the trainer prior to the training. If you have any doubts whether you are sufficiently qualified for the course, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Depending on methods and topic of the training, we limit the number of available spaces to a manageable size (a maximum of 20 participants). Register early to reserve your place!

Content

• Understanding the relationship between environmental change, conflict and its resolution is essentially an investigation into the interconnection between two, heuristically divided, complex adaptive systems: ecology and societal conflict.
• While the exact causal relationships among climate, fragility, and conflict are inherently complex and sometimes contradictory, there is no doubt that climate change is having extreme effects on ecologies, livelihoods, resource use, economies, and health, gender dynamics, migration, and governance.
• Complexity-informed approaches, such as systems thinking, must therefore become the new norm across the triple nexus and complexity must be addressed through integrated or at least strategically coordinated programming. This participatory workshop therefore uses systems based tools to investigate the integration between environmental impacts, peace, and conflict.
• Echoing established work on collective action for systemic change, there is emerging evidence that strategic integrated programming in fragile, climate and conflict-affected situations can provide what is often called “co-benefits” across different sectors. In other words, the interconnectedness of different risk profiles in a climate-affected world, also presents new opportunities, if programing takes this interconnection into account. Systemic, not sectoral change must become the new norm.

Objectives

• Gain the ability to conduct a systems-based environmental peace conflict analysis
• Deliver programming support based on such an analysis that addresses environmental impacts, conflict and fragility together.

Key Concepts

• Environmental Peacebuilding
• Systems thinking
• Collective Action

Methodology

The course uses real-life cases, building on participants own experience, to build systems maps of environment, fragility, peace linkages and develops programing advice by finding leverage, and subsequently entry points into these systems.

In the course, participants use a variety of tools, including a digital learning platform, a video conferencing tool, and an online whiteboard. Participants should therefore have a good internet connection (1 Mbit down/upload or better). A headset is highly recommended.

Workload

Deliverables:

• A real-life environmental peace and conflict analysis and programming entry points (group work).
• After a successful participation, participants receive a certificate and become part of our alumni
  network.

Total expected weekly hours: 10 to 12 hours per week.

Please register to this training on our website.

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Community Dialogue Processes

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:55:24 +0000

Schedule:

Technical Check: on 12 September 2024 from 12:00 to 13:00 CEST
Online Live Sessions: from 16 September 2024 to 28 October 2024, every Monday from 12:00 to 14:00 CEST/CET.

Who can register for this course?

The course is designed for practitioners who want to expand and deepen their knowledge in the field of Dialogue, whether working as peacebuilders, development or aid workers, or human rights activists. This training is designed to allow participation alongside a regular job and from a variety of locations around the world.

Depending on methods and topic of the training, we limit the number of available spaces to a manageable size (a maximum of 20 participants). Register early to reserve your place!

Content

• Dialogue remains one of the most used methods in peacebuilding. It is versatile and can be adapted to almost any purpose. Dialogue plays a central role in conflict transformation. It can help people respond creatively to social and political conflict and lay the foundations for alternative futures. The basic assumption underpinning dialogue is that under appropriate conditions interpersonal contact is one of the most effective ways to improve communication, understanding and interaction between opposing groups.
• Community dialogue plays a pivotal role in fostering understanding, reconciliation, and sustainable peace within societies. It provides a platform for diverse voices to be heard, grievances to be addressed, and common ground to be found. Through open and respectful communication, communities can bridge divides, build trust, and collectively navigate towards peaceful resolutions to conflicts. Understanding how dialogue works, the ability to convene and facilitate dialogue, to design a dialogue process or to manage a dialogue project, are some of the core competences for peace work.
• Training peace workers in dialogue skills and competences is therefore an important task for advancing their work in peacebuilding.

Objectives

• Understanding principles of different dialogue approaches and terms
• Being able to design inclusive dialogue projects that take different needs, privilege and power differences
• into account and implement appropriate dialogue formats and facilitation methods, tools and skills
• Understanding group dynamics and the role and expectations on a dialogue facilitator
• Discern the complexity of different contexts and have come up with personal methods in dealing with complexity and difficulties
• Being aware of opportunities, but also limits of dialogue processes (within the participant's own contexts)

Key Concepts

This training will cover knowledge, skills and attitudes for dialogue.

• Knowledge: dialogue theories, approaches, models, processes, examples, case studies and best practices, contextualising and linking it with participants’ knowledge and experience.
• Skills: dialogue skills, communication skills (especially active listening skills), facilitation skills, reflection and reflexiveness (reflective practitioner approach). Role plays and simulations, practicing skills, feedback.
• Attitudes: self-awareness (awareness of our own biases), introspection, openness for learning, role plays, feedback.

Methodology

The training methodology is informed by the ‘Learning for Change’ approach, based on 5 principles:

• Interactive and participatory processes
• Linking theory and practice
• Reflective practitioner approach
• Adult learning methodology
• Learning through case studies and examples relevant to participants’ context.

In the course, participants use a variety of tools, including a digital learning platform, a video conferencing tool, and an online whiteboard. Participants should therefore have a good internet connection (1 Mbit down/upload or better). A headset is highly recommended.

Workload

Deliverables:

• Regular attendance and active participation in live sessions
• Contribution to reflection and discussion forums
• Participation in interactive exercises, role plays and simulations
• Regular reading and contribution to discussions on weekly topics in live sessions
• Constructive participation in small group tasks: facilitation, moderation, presentation
• Development of a case study, including actor analysis and designing a dialogue process for the chosen case study context
• Final presentation of the case study

After a successful participation, participants receive a certificate and become part of our alumni network.

Total expected weekly hours: 5 to 6 hours per week

Please register online on our website.

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Trauma-responsive Project Planning

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:53:19 +0000

Schedule:

Technical Check: on 27 September 2024 from 13:30 to 14:30 CEST
Online Live Sessions: from 2 to 23 October 2024, every Wednesday from 13:30 to 17:30 CEST

Who can register for this course?

The course is designed for people who have been working to understand the sources/causes/origins of trauma responses, the diverse impacts of trauma on individuals and collectively, and how those impacts - and responses to them - can sustain or interrupt cycles of harm. After establishing a broad foundational understanding of these dynamics (ideally in prior learning, though we will touch on this foundation at the opening of this course), people can focus on the specific application of that knowledge to project planning and management. As planners, designers, implementers, and evaluators of projects and programs in traumagenic circumstances, we do well to ask different questions that emphasise the realities of trauma responses in our planning, implementation, and evaluation processes. Team leaders, individuals working independently, facilitators and trainers, project designers, implementers, and evaluators can all benefit from this course that invites participants to focus trauma-responsiveness on project design and planning.

Depending on methods and topic of the training, we limit the number of available spaces to a manageable size (a maximum of 20 participants). Register early to reserve your place!

Content

The four weeks will begin with orientation in the group - including finding study pairs or triads - and the course material, which will include an assessment framework and readings that can enhance participants’ lenses for applying trauma responsiveness to project planning.

In the second week, the participants identify challenges, resources, and possibilities for trauma-responsive project planning, looking at specific ways the group has experienced trauma-responsive or trauma-clueless project and program management; participants are invited to work with the assessment framework using instructor-provided case studies and/or bring resources and cases that have been part of their experience.

In the third week, the conversations that emerge in the second week will continue, inviting small group work related to challenges, resources, and possibilities. That week, participants will create and share a 5-minute video or podcast, and will be responsible for listening to and offering feedback/questions to approximately 4 others’ short presentations.

In the fourth and final session, there will be room to discuss these final projects; acknowledge the possibilities, boundaries, and limitations for integrating trauma-responsiveness into peacebuilding projects; and close the training. All sessions (and self-guided learning) will involve some self-care and collective care practice.

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will have:

• deepened their understanding of the meaning of being “trauma-responsive” and the implications for peace and conflict analysis, project planning and implementation, and organizational functioning
• engaged with a trauma-informed assessment framework related to their active and/or past projects
• explored and shared resources for understanding and addressing the intersections of trauma (collective, personal, relational, organizational, cultural, structural, historical, trans-generational) and their work realities
• considered possibilities, boundaries, and limitations – personally and professionally – for addressing the impacts of trauma
• practiced body-mind tools to reignite personal and team safety, dignity, and belonging in the face of chronic violence and uncertainty

Key Concepts

Being trauma responsive involves not only cultivating knowledge and capacity to speak about trauma and resilience in non-stigmatizing ways, but also engaging energy in meeting needs that emerge in the midst and aftermath of traumagenic circumstances.

Trauma responsiveness requires asking questions and taking action first and frequently within ourselves as practitioners. From this starting-with-self foundation, the participants can move to exploring organizational support for self-care and collective care.

While integration of care practices is essential to trauma-responsive project planning, so are structural efforts to meet justice needs, address historical harms, and practice sharing power: for example, who is in leadership (and not)? Who can participate (and not)? How do individuals and organizations acknowledge harm and work toward accountability and repair? What policies and processes support a just environment? What supports exist toward safety, belonging, dignity and shared power? How do we address gaps?

Methodology

The learning methodology centers participants’ experiences and questions they bring to the training and will adapt content to emergent questions. The trainers approach is grounded in about 20 years of theory and practice in multiple environments and centers the idea that a trauma-responsive learning community makes space to hold discomfort, with care and attentiveness to safety, dignity and belonging. The participants are invited to engage their own body-mind-spirit and experience in analytical, playful, and stress-relieving exercises; the approach makes space for unexpected learning and emergent themes, as well as the pre-planned content.

In the course, participants use a variety of tools, including a digital learning platform, a video conferencing tool, and an online whiteboard. Participants should therefore have a good internet connection (1 Mbit down/upload or better). A headset is highly recommended.

Workload

• Participants will be assigned 1-2 hours of readings, as well as questions to explore within a pair or triad, in between synchronous group learning sessions.
• Participants will produce a 5-minute podcast or video presentation to share with classmates communicating one of the ways they plan to apply our learning.
• As a final deliverable, participants may choose one of the following:
  a) Design a case study and accompanying questions that can help project team members sharpen their lenses toward trauma-responsive paths, practices and policies.
  b) Create a 2-page guide of key challenges and possibilities to shape trauma-responsive project planning.
  c) Evaluate a current or past project using the trauma-responsive organizational assessment questions.
  d) Creative option: participants may propose another way of integrating the course learning.

After a successful participation, participants receive a certificate and become part of our alumni network.

Total expected weekly hours: 5 to 7 hours per week

Please register online on our website.

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STEM ConnectHER 2024 Speaker Series: Charting a Successful Career in STEM

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 03:24:08 +0000

Calling all young women in STEM! Join us on July 26 for the upcoming STEM ConnectHER Speaker Session featuring inspiring leaders from Micron Technology, a world leader in innovative memory solutions. Dr. Subramaniam from Micron Women Leadership Network and Ms. Naidu from Micron India will share their career journey and how a positive mindset and adaptability helped them transform challenges into opportunities.

Speakers

• Dr. Esugasini Subramaniam, Director, TSE-SIG Global Operations, Supply Chain & Engineering, Micron Women Leadership Network
• Jhansi Jagannadham Naidu, Talent Acquisition Director, Micron Technology India

The Asia Foundation’s STEM ConnectHER program is a pan-regional network-of-networks to connect and support the next generation of women in STEM by providing them with access to mentorship and professional development opportunities. Learn more at https://stemconnecther.org/.

How to register

Register for free at https://www.tex.inc/taf/connecther-events.

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National Dialogue and peacemaking: From conflict to consensus

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 02:02:09 +0000

This is an eight-week online course which provides an in-depth understanding of National Dialogues and how to prepare, conduct and implement them. The course takes place from 19 September 2024 to 7 November 2024.

The course combines various learning formats, features leading experts and local practitioners, and immerses in real-world case studies.

The innovative course structure is comprised of three components in order to ensure a comprehensive learning experience:

1. An e-learning tool with five self-paced course units,
2. Five live facilitated peer-exchange sessions accompanying each unit,
3. Five live sessions with input from leading experts and a Q&A following each peer-exchange session.

For more information, please visit our website.

How to register

Please send your CV and an application form from our website to trainings@berghof-foundation.org with the subject line “National Dialogue and peacemaking online course 2024” by 31 July 2024.

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ILS HEAT Refresher 1-day Course

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:40:47 +0000

For those travelling to high risk and remote environments, it is critically important to maintain your personal security awareness and first aid knowledge.

Our one day residential skills refresher course is very practical. It utilises our huge training area to refresh many of the skills learnt on our ILS HEAT 3-day course, but also builds on those skills to provide a new, deeper level of knowledge.

On this course, learning is done through experience, delegates are immersed in engaging simulations that work across our three learning strands; 'human' security, 'hard' or physical security and first aid. Our simulations are then followed by a thorough, immediate debriefing process.

This training programme is suitable for those who completed the ILS HEAT training up to three years ago. We do accept delegates from other programmes but would ask that you contact us upon enrolment so that we can ensure this is the right training for you.

How to register

How to register

Book Online: https://www.locationsafety.com/training-calendar

Enquiries: info@locationsafety.com

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ILS HEAT 3-day course

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:39:46 +0000

Our three day ILS HEAT training (formerly known as SAFA) programme is delivered regularly in the UK (close to Gatwick Airport) and Kenya (close to Nairobi).

The course is delivered by a mixed gender team of professional security advisors and medics, using up-to-date theory and best practice principles on risk mitigation, informed by our ongoing risk advisory field work around the world.

Throughout the programme the instructors link three distinct topics:

Human Security

• The human factors that affect safety and security. Our team help delegates to understand the 'drivers’ to interpersonal violence, and their own attitudes and responses to it.

Physical Security

• Abduction, blast threats, vehicle check points, weapon effects; the ILS team explore and explain tactics employed by armed actors around the world. Delegates will learn how to reduce their personal and team vulnerabilities to these threats.

First Aid

• Basic Life Support for remote locations where access to definitive care is not easily accessible. The reality of delivering this kind of first aid can mean improvising equipment, and making difficult and pressured decisions.

At the end of the training, delegates will be able to:

• Conduct a context analysis and a personal travel risk assessment
• Explain their personal responses to risk
• Identify measures that reduce personal and team vulnerability to a range of threats
• Describe actions to take in the event of an incident occurring to reduce its impact
• List key protective equipment that can be used to increase personal safety
• Demonstrate how to communicate effectively during a critical incident
• Practice Basic Life Support

How to register

How to register

Book Online: https://www.locationsafety.com/training-calendar

Enquiries: info@locationsafety.com

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Qualified Safety Trainer (Training of Trainers)

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:48:57 +0000

Course Summary Description

An in-person training of trainers course designed for preparing the learner to independently plan and deliver adult learning activities using Danish Refugee Council materials within the framework of a personal safety training certification and refresher course. This personal safety training, capacity strengthening course is open to non-DRC staff intending to run personal safety, security and basic medical training such as Hazardous/Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) within their respective humanitarian organization or similar.

Learning Modules:

• Adult Learning Styles
• Training Methods & Aids
• Learning Objectives, Aims & Training Goals
• How to Communicate Better
• Presentation Techniques
• Course Coordination
• Training of Trainers for Medical Component
• Use of Scenarios & Roleplay
• Contextualizing Training
• Running Simulation Practical Exercises
• Running Skills Building Practical Exercises
• Participant Management

How to register

Please send an email to safetytraining@drc.ngo if you are interested in registering for this training event.

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Hostile Environment Awareness Training

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:03:27 +0000

Our Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is a 3-day, residential course, designed for those who contribute to the world in challenging, remote, or hostile regions. In areas of poor governance, conflict, and natural disasters or facing threats of war, crime and conflict can result in real danger and medical facilities can be few, substandard, or remote.

HEAT participants learn to recognize, assess and avoid or handle risks. Should an incident occur, they are trained to respond according to best practices in the field that optimize and promote the likelihood of a positive outcome. The course is designed to be safe, encouraging and enjoyable, combining practical challenges with relevant theory, applicable to the contexts where national and expat staff are working. Our certified trainers support and coach participants during the training as well as the period after. This rounded approach enables you to apply learned objectives into daily practice.

TOPICS COVERED

• Mission preparations and disaster preparedness
• Medical accident response
• Performance under pressure/stress management skills
• Risk-reducing behavior regarding crime, corruption and other situations
• Communication skill-building
• Weapon awareness
• Gender-specific risks
• Handling detentions/interrogations

DURATION

3 days/3 nights

SPECIFICS

• Education level: MBO+ (secondary vocational education)
• Pre-training: not required
• Study load: 36 hours
• Teaching materials included in course costs

CHARACTERISTICS

• Mental
• Physical
• 3 days
• 3 nights

How to register

Please register by sending an email to: info@globalriskadvice.com or via our website: https://globalriskadvice.com/event/heat-training-21-23-july/.

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