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Online Learning and Training Courses

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UN SDG:Learn Courses

Browse through the various self-paced online courses offered by the UN and its partners. 

I Know Gender 1-2-3: Gender Concepts to get Started; International Frameworks for Gender Equality; and Promoting Gender Equality throughout the UN System

This course offers users the opportunity to make links between gender and specific thematic areas such as work; education; political participation; emergencies; peace and security; sexual and reproductive health; sexual and gender diversity and human rights; and violence against women.

This course aims to develop and/or strengthen awareness and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN staff at headquarters, regional and country levels

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Using Gender Statistics: A Toolkit for Training Data Users

This toolkit provides comprehensive training materials to enable gender statistics specialists to run training sessions that increase statistical literacy and awareness of the importance of gender in statistics.

The toolkit consists of six thematic modules:

  • Basic skills in gender statistics
  • Measuring the population
  • Measuring work and economic activity
  • Education and training
  • Health
  • Power and decision-making in society

The toolkit is available in English and Russian. The toolkit was developed primarily for countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, but the materials may be downloaded and adapted for use in any country.

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e-Toolkit on gender equality in education

The course aims to provide UNICEF staff and implementing partners with programming tools and programme examples for designing gender-transformative education programmes.

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Adolescent Girls’ Agency, Safety, and Wellbeing Playlist

When all modules of this learning path are taken together, you will learn the basic elements of gender-transformative approaches and how to apply the socio-ecological model when designing a programme. You will also learn how to apply these a gender transformative approach to implement tailored programming for adolescent girls, including the most vulnerable girls. With this foundation, the learning path then focuses on the application of this foundational learning to programming designed to end child marriage and female genital mutilation.

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SDG Indicator 5.a.1 – Equal tenure rights for women on agricultural land

This course is primarily intended for those who play a role in data collection, analysis and reporting for Indicator 5.a.1 – Equal tenure rights for women on agricultural land.

There are four lessons in this course, ranging from approximately 30 to 40 minutes duration each:

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to indicator on equal tenure rights for women on agricultural land
  • Lesson 2: Key definitions such as agricultural population, agricultural land, land ownership etc.
  • Lesson 3: Collecting the data; recommended data sources and survey modules
  • Lesson 4: Computing the 5.a.1 Indicator

Watch this video to find out more: https://youtu.be/ubNwoFFwrfw

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eGovernment for Women Online Toolkit

Target audience:

Government officials and leaders in countries emerging from conflicts, experts and professionals working for developments, partners supporting the reconstruction process, civil society organization workers, the population itself, advisers, consultants.

Learning objectives:

  • The conceptual framework of e-government for women’s empowerment and gender equality;
  • The key dimensions of gender-responsive institutional design of e-government systems.

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Google certification courses

Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate

Get started in the high-growth fields of digital marketing and e-commerce with a professional certificate from Google. Learn to manage digital marketing campaigns, attract and engage customers, and sell products online.

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Google Project Management Certificate

Get started in the high-growth field of project management with a professional certificate developed by Google. Discover how to manage projects efficiently and effectively, using traditional and agile methods.

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Google Data Analytics Certificate

Get started in the high-growth field of data analytics with a professional certificate from Google. Learn job-ready skills that are in demand, like how to analyze and process data to gain key business insights.

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