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Certificate in the Essentials of Humanitarian Practice (credit-rated)
Are you ready to face the realities of life in the field?
A stimulating and interactive course that explores your own motivations for working in this rewarding and challenging sector. This course allows you to face the realities of life working in the field. Practical learning is at the heart of this course, engaging you in a range of activities that enable you to develop techniques and approaches that help tackle the dilemmas faced when working on assignment. You will also be equipped with all the essential theory and the latest thinking on humanitarian practice, encouraging debate among like-minded people.
Essentials of Humanitarian Practice factsheet with agenda
There is an option to receive certification for this course and earn credits that can be transferred to the Masters in Development and Emergency Practice (DEP) from Oxford Brookes University or other similar postgraduate qualifications. This entails additional assessment on the course and a post-course assignment. Prices also vary for this option so please see below.
If you do not opt for the credit-rated certified route then the course you qualify for will be Essentials of Humanitarian Practice.
Numeric Code: 10005
Date:
7 - 11 Feb 2011
Length: 5 days
Location: UK
Residential/Non-Residential: Non-Residential
Suitable for:
Anyone entering or already working in the humanitarian sector. This course will be of particular interest to staff from humanitarian aid organisations and individuals looking to work in the sector where we can help advise on possible career paths. We welcome people from all professional backgrounds and disciplines.
Course covers:
This course aims to introduce the underlying principles of the humanitarian sector and the realities of working in emergencies.
We examine the humanitarian and relief systems, accountability and international law, needs assessment, mainstreaming gender, culture and security and the impacts and dilemmas of relief work.
Participants engage in a combination of individual and group activities, culminating in an exercise focusing on planning and managing a relief response.
Essentials of Humanitarian Practice has been credit rated by Oxford Brookes University and is equivalent to 10 M-level credits. Credits can be transferred to the Masters in Development and Emergency Practice (DEP) at Oxford Brookes or other similar postgraduate qualifications.
Course outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of natural disasters and complex emergencies
- Describe the roles and relationships of organisations in the international relief system
- Explain the relevance of international legal instruments to humanitarian workers
- Apply techniques and approaches that increase individual responsibility in humanitarian work
- Recognise your own knowledge and skills and identify further development needs.
Cost:
The fees are inclusive of all training materials, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the venue, and accommodation if required
Non-credit Credit-rated (certificate only)
| Band A | £375 | £495 |
| Band B | £495 | £545 |
| Band C | £750 | £850 |
| Band D | £900 | £1000 |
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Location: The course will run in the RedR training centre in Vauxhall, London.
For further course information and any questions please contact the training team:
email: training@redr.org.uk
phone: +44 (0)20 7840 6000
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