Open Learning for Development
Encyclopedia
Open Learning for Development is an effort to provide free learning with the ultimate goal of helping developing countries around the world. The Open Training Platform is a UNESCO
-driven hub offering free training resources on a wide range of development topics, fostering cooperation to provide free and open content for development.
UNESCO has launched this platform on the internet to make available training and capacity-building programmes and resources. These are developed by a variety of stakeholders worldwide in a wide range of subjects, including literacy, computers, business, environment, community development and much more.
The Open Training Platform initiative regroups partners from all UN agencies (FAO
, ILO/ITC, ITU
, UNESCO, the UNITAR
, UNV, WHO
and UNEP), worldwide development practitioners and agencies, as well as regional and local NGOs and CBOs.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
-driven hub offering free training resources on a wide range of development topics, fostering cooperation to provide free and open content for development.
UNESCO has launched this platform on the internet to make available training and capacity-building programmes and resources. These are developed by a variety of stakeholders worldwide in a wide range of subjects, including literacy, computers, business, environment, community development and much more.
The Open Training Platform initiative regroups partners from all UN agencies (FAO
Fão
Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....
, ILO/ITC, ITU
Itu
Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...
, UNESCO, the UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research was established in 1965 following a "for the training of personnel, particularly from developing Member States, for administrative and operational assignments with the United Nations and the specialized agencies, both at Headquarters and in...
, UNV, WHO
Who
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and UNEP), worldwide development practitioners and agencies, as well as regional and local NGOs and CBOs.
External links
- World Health Organization
- Open Training with UNITAR, FAO, ITU, WHO, ILO and UNEP partners