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Agricultural Trade
Course on Food and Agricultural Trade in Africa
Learning Activity ID: TRA09-01-120
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Activity Description:
Agricultural trade is undoubtedly the single most important link between trade and poverty in Sub Saharan Africa, where farming accounts for more than two thirds of total employment and constitutes the main income source for the vast majority of the More Information »
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Activity Description:
Agricultural trade is undoubtedly the single most important link between trade and poverty in Sub Saharan Africa, where farming accounts for more than two thirds of total employment and constitutes the main income source for the vast majority of the More Information »
Development Education
Forum on Quality Education in Guatemala: Vision, Achievements, Challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-169
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers (2)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-152
Dates: 02 Mar 2009 to 03 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (2): Helps education decision makers acquire the basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Dates: 02 Mar 2009 to 03 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (2): Helps education decision makers acquire the basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers and Practitioners for UNICEF
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-155
Dates: 09 Sep 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Dates: 09 Sep 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-161
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education in MENA
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-179
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Global Course on Public-Private Partnerships (WBI-IFC)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-159
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
HIV/AIDS and Education Workshop for Francophone African countries.
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-134
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-149
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-150
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 05 Jun 2009
Location: Washington, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 05 Jun 2009
Location: Washington, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-157
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Statistics (e-learning course)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-166
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Programa de Enternamiento en Evaluacion Nacional: Análisis estadístico
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-130
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 17 Jan 2009
Location: Panama City, Panama
Activity Description:
This is the Sixth Workshop on Staristical Analysis. This one-week workshop will include basic statistics analysis related to tests, including difficulty and discrimination indices, computation of reliability indices, and other aspects of classical test More Information »
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 17 Jan 2009
Location: Panama City, Panama
Activity Description:
This is the Sixth Workshop on Staristical Analysis. This one-week workshop will include basic statistics analysis related to tests, including difficulty and discrimination indices, computation of reliability indices, and other aspects of classical test More Information »
Programa de Entrenamiento en Evaluacion Nacional: Asignación y logística de recursos
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-129
Dates: 08 Sep 2008 to 15 Sep 2008
Location: TBD, Guatemala
Activity Description:
This is the Fifth Workshop on Resource Allocation and Logistics. The one-week course will focus on overall management and administration of large scaler national assessments, including staffing, training, instrument development, stakeholders participation, More Information »
Dates: 08 Sep 2008 to 15 Sep 2008
Location: TBD, Guatemala
Activity Description:
This is the Fifth Workshop on Resource Allocation and Logistics. The one-week course will focus on overall management and administration of large scaler national assessments, including staffing, training, instrument development, stakeholders participation, More Information »
Programa de Entrenamiento en Evaluacion Nacional: Muestreo y Limpieza de los Datos
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-127
Dates: 02 Feb 2009 to 06 Feb 2009
Location: TBD, Guatemala
Activity Description:
This is the Third Workshop with 2 activities: one in Sampling; the other in Data Cleaning. During this one-week course, participants will, in Sampling, be instructed in how to define a population of students to be assessed, by securing relevant population More Information »
Dates: 02 Feb 2009 to 06 Feb 2009
Location: TBD, Guatemala
Activity Description:
This is the Third Workshop with 2 activities: one in Sampling; the other in Data Cleaning. During this one-week course, participants will, in Sampling, be instructed in how to define a population of students to be assessed, by securing relevant population More Information »
Regional: Education Policy reform: regional responses to Global challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-167
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Rethinking TVET: Global Course
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-164
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform for UNICEF
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-154
Dates: 03 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Dates: 03 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform.
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-153
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Strategic Choices for Post-Basic Education Reform: Education for Development and Competitiveness (in French)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-165
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Education for All
A series of three workshops as a follow-up of SEIA Regional Program
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-120
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 10 Oct 2008
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Activity Description:
A series of three workshop are planned to follow up on the Regiional SEIA Conferences and analytical work conducted over 3 years on secondary education in Africa (one each for Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone countries). More Information »
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 10 Oct 2008
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Activity Description:
A series of three workshop are planned to follow up on the Regiional SEIA Conferences and analytical work conducted over 3 years on secondary education in Africa (one each for Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone countries). More Information »
Forum on Quality Education in Guatemala: Vision, Achievements, Challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-169
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers (1)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-151
Dates: 17 Nov 2008 to 26 Dec 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (1): Helps education decision makers acquire a basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Dates: 17 Nov 2008 to 26 Dec 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (1): Helps education decision makers acquire a basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers (2)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-152
Dates: 02 Mar 2009 to 03 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (2): Helps education decision makers acquire the basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Dates: 02 Mar 2009 to 03 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (2): Helps education decision makers acquire the basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers and Practitioners for UNICEF
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-155
Dates: 09 Sep 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Dates: 09 Sep 2008 to 30 Oct 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-161
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education in MENA
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-179
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Global Course on Public-Private Partnerships (WBI-IFC)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-159
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
HIV/AIDS and Education Workshop for Francophone African countries.
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-134
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-149
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 06 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-150
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 05 Jun 2009
Location: Washington, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 05 Jun 2009
Location: Washington, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in English: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-157
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Statistics (e-learning course)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-166
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Regional: Education Policy reform: regional responses to Global challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-167
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Rethinking TVET: Global Course
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-164
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform for Francophone Africa
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-073
Dates: 01 Dec 2008 to 12 Dec 2008
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Activity Description:
A key Millennium Development Goal to which the WB is strongly committed is that of assisting member countries to ensure that by 2015 all children have the opportunity to complete a high quality primary school education. As access increases to the primary More Information »
Dates: 01 Dec 2008 to 12 Dec 2008
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Activity Description:
A key Millennium Development Goal to which the WB is strongly committed is that of assisting member countries to ensure that by 2015 all children have the opportunity to complete a high quality primary school education. As access increases to the primary More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform.
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-153
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Strategic Choices for Post-Basic Education Reform: Education for Development and Competitiveness (in French)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-165
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Education Reform
Forum on Quality Education in Guatemala: Vision, Achievements, Challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-169
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Dates: 27 Aug 2008 to 29 Aug 2008
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Activity Description:
The seminar is devoted to analyze the experiences and outcomes of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría, one of the largest educational networks in Latin America, devoted to building broad-based alliances and action partnerships to advance the More Information »
Economics for Education Policymakers (1)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-151
Dates: 17 Nov 2008 to 26 Dec 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (1): Helps education decision makers acquire a basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Dates: 17 Nov 2008 to 26 Dec 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Economics for Education Policymakers (1): Helps education decision makers acquire a basic literacy in the economics of education. This is especially beneficial for those preparing PRSPs or submissions for EFA FTI, planning to take the Education core More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-161
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Dates: 09 Mar 2009 to 20 Mar 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education enables policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify areas that post-basic education More Information »
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education in MENA
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-179
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Dates: 27 Oct 2008 to 31 Oct 2008
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Activity Description:
The course will link education provision with the skills and competences needed by labor markets, targeting especially youth employment. The customized course will be delivered in English, French and Arabic. More Information »
Global Course on Public-Private Partnerships (WBI-IFC)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-159
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
Dates: 04 May 2009 to 08 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Blended learning program on Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs). This program will be designed and delivered in partnership with IFC and is intended to be on a full cost recovery basis. More Information »
HIV/AIDS and Education Workshop for Francophone African countries.
Learning Activity ID: EDU08-01-134
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Dates: 10 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Ouagadouga, Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
Workshop to improve capacity and skills of educational planners and managers to conceptualize and analyze the interaction between the epidemic and educational planning and management; providing and developing core competencies in analyzing, designing, More Information »
Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-157
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 12 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in French: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Introduction to Statistics (e-learning course)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-166
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Dates: 01 Feb 2009 to 13 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
E-learning course in “Introduction to Education Statistics and Indicators” in Russian: Designed to help education decision makers acquire(or refresh) an understanding of basic statistics so that they can make better use of education research, eduication More Information »
Kenyan Higher Education Strategy Development
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-178
Dates: 08 Sep 2008 to 12 Sep 2008
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Activity Description:
In this five day learning program to be delivered in collaboration with WBI's Knowledge for Development team, participants will prepare to develop the Kenyan Higher Education Strategy. More Information »
Dates: 08 Sep 2008 to 12 Sep 2008
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Activity Description:
In this five day learning program to be delivered in collaboration with WBI's Knowledge for Development team, participants will prepare to develop the Kenyan Higher Education Strategy. More Information »
Regional: Education Policy reform: regional responses to Global challenges
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-167
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Dates: 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Kiew, Ukraine
Activity Description:
Education Policy Reform: Regional Responses to Global Challenges, Kiev, Ukraine, March 24-28, 2008. The new ECA regional course was designed in response to the demand from the region for a Russian-language adaptation of the WBI Education Program core More Information »
Rethinking TVET: Global Course
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-164
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Dates: 25 May 2009 to 29 May 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): This new course will be offered in FY09 to a group of 5-6 selected countries by means of a series of video-conferences with locally facilitated face-to-face workshops. The series will exchange experience More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform for UNICEF
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-154
Dates: 03 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Dates: 03 Nov 2008 to 14 Nov 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Capacity Building for UNICEF Education Program Officers: Continuation of capacity building for UNICEF Education Field Officers in strategic choices for education reform. This course combines e-learning with face-to-face training in two cohorts of the More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform.
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-153
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Dates: 20 Apr 2009 to 01 May 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Strategic Choices for Education Reform. Develops a capacity to design and implement education reform, building an improved understanding of rationale, objectives, and policy options for education reform, as well as the conditions required to launch and More Information »
Strategic Choices for Post-Basic Education Reform: Education for Development and Competitiveness (in French)
Learning Activity ID: EDU09-01-165
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Dates: 06 Apr 2009 to 18 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Education for Development and Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Basic Education for Francophone countries: Enabling policymakers to understand the implications of globalization, labor market changes on education, and to identify More Information »
Environmental Governance
Actionable Indicators for Monitoring Governance and the Environment/Natural Resources Sector -P104779
Learning Activity ID: ENV07-01-053
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 16 Sep 2008
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Activity Description:
This activity will deliver workshops to prepare environmental governance indicators to as an incentive tool to improve the performance of public institutions to deliver environmental improvements. The workshops will review draft and final indicator More Information »
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 16 Sep 2008
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Activity Description:
This activity will deliver workshops to prepare environmental governance indicators to as an incentive tool to improve the performance of public institutions to deliver environmental improvements. The workshops will review draft and final indicator More Information »
Fiscal Policies for PRSP
E-learning Economic Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction
Learning Activity ID: POV09-01-180
Dates: 01 Nov 2008 to 30 Nov 2008
Location: Washingron DC, World Wide
Activity Description:
The participants will learn the tools and techniques of project analysis with hands-on excel based examples: 1. Economic Analysis of Investments as a Development Priority Beyond rate of return. 2. Public Investment and Growth. 3. Importance of social More Information »
Dates: 01 Nov 2008 to 30 Nov 2008
Location: Washingron DC, World Wide
Activity Description:
The participants will learn the tools and techniques of project analysis with hands-on excel based examples: 1. Economic Analysis of Investments as a Development Priority Beyond rate of return. 2. Public Investment and Growth. 3. Importance of social More Information »
Gender Health and Poverty
Achieving the MDGs: Poverty reduction, Reproductive Health, and Health Sector Reform
Learning Activity ID: HNP08-01-201
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 27 Sep 2008
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Activity Description:
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform from September 15 - 27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The course integrates three thematic clusters 1. New Policy Directions: MDGs Related to Health More Information »
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 27 Sep 2008
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Activity Description:
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform from September 15 - 27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The course integrates three thematic clusters 1. New Policy Directions: MDGs Related to Health More Information »
Gender and AIDS
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-241
Dates: 14 Jan 2009 to 25 Feb 2009
Location: Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
This is a 6 week e-learning course. The material is organized in six modules. Module 1: Understanding HIV/AIDS; Module 2: Understanding gender Module 3: Gender, Poverty and HIV/AIDS Module 4: Gender mainstreaming into critical national programs Module More Information »
Dates: 14 Jan 2009 to 25 Feb 2009
Location: Burkina Faso
Activity Description:
This is a 6 week e-learning course. The material is organized in six modules. Module 1: Understanding HIV/AIDS; Module 2: Understanding gender Module 3: Gender, Poverty and HIV/AIDS Module 4: Gender mainstreaming into critical national programs Module More Information »
Public Private Partnerships and Contracting out Health Services in West Africa
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-236
Dates: 19 Jan 2009 to 24 Jan 2009
Location: Cotonou, Benin
Activity Description:
Public Private Partnerships and Contracting out Health Services in West Africa More Information »
Dates: 19 Jan 2009 to 24 Jan 2009
Location: Cotonou, Benin
Activity Description:
Public Private Partnerships and Contracting out Health Services in West Africa More Information »
Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing
Achieving the MDGs: Poverty reduction, Reproductive Health, and Health Sector Reform
Learning Activity ID: HNP08-01-201
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 27 Sep 2008
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Activity Description:
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform from September 15 - 27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The course integrates three thematic clusters 1. New Policy Directions: MDGs Related to Health More Information »
Dates: 15 Sep 2008 to 27 Sep 2008
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Activity Description:
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform from September 15 - 27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The course integrates three thematic clusters 1. New Policy Directions: MDGs Related to Health More Information »
Basics of Health Economics
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-233
Dates: 20 Aug 2008 to 24 Sep 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Dates: 20 Aug 2008 to 24 Sep 2008
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Basics of Health Economics 2
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-237
Dates: 12 Nov 2008 to 17 Dec 2008
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Dates: 12 Nov 2008 to 17 Dec 2008
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Basics of Health Economics 3
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-238
Dates: 18 Feb 2009 to 25 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Dates: 18 Feb 2009 to 25 Mar 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Basics of Health Economics 4
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-239
Dates: 13 May 2009 to 17 Jun 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Dates: 13 May 2009 to 17 Jun 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The e-learning program on Basics of Health trains and empowers policy and operational decision makers on how health economics can contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of health systems by efficiently and equitably addressing the needs of the More Information »
Flagship Course on Health System Policy and Management
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-250
Dates: 01 Dec 2008 to 05 Dec 2008
Location: New Delhi, India
Activity Description:
This course targets mid to high level government officials, academic institutions and staff of donor agencies. It provides a framework within which to think about the issues of health sector reform and financing and it assists them think critically More Information »
Dates: 01 Dec 2008 to 05 Dec 2008
Location: New Delhi, India
Activity Description:
This course targets mid to high level government officials, academic institutions and staff of donor agencies. It provides a framework within which to think about the issues of health sector reform and financing and it assists them think critically More Information »
FY09 Flagship Core Course on Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing
Learning Activity ID: HNP08-01-226
Dates: 20 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The newly re-designed Flagship Course on Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing is offered by the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health, and has been redesigned following it's initial offering in 1997. More Information »
Dates: 20 Oct 2008 to 07 Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
The newly re-designed Flagship Course on Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing is offered by the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health, and has been redesigned following it's initial offering in 1997. More Information »
Health Outcomes and the Poor
Learning Activity ID: HNP09-01-242
Dates: 04 Mar 2009 to 15 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description:
Dates: 04 Mar 2009 to 15 Apr 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Activity Description: