Transcript Diapositiva 1

The Staff College at a Glance
A growing Organization
Direction and management
Origins
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The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) is a
high-quality centre of excellence in learning and
training services supporting the UN system in achieving
its objectives and building its capacities, while focusing
on a number of strategic areas.
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The College itself began operations
in 1996 as a project entrusted
to the ITC/ILO.
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1 January 2002 the College
began its operations as a
distinct institution within the
United Nations system.
Direction and management
Mandate
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‘To promote a cohesive management
culture across the UN’
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‘To support and strengthen continuous
learning and development in the
UN system’
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Objectives
Assisting UN organizations and staff to:
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Develop skills and competencies necessary for their work
at the inter-agency level;
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Provide strategic leadership and management
development at the institutional level;
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Promote positive change in the UN system within the context
of ongoing UN reform;
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Enhance expertise in the area of learning, training and staff
development.
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The College works at an inter-agency level to serve multiple
organisations without duplicating learning and training
activities of other UN agencies.
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Programmatic focus
Development
Cooperation:
Resident
Coordinator
System (RCS)
Learning
Support
Peace
and
Security
UN System
Learning &
Training
Services
Development Cooperation:
RCS Learning Support
2007-2009
Bringing UN Reform
to the field
Development Cooperation – RCS Learning Support
Key Activities
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UN Programming Learning Support – UNDAFs
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Skills training for UNCTs and their staff
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UNCT Coordination and Leadership Skills
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Delivering as One – 8 pilot countries
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Organisational Learning Support on UN programming
Development Cooperation – RCS Learning Support
Areas for cooperation
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Nominate P5-D1 staff to our UNCT Coordination &
Leadership Skills Workshops – 6 planned for 2009
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Nominate staff to our other skills courses i.e.
HRBA/RBM, Partnering etc.
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Screen nominations to our ToTs
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Help us on the Change Management
Peace and Security
In the frontline for conflict
prevention & security
Peace and Security
Key Activities
Conflict Prevention: Analysis for Action (CPAA)
Safe & Secure Approaches in Field Environments
(SSAFE)
Dialogue Series on Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding &
Sustainable Development
Peace and Security
Areas for cooperation
We help the UN System and its partners:
• to strengthen their capacity to address the
challenges to collective security and durable peace
• to strengthen their capacity to address the threats to
the safety and security of its staff
• to strengthen their capacity to revisit their
operational approach in order to reach a successful
integration among development, peacebuilding and
peacekeeping
UN System Learning and
Training Services
Bridging gaps
to learn as One
UN System Learning & Training Services
Focus areas
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Pursuing greater organizational effectiveness
as a result of increased staff development and
learning competencies, by:
– Supporting coherent staff orientation
processes;
– Nurturing continued development of the United
Nations learning community;
– Managing strategic staff development
activities; and
– Fostering technology supported learning.
UN System Learning & Training Services
Staff orientation to the UN:
Common needs for a common career
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“Welcome to the UN: A UN system induction
course”
– An on-line course addressing common induction needs of
new UN staff, focusing on the UN as a whole and the
various interagency linkages
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“Young Professionals Orientation Programme”
– A residential 2-weeks induction course for JPOs (Oct)
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“UN Fellows Workshop: Tools for development
cooperation”
– A residential 2-weeks induction course for UN Fellows
(Dec)
UN System Learning & Training Services
UN Learning Community:
Closer ties, increased coherence
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The Learning Managers’ Forum
– Addressing common challenges, sharing best
practices, facilitating dialogue among learning chiefs
and fostering interagency collaboration for more than
a decade.
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The UN Learning Community
– A strong Community of Practice (CoP), which has
become a key reference point for discussion,
requests and collaboration on training and learning
management for UN and UN-affiliated organizations.
UN System Learning & Training Services
Strategic development activities:
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“What a UN evaluator needs to Know”
– Developed and conducted in partnership with UNEG,
an introductory course on what is evaluation and how
it is designed and managed.
(Regional courses regularly)
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“Evaluation and Impact Assessment of
Learning and Training” (EIA)
– A 3 days course organized in partnership with
Dr. Jack Phillips, from the ROI Institute.
(June and November)
UN System Learning & Training Services
Technology supported learning:
Modern tools for a stronger UN
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A new on-line communities platform
– Upgrading the services and management capabilities
offered to the UN learning community, while
ensuring seamless transition in user experience.
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Fostering growth of sustainable agencyspecific blended learning induction solutions
– Supporting increased coherence of staff orientation
processes through a customizable on-line platform
integrating common UN orientation content with
agency-owned specific content, to be used as a
component of blended learning strategies.
UN System Learning & Training Services
Areas of cooperation
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Continue engaging with us to provide strategic guidance
in capacity building of your staff in areas of training,
learning and staff development
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Remain actively engaged in discussions within the
learning community
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Support the integration of common UN induction content
into your respective organizational setting
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Promote a sound management culture through more
effective evaluation and/or participate in relevant
learning opportunities on evaluation
UN System Learning & Training Services
LTS Team
For more info. please contact us:
Ms. Mariama Daramy-Lewis, Head
[email protected]
Ms. Ada Ocampo
Coordinator UNSSC/UNEG Training Programme
[email protected]
Mr. Miguel Panadero, Learning and Training Specialist
[email protected]
Ms. Cristina Pelazza, Learning Officer, Associate Collaborator
[email protected]
Mr. Vincenzo Lionetti, Project Officer, Associate Collaborator
[email protected]
Mr. Stefano Serra, Web Developer, Associate Collaborator
[email protected]
Ms. Elisabetta Pavan, Programme Assistant
[email protected]
Ms. Martine Macouillard, Programme Assistant
[email protected]
Direction and management
Future direction &
Focus
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To work closer with partner
agencies to promote and
facilitate the concept of
delivering as one and
improved cohesiveness in
the system
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Future direction &
Focus
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To provide opportunities to
further develop staff
capacity to better respond
to global challenges facing
the UN (e.g., training in
climate change, gender
mainstreaming, local
governance, result based
budgeting)
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Future direction &
Focus
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To become the centre
piece of the system for
improving the necessary
management and
leadership skills required to
effectively deal with global
challenges
Direction and management
Future direction &
Focus
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To become the system’s
hub for effective
management of knowledge
and information on
common UN themes and
priorities
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Strategic approaches
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Expand Partnership with internal and
external partners
Roll out applied research driven training
and learning
Innovation based blended learning
Expand the financial envelope for
programme development
Create a service and client oriented centre
for learning, training and staff development
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Jafar’s wish list
Next 6 months:
 Work with us to identify system wide common
priority areas for training, learning and SD
 Work with us to avoid duplication of efforts &
resources
 Share with us your learning & training events
 Common access to intranets
 Support our efforts to increase visibility within
your organization and outside
 Support us to increase our financial portfolio
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Thank You