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Design and delivery of learning experiences
We create learning experiences that are rooted in the needs of our target audience and organisations aiming at improved performance on the long run.
Training of trainers
We empower trainers to be more effective and engaging in order to enhance and transform the knowledge, skills and attitudes of those they work with.
Learning reinforcement
Learning does not stop at the end of a training event. We create long-term follow up systems that support the integration of learning and the application of knowledge, skills and attitudes ...
UNITAR and SmarterChains, the online Industry 4.0 transformation platform, are pleased to announce their partnership to establish the 1st Industry 4.0 Education Platform
The partnership aligns with UNITAR's mission to provide capacity-building and training to professionals. The platform will offer courses related to Industry 4.0 to help individuals, manufacturing companies ,service & technology providers and governments to adapt to the new technological advances. In addition, it aims to equip beneficiaries with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the Fou...
CEO, Strategic Social Marketing
Prof. Jeff French is a global thought leader in the fields of behavioural influence, social marketing, social communication, and citizen focused programme planning and evaluation. He has published over 100 academic papers and five books, plus numerous guides and toolkits on these subjects, including the European Centre for Disease Control’s first technical guidance on social marketing.
Prof. French is a visiting Professor at Brighton University and a Fellow at Kings College London University. He teaches at four other universitie...
The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce its upcoming Online Certificate on Essential Professional Skills taking place this fall from 15 September to 29 October. The online certificate will consist of a series of e-workshops targeted to working professionals and individuals seeking to improve their professional skills. The online certificate aims to reinforce individuals’ transferable professional skills, especially in a time where flexibility and adaptability are key.
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5 August 2023, Quito, Ecuador – Promoting entrepreneurship and supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) is key to advancing sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. UNITAR in collaboration with AB InBev and its Middle Americas Zone (MAZ) and the Tecnológico de Monterrey concluded the first edition of the “Emprendedores Programme” with a focus on Finance.
210 participants successfully graduated from the Finance Course of the “Emprendedores Programme”, through which they acquired knowledge and strengthened their skills and compet...
31 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - New technologies are profoundly changing the financial industry. The demand for digital solutions is surging, and both private and public institutions are heavily investing in R&D, especially in the field of digital currencies. Big tech companies are more and more involved in supplying financial services as they provide payments solutions, stablecoins and even banking products. Similarly, central banks are actively researching digital money, and many of them are planning to launch their own digital currency in the future.
To res...
Nawid is an entrepreneur from Afghanistan who runs several businesses in the food, electronics and clothing industries.Nawid took part in the UNITAR "Great Ideas Space 2023 Programme for Afghanistan: Food Security and Job Creation through Entrepreneurship and Innovation", generously funded by the Government and People of Japan.The UNITAR programme taught Nawid how to manage and market his business and develop new financial strategies.Nawid hopes that the people of Afghanistan can collaborate to overcome challenges and support fellow Afghans people in need., 28 August 2024, ...
Multilateral Diplomacy - Building capacities in the area of gender, women’s leadership and mentoring
In a bid to enhance efforts towards attaining gender equality and women’s empowerment across societies, UNITAR has held five online workshops on gender, women’s leadership and mentoring. The main objective of the workshops was to foster the implementation of gender equality in the participants’ workplaces through increasing women representation in leadership roles and to forge partnerships with other actors in the field of gender, women’s leadership and mentoring. The workshops also sought to build leadership skills and the capacity of women to participate in all levels of ...
6 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR jointly with the York University and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in York, Canada (CIFAL York) hosted a dialogue with 132 experts, officials, and representatives from the public and private sectors about lessons learned and challenges regarding COVID-19 vaccine deployment, as well as to present a new tool developed by UNITAR to support local and national efforts to control the pandemic through effective vaccination campaigns and protective behaviours.
Despite the heavy toll the COVID-19 pandemic is t...
Twenty-two 2021 UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassadors are exploring ideas to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) in a post-COVID-19 world.
In the 3-month programme, Hiroshima high school students examine today’s pressing issues so they can become future global leaders.
The 2021 round started in July and will include five workshops and group work.
The Youth Ambassadors will make their final presentations on 24 October 2021 in a public webinar (in Japanese only).
Leading companies NEC and H&M joined to give the Youth Ambassadors a broader perspective of th...