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The Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)

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Registration deadline: 07 Sep 2013 Training date: 02 Nov 2013 to 09 Nov 2013 Medair

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United Nations/Indonesia International Conference on Integrated Space Technology Applications to Climate Change

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Registration deadline: 31 May 2013 Training date: 02 Sep 2013 to 04 Sep 2013 UN Office for Outer Space Affairs

1. Introduction
The United Nations is organizing the United Nations/Indonesia International Conference on Integrated Space Technology Applications to Climate Change under the framework of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications.

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Tower Climbing & Rescue

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Registration deadline: 01 Jun 2013 Training date: 01 Aug 2013 to 05 Aug 2013 World Food Programme

This course is open to all humanitarian personnel who work on communications towers and platforms.

The course consists of two modules:

Tower Climbing, Rescue and RF Awareness (3 days)

  • Provides a range of skills for climbing, including the use of all safety equipment, RF hazards, tower rescue and an introduction to light lifting.
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    Urban Humanitarian Emergencies Course

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    Registration deadline: 23 Jul 2013 Training date: 26 Jul 2013 to 28 Jul 2013 Harvard University

    Humanitarian organizations, international agencies and governments that serve populations affected by crises find themselves increasingly in urban settings. Agencies face new challenges, and some potential advantages, in these complex urban environments and are only just learning how to approach them.

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    Processing and Analysis of Data for Surveys/Assessments (Methodology and Software)

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    Registration deadline: 10 Jun 2013 Training date: 24 Jun 2013 to 27 Jun 2013 IRES

    WHY THIS TRAINING

    Current practices in resource mobilization within public, private sectors and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have put a lot of emphasis on the need to peg planning and allocation of resources to evidence-based research. This has led to increased funding to research initiatives that include a variety of baseline surveys, Socio-Economic Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, Nutrition Surveys, Food Security Surveys, Program Evaluation Surveys, Employees, customers and vendor satisfaction surveys, and opinion polls among others.

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    Processing and Analysis of Quantitative Data using SPSS

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    Registration deadline: 27 May 2013 Training date: 10 Jun 2013 to 12 Jun 2013 IRES

    INTRODUCTION

    Quantitative data analysis is the process of presenting and interpreting numerical data. It often contains descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency and measures of variability about the average and give the a picture of the data collected and used in a research while inferential statistics are the outcomes of statistical tests, helping deductions to be made from the data collected, to test hypotheses set and relating findings to the sample or population..

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    GIS and Remote Sensing in Logistics and Transportation Systems Management

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    Registration deadline: 27 May 2013 Training date: 10 Jun 2013 to 13 Jun 2013 IRES

    GIS in Logistics and Transportation

    A GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Choosing sites, targeting market segments, planning distribution networks, responding to emergencies are all problems that involve questions of geography and are all relevant to organizations, businesses and government.

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    Let's Comm Digital

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    Registration deadline: 31 May 2013 Training date: 19 Aug 2013 to 23 Aug 2013 World Food Programme

    This 5-day training course is targeted at ICT staff from Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) partner organisations who need skills in deploying MotoTRBO Digital VHF radio infrastructure. Candidates should already have a background in analog VHF communications.

    MotoTRBO is the WFP standard VHF/UHF radio solution & is deployed as the default ETC VHF radio solution in WFP led cluster operations.

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    Data Management using CSPro : A Hands on Approach

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    Registration deadline: 27 May 2013 Training date: 03 Jun 2013 to 04 Jun 2013 IRES

    INTRODUCTION

    The Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) is a public domain software package used by hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals for entering, editing, tabulating, and disseminating census and survey data. CSPro is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, yet powerful enough to handle the most complex applications. It can be used by a wide range of people, from non-technical staff assistants to senior demographers and programmers.

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    Data Management, Analysis, and Graphics using STATA

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    Registration deadline: 20 May 2013 Training date: 03 Jun 2013 to 06 Jun 2013 IRES

    INTRODUCTION

    This training specifically deals with management, analysis and graphing of quantitative data using STATA. The training combines theoretical foundations with methodological perspectives, aiming at equiping participants with knowledge on use of quantitative data in social research using STATA. Stata is a complete, integrated statistical package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics.

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    Processing and Analysis of Data for Surveys/Assessments (Methodology and Software)

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    Registration deadline: 20 May 2013 Training date: 27 May 2013 to 30 May 2013 IRES

    WHY THIS TRAINING

    Current practices in resource mobilization within public, private sectors and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have put a lot of emphasis on the need to peg planning and allocation of resources to evidence-based research. This has led to increased funding to research initiatives that include a variety of baseline surveys, Socio-Economic Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, Nutrition Surveys, Food Security Surveys, Program Evaluation Surveys, Employees, customers and vendor satisfaction surveys, and opinion polls among others.

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    9th International Training Course on GIS for Disaster Risk Management

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    Registration deadline: 02 Aug 2013 Training date: 02 Sep 2013 to 13 Sep 2013 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

    ADPC cooperate with Asian Institue of Technology (AIT), The International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente (ITC) and UNITAR's Operational Satellite Applications Program (UNITAR-UNOSAT) to conduct the 9th International Training Course on GIS for Disaster Risk Management. This course is open to all participants who are working or will be working in the organizations where spatial information is used for considered to be used for the purpose of disaster management.

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    43rd Regional Training Course on Disaster Management

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    Registration deadline: 04 Oct 2013 Training date: 04 Nov 2013 to 22 Nov 2013 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

    The participants will know the integrated knowledges, skills and experiences on disaster management. ADPC would like to invite the government officials responsible for disaster management policy and plans, international NGOs, NGOs involved in the area of disaster risk reduction and every person who need to enhance their knowledge, skill and experience regarding to disaster management. We welcome you all.

    COURSE OBJECTIVE By completing the course, participants should gain a sound grasp of disaster management processes and be able to apply this knowledge to:

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    5th International Training Course on Climate Risk Management in a Changing Environment

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    Registration deadline: 19 Jul 2013 Training date: 19 Aug 2013 to 28 Aug 2013 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

    Asian Disaster Preparedness Center are pleased to invite the interested person to attend the 5th International Training course on Climate Risk Management in a Changing Environment from August 19-28, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand

    COURSE OBJECTIVES By completing the course, Participants should be able to;

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    Needs Assessment (5 days)

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    Registration deadline: 26 Aug 2013 Training date: 02 Sep 2013 to 06 Sep 2013 NGO Management School

    Channelling field-oriented skills to effectively mobilise for change

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    • 2 – 6 September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

    Registration and course fees*

    Registration and payment deadline: 26 August 2013. Early bird fee available for payments until 2 July 2013.

    Early bird fee / Full fee :

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    Master of Science in Humanitarian Program Management

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    Registration deadline: 23 Jul 2013 Training date: 23 Sep 2013 to 30 Sep 2014 Bioforce Institute

    Objectives: The Master Of Science program contributes to reinforce & develop managers' core capacities (managing projects, people and funds) in a practical, coherent & transversal way integrating the main worldwide quality & accountability initiatives developed in recent years.

    The MSc objective is to give participants a comprehensive knowledge of each initiative and their specificities, as well as the possibility to integrate each of them in a complementary and innovative way within the organisation's and companies strategy and management practices.

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    Certificate in Humanitarian Logistics Management

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    Registration deadline: 23 Jul 2013 Training date: 23 Sep 2013 to 06 Dec 2013 Bioforce Institute

    Objectives: Developing quality & accountability of humanitarian programmes by enhancing humanitarian workers’ crucial logistics management skills

    The HLM objective is to give participants a comprehensive knowledge of each initiative and their specificities, as well as the possibility to integrate each of them in a complementary and innovative way within the organisation's strategy and logistics management practices.

    Designed to develop logistics management skills to enhance Quality & Accountability of humanitarian programmes, the HLM training programme:

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    Training of Trainers

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    Registration deadline: 02 Oct 2013 Training date: 02 Dec 2013 to 06 Dec 2013 Bioforce Institute

    Audience : In-service and aspiring aid workers from international and national aid organisations

    Objectives : To provide participants with the appropriate methods and tools to develop, facilitate, monitor and evaluate training activities.

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    Certificate in Humanitarian Program Management

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    Registration deadline: 23 Jul 2013 Training date: 23 Sep 2013 to 06 Dec 2013 Bioforce Institute

    Objectives: The HPM programme contributes to reinforce & develop managers' core capacities (managing projects, people and funds) in a practical, coherent & transversal way integrating the main worldwide quality & accountability initiatives developed in recent years.

    The HPM objective is to give participants a comprehensive knowledge of each initiative and their specificities, as well as the possibility to integrate each of them in a complementary and innovative way within the organisation's strategy and management practices.

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    GeoSpatial Technology Capacity Building (GTCB) Program

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    Registration deadline: 01 Dec 2013 Training date: 01 Mar 2013 to 01 Dec 2013 Geospatial Applied Research Experts House

    GTCB is a competency-based professional training program in Geospatial Information Science and Technologies (GIS&T). This program is designed to support the continual growth and improvement of your employees performance. It provides employees an opportunity to enhance their geospatial technical skills and improve the knowledge underlying these skills.