Sharpen your skills with FREE IMO – International Maritime Organization

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, when over half of the world’s population was in lockdown and people were encouraged to use the time to self-study and learn new skills, we’ve maintained an overview of e-Learning tools and online courses offered by the United Nations System. There are hundreds of courses available, covering a wide range of topics, from sustainable development to human rights, climate change to nuclear safety, and many more.

Pick a course from the list below and get started.

IMO – International Maritime Organization

IMO e-Learning portal
https://lms.imo.org/moodle310/

IMO has developed a number of e-Learning courses with the purpose of increasing the capacity of Member States to effectively implement IMO instruments. For background information on IMO’s training courses as part of IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) please click here.

To undertake IMO’s e-Learning courses, two options are available: a) by authorization, or b) self-enrolment.

For more information on the enrolment options and in order to register in the system, please follow carefully the user guide.

Free to access e-learning course: “Energy Saving at Sea” launched (5 December 2022):

https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/Pages/WhatsNew-1800.aspx

IOM – International Organization for Migration

IOM e-Campus
https://www.ecampus.iom.int/

The IOM E-Campus is the learning platform developed by the Organization for external audiences. It is a free and virtual space with online courses and training materials on migration. The E-Campus courses are prepared by experts in topics that converge with migration. Currently there are more than 25 courses in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Arabic (the languages offered depend on the course, they are translated periodically).

ITU – International Telecommunication Academy

ITU Academy

https://academy.itu.int/

The ITU Academy is the main online gateway to ITU’s capacity development activities. It brings together under one umbrella a wide range of training activities and knowledge resources in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digital development.

SDGAcademyX – Free online courses from SDG Academy

https://www.edx.org/school/sdgacademyx

The SDG Academy creates and curates graduate-level courses on sustainable development for learners around the world. From sustainable cities to human rights to climate action, each of our courses addresses the fundamental challenge facing our world today: How do people, communities, businesses and governments coexist, cooperate and collaborate to save the one planet we have? The SDG Academy’s courses are fully interactive, so you can meet, debate and learn from both our global faculty of sustainable development experts and your fellow learners.

UN CC:e-Learn

https://unccelearn.org/

The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn) is a joint initiative of more than 30 multilateral organizations helping countries to achieve climate change action both through general climate literacy and applied skills development. UN CC:Learn provides strategic advice and quality learning resources to help people, governments and businesses to understand, adapt, and build resilience to climate change. UN CC:Learn is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

UN SDG:Learn

https://www.unsdglearn.org/

Through the collaborative efforts of the United Nations, multilateral organizations, and sustainable development partners from universities, civil society, academia and the private sector, UN SDG:Learn provides a unique gateway that empowers individuals and organizations through an informed decision when selecting among a wealth of SDG-related learning products and services that are currently available.

UN WOMEN Training Centre

https://trainingcentre.unwomen.org/

The UN Women Training Centre eLearning Campus is a global and innovative online platform for training for gender equality. It is open to everybody interested in using training or learning as a means to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights.

UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTAD e-Learning on Trade

https://elearningtrade.unctad.org/

UNCTAD e-learning on Trade is a platform that hosts multiple courses designed and run by the teams within the Division of International Trade and Commodities of UNCTAD.  Currently, the platform provides two categories of courses: Trade, Gender and Development and Non-Tariff Measures in TradeUNECE – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE ‘Standards for the SDGs’ e-learning platform

https://standards4sdgs.unece.org/trainings

This e-learning platform is designed to enhance global understanding of quality infrastructure and its importance for sustainable development.
Courses are open to all and no fee is charged for enrolment. They can be taken independently or be integrated into existing courses, including blended learning courses, for example as an introduction to courses offered in-person.
At present, the platform provides courses in Risk Management in Regulatory Structures, Conformity Assessment, Market Surveillance.

LearnITC- The Inland Transport and Trade Connectivity e-Learning Platform

https://learnitc.unece.org/

Are you interested in learning how to promote policies to strive towards sustainable transport and better trade connectivity? Do you want to learn about the UN inland transport and trade facilitation legal instruments and standards? Do you want to increase your capacity, knowledge base and skills in sustainable transport and trade connectivity? If you replied yes to any of these questions, then explore the e-Learning courses on the LearnITC- The Inland Transport and Trade Connectivity e-Learning Platform that was launched today.

Sustainable transport and trade connectivity impacts our health, environment and economy. To promote transport, which is safe, clean and competitive and to simplify cross-border trade, UNECE member States have worked together to develop the UN inland transport and trade facilitation legal instruments, standards and other tools. LearnITC is where you can learn more about these topics. The various courses and training materials are available in English, French, and Russian.

City Resilience Training (CRT)

https://www.cityresiliencetraining.com/course/

City Resilience Training (CRT) is a collaborative learning platform run by the UNECE Center of Excellence of the University of Geneva, offering courses on how to create more sustainable futures for cities

UNECE LearnQI Platform

https://learnqi.unece.org/

The UNECE LearnQI platform is an open access e-learning resource, which offers a series of innovative courses on key areas of quality infrastructure. Developed by the UNECE Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6), the self-directed courses offer participants a convenient way to gain greater understanding of trade-related topics at their own pace and in their own time.

Upon completion of a course, participants receive a certificate in recognition of their achievement. The LearnQI Platform will evolve with further courses and languages depending on external funding.

UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme

Massive Open Online Courses

https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/education-environment/what-we-do/massive-open-online-courses

UNEP and its partners offer a wide range of courses on critical environmental issues.

UNEP Learning Management System

https://elearning.unep.org/

Home to courses, workshops and seminars offered by different divisions in the organization.

Home school with a virtual dive into the ocean (News Story, 27 March 2020):

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/celebrate-your-love-ocean-virtually

UNESCWA – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

SDG Knowledge and Learning Platform

https://arabsdgs.unescwa.org/

The SDG Knowledge and Learning is an open access electronic platform, established by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA). It contributes to more effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through enhancing the capacities of the Arab countries by disseminating knowledge, promoting learning and providing training in sustainable development.

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