_Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action ALNAP first developed training modules in 2001 as a way of sharing knowledge and good practice identified through its research activities. The modules were updated in 2003. The material is available to all as a free good, to aid those providing courses on Evaluation of Humanitarian Action. www.alnap.org/resources/training.htm

African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) [Jan 14 06 Potchefstroom University, South Africa]-- acds.co.za The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) was established in January 2002 at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education within the School for Social and Government Studies. The explicit aim of the ACDS is to address the need for world-class training, education and research in disaster related activities within southern Africa and the wider African context.

African Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA) The Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA) emerged in 2000 following the World Education Summit in Dakar in April 2000. African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) intent on providing a coherent and proactiveAfrican voice on EFA issues, felt the need to organise in a representative manner. http://www.ancefa.org/

Beasley Intercultural [Jan 13 06 Marrickville NSW]-- www.intercultural.com.au   Beasley Intercultural is a leading cross-cultural consultancy and training company operating across the Asia-Pacific region. We partner with our clients to enable them to better navigate the challenges of working globally.

_Bioforce Développement
Bioforce forme et accompagne celles et ceux qui s’engagent dans l’action humanitaire : chaque année plus de 1000 personnes sont ainsi formées aux métiers spécifiques de l’humanitaire et du développement (logisticien, administrateur, coordinateur de projet, spécialiste eau-assainissement…) ou accompagnées dans leur démarche d’engagement au service des autres. http://www.bioforce.asso.fr

_Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations
Most issues - in trade, finance, investment, energy, natural resources, population, employment, health, agriculture and food, the environment, science and technology, human rights, humanitarian action and refugees, culture, religions and nationalities, or security - have become global and interdependent, more numerous and more complex. Solving the problems that lie at the source of many crises and conflicts has become an overwhelming task for society. www.casin.ch

_Centre for Safety and Development
Centre for Safety and Development is an independent not-for-profit organisation (NGO) that aims to contribute to the security and the safety of aid workers. It seeks to achieve this objective by offering a range of professional and accessible training courses, consultancy and services to NGO's and other humanitarian organisations worldwide. http://www.centreforsafety.org

Center of Scientific Investigation and Higher Education (CICESE), Ensenada, Mexico
CICESE is dedicated to conducting scientific research in basic and applied science, as well as developing new technologies and highly skilled human resources in three major disciplines: Earth Sciences, Oceanography and Applied Physics. http://www.cicese.mx/cicese/ingles.html

_Congressional Hunger Center
The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) is a nonprofit anti-hunger training organization founded by former Rep. Tony Hall and located in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) and Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA) are the co-chairs of our Board of Directors and exemplify our bipartisan approach to ending hunger. www.hungercenter.org/

_Development Studies Centre, Kimmage
Dtalk is a training and learning programme, supported by Irish Aid, for development workers from the civil society sector active in international development. This includes Irish NGOs and missionary organisations. The programme is managed by a consortium of organisations led by the Kimmage Development Studies Centre (KDSC), Kimmage Manor, Dublin. http://dtalk.dsckim.ie/

_Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
In its relatively brief history, the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB has earned a reputation as one of the top schools of its kind in the nation. It is among a handful of schools in the United States and the only one in the West that integrate science, management, law, economics, and policy as part of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem-solving.

www.bren.ucsb.edu/

East West Center, Honolulu, Hawai
The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen understanding and relations between the United States and the countries of the Asia Pacific region. The Center carries out its mission through programs of cooperative study, training and research. http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ov.asp

Education International Education International represents more than 29 million teachers and education workers. Our 348 member organizations operate in 166 countries, from pre-school to university. As the world’s largest Global Union Federation, and the only one representing education workers in every corner of the globe, Education International unites all teachers and education workers no matter where they are.  http://www.ei-ie.org/en/index.php

_Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand
The Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand is based in Palmerston North and is the premier national training provider for emergency management and technical rescue. We deliver over 80 courses throughout New Zealand each year, to over 1,000 students. www.emanz.ac.nz

Emergency Management Australia Institute (EMAI)
EMAI conducts a program of activities which includes the National Studies Program, education and training activities, resource development to support the curriculum and the provision of information through the Australian Emergency Management Information Centre. EMAI is the education and information arm of Emergency Management Australia (EMA). http://www.ema.gov.au/fs-education.html

Family Medicine Digital Resources Library--To support and enhance the sharing and collaborative development of educational resources among family medicine educators through a Digital Library that includes resources for all levels of family medicine education. http://fmdrl.org/

_Galillee College

Galillee College - Israel, is a public, international management-training institution. The College gives advanced leadership, management and capacity building seminars to professionals coming from all over the globe. Our International Department offers a core curriculum of over a dozen programmes. www.galilcol.ac.il/

Global Campaign for Education

Education is a basic human right and fundamental to the fight for human dignity and freedom. For 125 million children and 880 million adults, that right is violated everyday. The Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people; in particular for children, women and all disadvantaged, deprived sections of society. www.campaignforeducation.org/

Global Development Learning Network [Jan 13 06 Washington DC]-- www.gdln.org  The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a global partnership of learning centers (GDLN Affiliates) that offer the use of advanced information and communication technologies to connect people working in development around the world. By applying tools and services developed in the field of distance learning – learning that takes place when participants in an event are separated by space and time – GDLN Affiliates enable organizations, teams, and individuals around the world to communicate, share knowledge, and learn from each others’ experiences in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Global Information Networks in Education GINIE has developed, in participation with professionals in the field, an Internet-based network with the following capacities: web pages that with a click of a mouse, can provide rapid access to full-text documents that users can review, save to disk or print; web pages that provide organized links to GINIE partner and associate sites, as well as other high quality links to content related to education in nations in crisis and at risk; an on-line searchable database which focuses on documents and materials created by education professionals working internationally; uploadable website-based document transfer protocols which allow field professionals to conveniently send their materials to the GINIE database; on-line conferences on topics requested by field professionals designed around specific themes to encourage professional collaboration and contribution to the GINIE database; secured websites that allow limited access to internal documents and dialogue for working groups; GINIE's mailing list that acts as an on-going information distribution system for busy professionals; and customized technical support and training for GINIE partners interested in learning how to use these capacities more effectively. http://www.ginie.org/

_Humanitarian Distance Learning Centre
The HDLC was established to specifically address this situation, to provide learning opportunities to those who have historically missed out because of socio-economic, travel and location limitations.

www.hdlc.com.au/

_Institute of Development Studies

The Institute of Development Studies' teaching programme is conducted in collaboration with the University of Sussex and attracts students from all over the world, many of whom already have considerable experience of development practice. www.ids.ac.uk/go/teaching

_InterAction
InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.
Collectively, InterAction’s more than 165 members work in every developing country. Members meet people halfway in expanding opportunities and supporting gender equality in education, health care, agriculture, small business, and other areas. www.interaction.org/

Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies [Jan 12 06 Paris France]-- www.ineesite.org  The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) serves a unique purpose in reaching out to education practitioners around the world working in situations of emergencies and crisis. In view of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the EFA Declaration and the Dakar Framework, INEE promotes access and completion of education of high quality for all persons affected by emergencies, crises or chronic instability. INEE's web site has a wide-range of Good Practice Guides for Education in Emergencies and other current research and information. This web site, along with an active list-serve, make INEE a flexible and responsive mechanism for sharing resources and experiences.

_International Relations and Security Network

The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) is the world’s leading open access information service for International Relations and security professionals. Established in 1994, our mission is to promote greater knowledge sharing, learning and collaboration. www.isn.ethz.ch/edu/

_Management Accounting for NGOs
Mango provides practical financial management training for NGO staff and board members working in development and humanitarian aid. Mango’s courses are carefully designed to meet the real needs of staff working in the field and behind the scenes at head office. www.mango.org.uk/training/

Moodle--Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University. This site itself is created using Moodle, so check out the Moodle Demonstration Courses or read the latest Moodle Buzz. http://moodle.org/

_Peaceworkers UK
Peaceworkers UK works to increase the quality of the civilian contribution to peacework by helping to set standards, design training modules and develop assessment tools. It does this through carefully integrated programmes of Recruitment, Training and Assessment, Advocacy and Education and Outreach.

www.peaceworkers.org.uk/

_People In Aid
People In Aid is a global network of development and humanitarian assistance agencies. We help organisations whose goal is the relief of poverty and suffering to enhance the impact they make through better management and support of staff and volunteers. www.peopleinaid.org/events/default.aspx

_RedR
RedR's work may be described under three main headings:
1 - To provide sufficient competent and effective relief personnel to front-line humanitarian agencies. 2 - To improve the competence of relief personnel. 3 - To work with other agencies to improve the availability and effectiveness of relief personnel www.redr.org/redr/training/index.htm

_Refugee and Disaster Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to the education of a diverse group of research scientists and public health professionals, a process inseparably linked to the discovery and application of new knowledge, and through these activities, to the improvement of health and prevention of disease and disability around the world. www.jhsph.edu/research/emergencies/catalogue.html

South African Qualifications Authorities (SAQA)
The South African Qualifications Authority is a body of 29 members appointed by the Ministers of Education and Labour. The members are nominated by identified national stakeholders in education and training. Its National Qualifications Framework is the set of principles and guidelines by which records of learner achievement are registered to enable national recognition of acquired skills and knowledge, thereby ensuring an integrated system that encourages life-long learning. http://www.saqa.org.za

Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), India
SSP began in 1989 as a self-education network facilitated by the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres, in rural Maharashtra and neighboring states. At this time, the collectives and NGOs in the learning network came together to evolve alternate strategies that sought to empower women's collectives around issues of livelihoods, credit, access to and management of resources in rural communities. SSP began working directly with women's groups and communities in the under-developed districts of Latur and Osmanabad in 1994. http://www.indiatogether.org/women/profiles/ssprayog.htm

_UN Institute for Training and Research
UNITAR's programmes, the ‘raison d’être’ of the Institute, are established under two main clusters of activity: training in international affairs management and training and capacity building in economic and social development.

www.unitar.org

_ UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
UN-INSTRAW is the leading United Nations Institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management in partnership with governments, the United Nations System, civil society and academia to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. www.un-instraw.org/wiki/training/index.php/Main_Page

_ United Nations Development Programme

As part of its focus on increased professionalism in local and international procurement, and in order to enhance local capacities, UNDP offers a variety of specialized training courses to staff of the UN system, the donor community, NGOs and governments. All courses are a balanced combination of lectures, case studies and workshops. The opportunity for peer-group interaction is also a crucial element of the courses. Best practice, trouble shooting and strategic thinking are key elements in all courses.
www.iapso.org/training/fixed-courses.asp