Training
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Upcoming Training Courses given by EPLO Member Organisations
Title | Preventing Violent Conflicts |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 25-27 September 2-4 October |
Location | online |
Short description | Explore conceptual, thematical, and practical approaches to conflict prevention with experts and practitioners. Application deadline: 15 August. |
Useful links | Apply now! |
October 2024
Title | La reconfiguración del mundo árabe musulmán (in Spanish) |
Organiser | IECAH |
Date | 1-24 October 2024 |
Location | Madrid |
Short description | Trece años después del arranque de las movilizaciones ciudadanas que afectaron con mayor o menor intensidad a buena parte del mundo árabe musulmán, el panorama actual sigue lastrado por significativas carencias en términos de bienestar, seguridad y justicia social. Aunque los cambios que surgieron como consecuencia de las movilizaciones no han alcanzado las demandas de derechos propuestas por las poblaciones, sí que han desatado cambios a nivel geopolítico, económico y de seguridad. La reconfiguración que la región está atravesando, tanto a nivel interno como en el escenario internacional, impacta de forma directa en los países occidentales vecinos. Mientras que, por un lado, cambios económicos y políticos han desplazado el centro de gravedad hacia el este, las poblaciones se han visto directamente afectadas por una situación económica crecientemente desfavorable, la consolidación de sistemas políticos deslegitimados y situaciones de violencia generalizada que se prolongan en el tiempo sin soluciones a la vista. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Course: Trauma-responsive Project Planning |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 2-23 October 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | The course is designed for people who want to understand the causes of trauma responses, the diverse impacts, and how those impacts – and responses to them – can sustain or interrupt cycles of harm. In the traing you will deepen your understanding of being “trauma-responsive” and the implications for peace and conflict analysis, project planning and implementation, and organizational functioning. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Water, sanitation and hygiene in humanitarian action |
Organiser | IECAH |
Date | 7 October – 22 December 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | The specialisation course “Water, sanitation and hygiene in humanitarian action” (Emergency Respond WASH Online/ER-WASH-O) aims to provide a specialised, practical and fully virtual training to humanitarian workers. This course is aimed for people interested in specialising in water, sanitation and hygiene in humanitarian action. In the selection process, the previous experience of candidates in the humanitarian field and/or international cooperation or in related sectors will be taken into account*. The course is designed to cover the most frequent implementation processes in the WASH sector during emergency respond and according to the Manual of Minimum Requirements for Water Interventions, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies of the AECID. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Claves para entender los conflictos armados (in Spanish) |
Organiser | IECAH |
Date | 14 October – 3 November 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | El número de conflictos armados activos en el escenario internacional está en sus cifras más altas desde el final de la Guerra Fría, al igual que las cifras de víctimas de la violencia. Se trata de un panorama complejo en el que la mitad son conflictos armados internos internacionalizados –es decir, con alguna conexión exterior-, de larga duración y graves consecuencias. Estas guerras se libran entre Estados y múltiples actores armados cuya fragmentación genera escenarios de gran complejidad. Un escenario internacional de confrontación entre grandes potencias como el actual genera retos para los mecanismos colectivos de resolución de conflictos, y para los actores del desarrollo y humanitarios. Comprender los orígenes, dinámicas y actores de los conflictos cobra especial importancia para analistas, estudiosos/as de relaciones internacionales, periodistas, trabajadoras/es de la cooperación y acción humanitaria, y público en general. En el curso «Claves para entender los conflictos armados» se abordarán las principales tendencias de la violencia a nivel global; el marco conceptual y teórico con el que entender los conflictos; y se profundizará en el estudio de cuatro escenarios de conflicto. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Mediation & Peacemaking |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 16-18 October |
Location | Basel, Switzerland |
Short description | Understand the main dimensions of mediation process design and their application in real world cases. Application deadline: 31 August. |
Useful links | Apply now! |
Title | The Triple Nexus |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 17 October-28 November 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | In this online training you will look at the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, also called the ‘triple nexus’ – which is meant to improve the linkages between humanitarian aid, development cooperation, and peacebuilding. You will explore how you can move organisations out of a mode of operating in isolation and ‘only’ focussing on their particular aspect of the Nexus. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Transformative Peace Education |
Organiser | Berghof Foundation |
Date | 22 October-26 November |
Location | online |
Short description | In a world marked by war, multiple crises, rising populism and racism, peace education can help counter these trends. Our five-week online course teaches theoretical principles, offers practical tools and provides insights into proven methods from the Berghof Foundation’s peace education practice. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. Registration closes 10 October. |
Title | Dealing with the Past |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 28-29 October |
Location | Basel |
Short description | Finding a way to deal with a violent past in the aftermath of civil war or the end of an authoritarian regime, is argued to be the basis for lasting peace, democracy and the rule of law. This includes the identification of past human rights violations, the prosecution of perpetrators on a national or international level, the rehabilitation of victims, through the commemoration, the establishment of truth commissions and reparation programs, and the implementation of guarantees of non-recurrence. Course participants will critically reflect on such processes, the available mechanisms, and assess their effects on society as a whole and on victims and perpetrators in particular. |
Useful links | Register by 31 August. |
November 2024
Title | Practicing Environmental Peacebuilding |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 6-15 November 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | This participatory workshop uses systems based tools to investigate the integration between environmental impacts, peace, and conflict. You will gain the ability to conduct a systems-based environmental peace conflict analysis. The training will also deliver programming support based on such an analysis that addresses environmental impacts, conflict and fragility together. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Decolonising Peace Work |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 7 November-19 December 2024 |
Location | online |
Short description | This course is tailored for peacebuilders from the global north seeking to enhance and enrich their understanding of decoloniality by critically analyzing postcolonial power dynamics within the international peacebuilding field. |
Useful links | For more information please click here. |
Title | Foundations of Peace Work |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 18-23 November 2024 |
Location | Königswinter, Germany |
Short description | This 6-day training is an introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods that are highly relevant for both practitioners and for those new to the peace and conflict work. Informed by the current trends and best practices, the course focuses on those aspects of the field that are crucial to understand and analyse conflict and guide through the cycles of projects and programs, which allows a high level of contextual applicability of the knowledge provided. Furthermore, it offers insights into the complexities of working in a highly dynamic field, as well as an opportunity to critically reflect one’s own positionality, motivations, and behaviours. |
Useful links | Please register by 31 October. For more information click here. |
Title | Peace & Human Rights |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 13-15 November 2024 |
Location | Basel |
Short description | Human rights and conflict transformation are instrumental for societies seeking peace and social justice. Over time, recognition of the close links between human rights, conflict, peace, and development has grown, and a certain blurring of boundaries between these fields of practice has been observed. Yet experiences indicate that linking human rights and conflict transformation effectively is often easier said than done, partly because they can complement and contradict each other. |
Useful links | Apply by 30 September. |
December 2024
Title | Dialogue Facilitation |
Organiser | Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue |
Date | 2-6 December 2024 |
Location | Lillehammer, Norway |
Short description | This is a five-day process-oriented course that addresses various aspects of the dialogue facilitator’s role. During this course you will have the opportunity to practice this role through role play, and to reflect on the many challenges a facilitator may face. Participation in this course generally requires previous participation in the introductory course «Dialogue in Conflict». Participation in a similar course or extensive experience with dialogue work can compensate for this requirement. |
Useful links | Apply by October 16th (earlier if Norwegian visa required) |
January 2025
Title | Facilitation Skills |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 30-31 January 2025 |
Location | Basel |
Short description | Interactions are central to our daily work, be it in meetings, exchanges, workshops, or trainings. Facilitation is the art of understanding, designing, and guiding these interactions. However, we often stick to conventional collaboration methods such as presentations, group discussions, and brainstorming sessions. In this training, we aim to expand your facilitation skills to make exchanges more engaging, inclusive, and efficient. We will discuss the roles and challenges of a facilitator and practice creative methodologies and tools that can be applied in various situations. |
Useful links | Apply by 30 November |
February 2025
Title | Adaptive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Approaches in Complex Environments |
Organiser | Swisspeace |
Date | 5-7 February 2025 |
Location | Basel |
Short description | There’s a rising demand for more adaptive methodologies as traditional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches struggle to answer questions such as: How does our livelihood project strengthen or undermine social cohesion? Are our humanitarian projects contributing to local peacebuilding, as envisioned by the commitment to a more joined-up humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) approach in conflict contexts? |
Useful links | Apply by 30 November |
Upcoming Training Courses given by Non-EPLO Member Organisations
There are currently no upcoming training courses by non-EPLO organisations to advertise. Please check this page regularly for future opportunities.