- What kinds of trainings do you offer?
The eCentre offers two kinds of training : workshops and distance learning. In a workshop, we invite participants to come to a training venue to participate in training. Distance learning courses offer an opportunity for people who do not have time to participate in a workshop to study a topic of interest.
To see this year’s schedule of workshops, click here .
To see distance learning modules offered by the eCentre, click here.
- How can I apply for a workshop?
You can apply by sending a completed application form to the eCentre by email or fax.
Please review your application to ensure you have included all required information before sending . Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please read carefully the eligibility requirements before sending your application.
To download the application form, click here.
- Am I eligible to apply?
The eCentre’s project scope is to train those involved in humanitarian activities in the Asia-Pacific Region. This includes staff members of NGOs, international organizations (including the UN) and governments .
If your professional situation is different from that described above, or if you are outside the Asia-Pacific region, you can still apply
for a workshop, but priority will be given to the staff meeting the eligibility category of the project scope. In this case please be sure to explain fully your reasons for wanting to participate. For more details on eligibility, click here .
- Which workshops am I eligible to apply for?
You are welcome to apply for an open workshop which invites applications through this website.
Please note that not all courses are open for applications.
Some workshop will be held on a by-invitation-only basis. We will not be able to accept any applications for those closed workshop as selection will be done by or with partner organizations. To see which workshop is open for applications, click here .
- When is the application deadline for each workshop?
Deadline for applications will be posted on the eCentre website. Generally the deadline will be about a month prior to start of each workshop. We can accept applications anytime up to that deadline .
- What is the cost to participate in a workshop?
The eCentre always covers the costs of selected participants’ tuition, but does not always costs of transportation.
If you are fully funded by the eCentre to participate in a workshop, you will have no costs . The eCentre will fund both your tuition and travel expenses (travel expenses include transportation, accommodations, meals and miscellaneous other expenses) .
If you are partially funded by the eCentre, the eCentre will cover your tuition, but you will be responsible for your own travel costs as above.
- If I am selected to participate, how do I know whether I will be fully or partially funded ?
If you are working for an NGO or the government of a developing country, and are in the Asia-Pacific region, you will be funded by the eCentre.
If you work for the government of a developed country or a UN agency other than UNHCR, or are outside Asia, you will be partially funded ; i.e., you will have to cover your own travel costs.
UNHCR staff in Asia are generally fully funded with some cost-sharing from the contributing office.
eCentre staff will review your application and inform you if you are not eligible for full funding. In this case we will consider your application only upon your confirmation that you are willing and able to cover your own travel expenses.
For more information on funding policy, please click here .
- If I am not funded, what is the cost to participate in a workshop?
If you are informed by the eCentre that you will be partially funded only, you need to cover the cost of
- Travel if you need to travel out side of your country
- Accommodation fee
- Miscellaneous cost during your stay
When eCentre staff informs you that you are partially funded only, s/he will list the items which you need to cover and approximate cost .
- What topics were covered in past workshops ?
Past workshop materials, including training agendas, are available to view or download on the website .
To see a list of past workshops and workshop materials available, click here.
- Are there any requirements to take a distance learning course?
No . Distance learning courses are available to all free of charge. To see a list of available courses, or to download a course, click here.
- How can I get accreditation for a distance learning course which I completed?
Distance Learning Courses EP01 through EP07 have been developed jointly with the University of Wisconsin (UW). If you want to gain University-level credits for taking these courses, you can apply for a final examination from UW directly. Upon achieving a passing grade in the final examination, you will receive certification from UW .
The fee for the final examination is 225USD.
The eCentre cannot cover cost of accreditation for any Distance Learning students . |
