Learning network



Our goal is to change minds for the better by facilitating ubiquitous learning – a world-class education on humanitarian issues, practice, thinking and values to anyone, anywhere - to build a global community of knowledge.

The Learning Network's activities include:

  • Learning platform: learning opportunities open to all.
  • Courses offered in partnership with selected academic institutions.
  • Communities of Practice in National Society development.
  • RedTalk, live webcast conversations with leading experts to address the challenges and opportunities presented by a fast-changing world.
  • A learning blog, a public forum where Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers can discover first-hand testimonies of the value of the Network's learning opportunities, share their own experiences, and reflect on what they learn.

The Learning Network helps to strengthen individual competencies among Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers, members, staff and other humanitarian actors, stimulate new thinking in the humanitarian and development field and increase the magnitude, quality and impact of humanitarian service delivery.

In partnership with academic institutions, the Learning Network will offer training and study in four key areas:

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Learning opportunities

Social and Voluntary Sector Leadership
Application deadline: Each month – please check website for further details Start date: Monthly - please check website for further details This certificate programme in social and voluntary sector leadership is offered by the Red Cross Red Crescent Learning Network of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in partnership with Thunderbird Online, the online...
Online postgraduate certificate programme in Global Health
Application deadline: 31 July 2013 Bursary application deadline: 30 June 2013 Start date: 16 September 2013 This post graduate certificate programme in global health is offered by the Red Cross Red Crescent Learning Network of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in partnership with the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University ...
Humanitarian Diplomacy online course
Application deadline: 22nd July 2013 Start date: 2nd September 2013 Humanitarian diplomacy is persuading decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interests of vulnerable people, and with full respect for fundamental humanitarian principles. The  rapid expansion of  the number of humanitarian actors in recent years, working for or with governments at all levels and often ...
Online Certificate Course on Disaster Management
Application Deadline: 20 March 2013 Start date: 15 April 2013 Introduction The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Tata Institute for Social Sciences (TISS) have established an on-line Certificate Course on Disaster Management. This initiative is in line with IFRC's Strategy 2020er, Strategic Aim 1: “Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recover...

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