25 April - 1 July 2011

The Local Development Programme of UNITAR is launching a new session of its proven e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation, in English language. This e-course has been awarded with the International ECBCheck Quality Label for e-Learning!

The course, which will run from 25 April to 1st July 2011, aims to enhance the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sanitation sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.

The course is based on sound adult pedagogical principles including, among others, self-assessment activities, case study, peer-to-peer review and evaluation, and social elements. It is distributed in such a way to ensure the achievement of the learning objectives in a flexible manner, as participants can choose the learning pace that is the most adequate to them.

Click here to see comprehensive details  about the course and access the online registration form, or send an email to e-ldp< at >unitar.org (Please replace < at > with @ when you type the address). Please share this information with your networks and persons who are likely to be interested.