Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute

Dear Colleagues,



We wish to inform you that the Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute (GHRLTI) is now accepting applications for the 5th edition of its Certificate Course on Gender Development Training, 8th February – 10th March 2010.. Please help circulate this announcement.



Course Description:

This course is designed to prompt an exploration of common behaviours and attitudes towards gender differences. It will present facts and figures about the situation of women and men in our society today – and references from key documents that highlight policies formulated to address gender concerns. Recent events have shown that if governments are serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s, it is essential that gender be taken into account for all the goals.



The course also features a number of exercises and reflective activities designed to explore basic gender concepts and enhance gender analysis skills, which can be applied in the formulation of policies, the design of programmes, and the exercise of evaluation..



Benefits:

The overall purpose of the training programme is to enhance the gender-responsive planning of key institutions and the management skills of their employees, so that they can more effectively play their part in implementing gender-sensitive development policies as well as mainstreaming gender in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s.



Course Content:

This 5-weeks part-time course comprises 6 modules. The module outline is included below:





Additional Features

• Online, interactive, self-paced and self-learning modules.

• Surveys and tests to test your knowledge and understanding before and after the test.

• Opportunity to post comments, assignment answers, live chat, and blogging etc.



Target Audience

The course is aimed at gender focal points, women organisations, programs and project managers, researchers, policy-makers, activists, women advocates and feminists, students, staff of NGOs and CBOs, staff of UN specialized agencies, donor agency field workers, volunteers, development actors, trainers, students, government officials etc. Candidates should have a good written command of English language and high competence and comfort with computer and internet use..



Entry Requirement:

Students must have a current e-mail account, regular access to and general familiarity with the internet and mobile phones.



Course Delivery:

Interaction with students will be via the Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute training platform and all course notes and guidelines for study will be delivered and accessible to students in electronic format. (http://www.justiceg roup.us/GHRLTI)



Each week a new module is available to the students. At the end of each week, an assignment is completed by the students and marked by the course experts. Assignments are in the form of written assignments.



Course Dates:

Registration closes: 2nd February 2010

Course starts: 8th February 2010

Course closes: 10th March 2010



Award of the Certificates:

Statistics from previous courses showed that submission of assignments and receiving online tutoring help participants to integrate gender in their various activities. Certificates can be awarded only to those students who:

1) Completed all assignments and Final Exam

2) Obtain a combined final mark of 50% or more for the assignments and Final Exam



Successful students will receive the GHRLTI Certificate in Gender Development Training.



Course Fee: The course tuition fee is US$300. Course fees include access to all course materials, expert support, assignments as well as postage and packaging of a certificate. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available for applicants from developing countries, based on financial need.



Location: Online (GHRLTI master platform)

Total Duration: 5 Weeks, approximately 25 hours learning time



Application Procedure

The deadline for application is 2nd February 2010. While full tuition payment is due on 5th February 2010. However, applications will be accepted on a first-come-first- serve basis. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.



Should you have any queries, please contact:

Catherine Onyemjoro – Program Officer: applications@ justicegroup. org










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