Organization: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Oxford Brookes University
Registration deadline: 26 Mar 2017
Starting date: 24 Apr 2017
Ending date: 01 Jul 2017
This Master level short course in Shelter & Settlements in emergencies (Natural Disasters) is offered by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in partnership with the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) at Oxford Brookes University.
This course draws upon IFRC’s experience on shelter and settlements response in a humanitarian crisis after natural disasters at country level.
This course aims to equip participants with the skills required to plan a shelter & settlements response in a humanitarian crisis caused by a natural disaster. It will provide participants with an overview of the shelter & settlements in emergencies, their relevance in humanitarian programmes and an understanding of the principles and practice of the humanitarian shelter response.
At the end of the course, participants will have acquired strategic and practical knowledge of shelter and settlements policies, methods, tools and procedures in the humanitarian response system and are prepared to practice these in a sustainable manner from relief to recovery.
Period of study
The course has two phases:
First phase: Tutored distance learning: This will take place during a period of five weeks (24 April to 28 May 2017) and participants will study through the online Red Cross Red Crescent e-learning platform. This first phase deals with most of the theoretical basis of the course.
Second phase: A 6-day face to face workshop (from 26 June to 1 July 2017 in Europe, most provably in Oxford but the location still needs to be confirmed). The face to face workshop is based on a scenario that simulates the deployment to and coordination of an evolving emergency.
Award received
Certified Masters-level credit rated course by Oxford Brooks University (10 UK masters level credits- CATS, equivalent to 5 European masters level credits- ECTS)
How to register:
Applications are welcome from individuals working in the humanitarian and shelter sectors for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, United Nations agencies or Non-Governmental Organisations, or Governments, particularly agencies or institutions actively involved in the delivery of humanitarian assistance through shelter and settlements responses at global or country level.
Applications must be submitted online via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STT16-2017Q2
Any additional inquiries can be addressed by email to shelter.settlements@ifrc.org