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Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action
BY
International Committee of the Red Cross
, Homuork
via Futurelearn
Unfold the practices, and principles of sustainable development with the Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action ...Read more
Online
4 Weeks
Quick Facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
2 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification is a very short course for 4 weeks only which has been assembled jointly by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Homework, and FutureLearn. This Politics and Society course will allow the participants to bring the humanitarian agencies or organizations back to life.
Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification syllabus will be looking at sustainability in the operations of the field of the supply chain, and operations of a humanitarian organisation. This course covers the three dimensions of sustainable development like social equity, environmental preservation, and economic efficiency.
Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action training will actually teach how one can design and implement the strategy of sustainability required at a project, a programme, or even at the organisational level because that makes humanitarian organizations more successful, and accountable with the help of humanitarian action.
The highlights
- Course on a sustainable development
- Online programme
- 1-month classes
- 2 hours of sessions
- Weekly scheduled classes
- Learn with own pace
- Certificate of completion
Program offerings
- 4 weeks course
- Online course
- 2 hours weekly sessions
- Completion certificate
- Progress mapping
- Global classroom
- Self paced course
Course and certificate fees
certificate availability
Yes
certificate providing authority
Futurelearn
Who it is for
The programme will be suited for staff, and volunteers that are a part of the humanitarian sector, and are working in the Red Crescent Movement, and International Red Cross agencies. The course also attracts individuals who are interested in the operations of developing countries having weaker capacities of the state or want to understand how sustainability can be applied towards humanitarian action.
Eligibility criteria
Educational Qualification
Educational or academic qualifications can be under any university or school of those who are participating.
Work Experience
Some experience of working as a staff or a volunteer in the humanitarian sector is preferable.
Certification Qualifying Details
Getting the Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification by FutureLearn requires first going through the course resources, and then submitting the assessments.
What you will learn
Managerial skill
The course once over will teach the candidates many such things which are explained below:
- Candidates can explain the meaning and relevance of sustainable development to humanitarian action.
- Learners will describe the different stages of life-cycle assessment, and the importance it has in reducing the effect of humanitarian activities.
- There are challenges that are interlinked with sustainability initiatives being implemented and candidates can identify those challenges.
- Candidates will be explaining how they can list and develop the important elements of a sustainability strategy.
- A sustainability development strategy can actually lessen the severity caused by environmental risks in an organization.
- Incorporating sustainability can be beneficial in a humanitarian organization, and candidates can understand that importance.
- There are environmental and social risks that are linked with logistics activities in a humanitarian organization.
- Candidates will be identifying the several good practices associated with sustainability initiatives like improving water, and energy consumption.
- A sustainable strategy requires many factors that can be identified with context to the humanitarian organization by the candidates.
- There are populations and humanitarian work that get affected by climate changes which can be described by the candidates.
The syllabus
Week 1: What is sustainable development in a humanitarian context?
Week 2: Sustainability in the supply chain: a life-cycle perspective
- Introduction
- The life-cycle analysis
- Quality, social and environmental audit
- Procurement optimization
- Recap
Week 3: Sustainability in field operations
- Introduction
- Water management
- Energy management
- Waste management
- Humanitarian action and climate change
- Recap
Week 4: Setting up a sustainability programme
- Introduction
- Contributing to SDG'S at a local level
- Developing a sustainability strategy
- Final Project
- Recap
Admission details
The admission detailed procedure is explained with the help of steps here:
Step 1: Go to the Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action course webpage.
Step 2: As the candidates come on the homepage, they are supposed to find the ‘Join course for free’ button.
Step 3: When the button is located, it has to be clicked by the participants.
Step 4: The button will be the reason that the candidates can see another webpage that will take them to the registration process.
Step 5: To get new admission, the candidates can secure their admission.
Filling the form
Application form filling is not a requirement for the candidates pursuing a sustainable development course in FutureLearn. The basic necessity is for the candidates to just create new accounts based on their email addresses, and some personal information.
How it helps
The Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification benefits are the following:
- The presentations in the course were clear, full of practical examples, and dynamic content.
- The course also offers a unique insight into the ICRC's initiatives which are capable of addressing sustainable development.
- This course teaches exactly how sustainable approaches can implement humanitarian assistance for conserving the environment.
- All the videos that are combined with peer-to-peer discussions, and articles provide an enjoyable experience of learning.
Instructors
FAQs
What is done by FutureLearn to the candidates who aren’t satisfied by their assessment reviews?
Dissatisfied candidates can raise the red flag symbol that is present at every step’s bottom end, and this way FutureLearn becomes aware and tries to solve the issue.
Does FutureLearn support any kind of formatting?
Formatting usually is not supported as any formatting added will get removed while the assessments for the Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification course are submitted.
Is any refund given to students if students cancel their subscription?
Just as the period of 30 days gets over, the candidates will get information on the feedback that the educator shares.
What is the job of the moderators at FutureLearn?
As soon as any comment is generated on FutureLEarn that requires resolving then the FutureLearn moderators get into action for solving the issue.
Can other fellow students reply to the comments on FutureLearn?
For the Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action programme other fellow students can definitely reply to the comments on FutureLearn.
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