The Centre for Learning and Multilingualism has dedicated this page to announce opportunities on distance learning and training when working from home.
All staff having a valid e-mail in the UN Secretariat can have access to materials for distance learning, which includes e-learning courses, supporting content and technology designed to enable you to develop new skills and find answers to important questions 24x7.
There is a great deal of online resources that are available to all UN staff which can be prove useful for personal and professional development. A curated list of on-line learning solutions has been prepared that allows you to learn anytime, anywhere through the web. You can find more information from: https://hr.un.org/linkedin-learning.
We invite you to regularly check this page for updates regarding distance learning.
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TELECOMMUTING
The following courses are highly recommended in order for you to become better prepared for telecommuting.
Time Management Working from Home
Productivity Tips: Finding your Productive Mindset
Being an Effective Team Member
Communicating in Virtual Meetings
Use Virtual meetings Productively
Managing Stress for Positive Change
IT TRAINING
If you are interested in IT training, you can find more information on our page dedicated to Information Technology
The page provides you with a curated list of courses that you can access by clicking the relevant icon on the drop down menu. Curated courses are based on linkedin.com/learning and other recources such as Vimeo, YouTube, Microsoft.
MANDATORY TRAINING
The United Nations has several learning programme that are mandatory for UN Secretariat staff and are accessible online through Inspira. Some programmes are mandatory for all staff, regardless of their level, duty station or function, some others are mandatory for staff carrying out certain function, or certain groups of staff (e.g. staff travelling on official business or moving to a field duty station). Staff are responsible for checking the requirements and ensuring they are up to date with mandatory training.
The list of all mandatory courses is available on the following page: https://hr.un.org/page/mandatory-learning. To register, log into Inspira, go to Main Menu – Self-service – Learning – My Learning.
OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES
In addition to the courses available in the LinkedIn Learning platform, there are other external resources that can be considered to further develop your skills. Here below you can find some examples of organizations and universities offering online courses (some of them being free of charge):