SIDA Training : Child Rights, Classroom and School Management

February 14, 2013 By fundsforngos3

Deadline- April 28, 2013

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is seeking applications for International trainingprogram in Child Rights, Classroom and School Management. Aim of this program is to improve participating countries capacity to offer and ensure everyone’s right to relevant and quality education, an education that is safe and secure, inclusive, student-centered, democratic and problem-solving and that creates opportunities for all, regardless of background, to participate in community life as active citizens.

These programmes aim at enhancing managerial and technical skills and cover subjects of strategic importance to economic and social development. The Training Programmes are designed for experienced executives from middle and top management positions in their respective organizations.

The whole training programme has a child rights-based approach. The following topics will be included in the programme-

• Policy documents and laws in the subject area related to human rights
• CRC, Education for All (EFA) and other internationally agreed instruments of central importance in this context,
• Key aspects of children’s rights to, in and through education and their practical implications
• Democracy in the school and the school’s role in society “citizenship”, inclusive education, gender equality
• Opportunities to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to promote increased quality and increased access to information and knowledge
• Appropriate forms of leadership as well as organizational structures, forms and behavior and a leaders’ role in the various structures
• Difficult situations such as disciplinary measures, bullying, corporal punishment and sexual abuse and possibilities to make a change- Importance of problem solving, critical thinking, participatory approach in the participants context
• Education for Sustainable Development as a holistic approach where social, economic and ecological issues are integrated.

Benefits offered-

Sida will cover the costs of-

• participation and training such as lectures, literature, documentation, study tours and certain social activities
• accommodation including board and lodging,
• international travel cost to and from Sweden
• international travel cost to and from the progress workshop in Zambia

Eligibility & Criteria-

• Preferably a team consisting of 3 people from each country representing the levels mentioned below should applybut individual applications are also welcome. The target groups for the training programme are persons working within the educational sector at three levels.
• The programme will be open to professional NGO staff, working in the field of Education and Human Rights, based in developing countries, as one member of the team. A necessary prerequisite is a university or a teacher training degree. Work experience of at least five years is also required. Participants should be approximately 30-55 years of age and fluent in English.
• The teams should consist of a mix of men and women and be balanced regarding participants’ ages. Applications should be endorsed by the applicant’s organisation.
• The training programme will be organised and conducted in English.

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