Masculinities, GRB and Care Economy self-paced courses now available thanks to eCommerce function 30 November 2017 Three new introductory self-paced courses on Masculinities, Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and the Care Economy have been released by the UN Women Training Centre eLearning Campus. This launch is possible due to the addition of our eCommerce function which allows users to pay course registration fees directly through the online platform. More
Registration is now open for the new edition of our course on Gender Equality at the Local Level in Latin America and the Caribbean 30 November 2017 For the fourth consecutive year, the UN Women Training Centre is launching registration for Gender Equality at the Local Level in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place from 12 March until 18 May 2018. This online moderated course will offer recent content on the status of gender equality in the region, its nuances and different ways to spark progress. More
Cities and public spaces free of sexual violence addressed at training in Torreón, Mexico 15 November 2017 The UN Women Training Centre conducted a training of trainers on Safe Cities and Public Spaces in Torreon, Northern Mexico, last October 2017. The course, that included an online and a face-to-face component, provided a platform for interactive learning and exchange for civil servants (from the police, the judiciary, urban planning and transport) with the aim of contributing to the creation of safer cities and public spaces for all. More
“Gender mainstreaming is clearly teamwork and I will use this approach in the future” says Gender Mainstreaming course participant 15 November 2017 Oyuntuya Shagdarsuren, Deputy Director of Enhancing Resource Management through Institutional Transformation (MERIT) in Mongolia shares her experience as participant of the Gender Mainstreaming course delivered in Bangkok by the UN Women Training Centre last October, in close collaboration with the UN Women Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific. More
Gender Responsive Budgeting training successfully delivered in Serbia 15 November 2017 Professionals from 10 countries completed successfully a Face-to-Face Course on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB), organized by the UN Women Training Centre, in coordination with the Leadership and Political Participation Section, in Belgrade, Serbia during the week of 9-13 October. More
Registration open for the Gender Responsive Budgeting course in Spanish 10 November 2017 The face to face training, that has already been delivered in English in coordination with the Leadership and Governance Section of UN Women throughout 2017, is designed to enhance the conceptual, strategic, analytical and practical skills of GRB practitioners, which will accelerate progress toward the goal of gender equality. Register before 31 January! More
Global gender trainers discuss in Amsterdam the strategies to advance gender equality through training 26 October 2017 26 experienced gender experts from 21 countries have convened in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, between 23-27 October, to complete a Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers. The initiative that comprises a six-month programme, results from the partnership between the Royal Tropical Institute and the UN Women Training Center. More
Available now! Self-paced course on CEDAW 24 October 2017 The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is considered a major milestone in the field of Human Rights. Under this assumption, the UN Women Training Centre offers a self-paced Course that aims at enhancing the understanding of the participants in the relevance of the CEDAW and its application to their daily work. More
Addressing Intersectionality: A Virtual Dialogue with Trainers for Gender Equality 23 October 2017 A 3-week online dialogue addresses Intersectionality and its relevance in Gender Equality In the framework of the Community of Practice (CoP) of the UN Women Training Center, a Virtual Dialogue involving key experts has discussed the “what”, “why” and “how” of addressing intersectionality in training for gender equality during three weeks. 3 semanas de diálogo virtual en línea para abordar la Interseccionalidad y su relevancia en la Igualdad de Género En el marco de la Comunidad de Práctica (CoP) del Centro de Formación de ONU Mujeres, un Diálogo Virtual de tres semanas de duración con expertos de reconocido prestigio ha debatido el ‘qué’, el ‘por qué’ y el ‘cómo‘ en el abordaje de la relevancia de la Interseccionalidad en la formación en Igualdad de Género. More
Sign up for the Open Course on Transformative Leadership in Nepal 23 October 2017 Conducted between 11-15 December in Nepal, the Course to be facilitated by the UN Women Training Centre aims at enhancing capacities and knowledge of leaders and managers to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s rights agendas within their organizational contexts. The Course seeks to strengthen leaders’ and managers’ use of gender-inclusive and transformative leadership principles and practices to address institutional gender biases and promote commitments to gender equality and women’s rights. More
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