Wednesday 29 January 2014

Places available in Child Protection and Child Rights Programmin

There are still a few open places in HREA's instructor-led e-learning courses on Child Rights Programming and Child Protection that start on 5 February. 

Each course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare assignments and participate in group discussions and webinars. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation.  

Please find more information about these courses below: 
  
Child Rights Programming (5 February-22 April 2014)

This advanced e-learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to child rights programming. This certificate course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, online working groups, interaction with students and the instructor, webinars and assignments, and is offered over an 11-week period. 

Course outline
 
Week 1: Introduction to the Human Rights-Based Approach and Child Rights Programming
Week 2: Children's Rights Standards and Principles
Week 3: Key components and principles of Child Rights Programming
Week 4: Child Participation - Children as active agents in their own development
Week 5: Open week
Week 6: Child Rights Situation Analysis and Planning
Week 7: Programme Design
Week 8: Monitoring and Evaluation
Weeks 9-10: Analysis of Child Rights Programming: Case Study  
Week 11: Becoming a Child Rights Focused Organisation or Network

Tuition fee for participants: US$ 725; tuition for auditors: US$ 275.

For more detailed information and online registration, please visit: www.hrea.org/child-rights-programming.  
 
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Child Protection (5 February-18 March 2014)

This e-learning course aims to equip professionals who hold responsibilities for implementing child safeguarding policies within their organisations with a basic understanding of the key issues, concepts and frameworks pertaining to child protection and safeguarding. It will help build the knowledge and skills to enable them to strengthen, develop and implement protection measures to keep their organisations safe for children. 

This course involves approximately 30 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with participants and the instructors, webinars, quizzes and a written assignment, and is offered over a 6-week period.

Course outline

Week 1: Introduction to child protection and safeguarding
Week 2: The child rights framework
Week 3: Examining protection, risks and issues for children
Week 4: Child abuse and child protection within an international context
Week 5: Child protection practices and safeguarding in organisations
Week 6: Action planning for implementation

Tuition fee for participants: US$ 575; tuition for auditors: US$ 215.

For more detailed information and online registration, please visit: www.hrea.org/child-protection.   
    

For a listing of all upcoming HREA e-learning courses, please visit: www.hrea.org/courses.

To see a list of all upcoming HREA e-learning courses and workshops related to children and children's rights, please visit: www.hrea.org/children.      
Best wishes,

Nate Weisenberg

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Nathaniel Weisenberg, Training Coordinator 
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) 
689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-3302 USA 
Tel: +1 617 301-4323 | Fax: +1 617 249-0278 | Skype ID: nate.weisenberg 

About HREA's Distance Learning Programme 

Since 2002, over 8,000 human rights defenders, development workers, staff members of international organisations and graduate students have successfully participated in Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)'s e-learning courses. 

Further information about HREA's Distance Learning Programme can be found at: www.hrea.org/courses.

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