Specialisation Programme on Protection Coordination

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Specialisation Programme on Protection Coordination

The Specialisation Programme on Protection Coordination is an inter-agency blended learning programme for coordinators, co-coordinators and local actors engaged in Protection Coordination in field operations. It is specifically designed and developed to strengthen the skills needed for effective Protection Coordination and to encourage a collaborative and harmonised protection response.

The Course is organized and delivered by the Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law of the Sanremo Institute, in collaboration with the Global Protection Cluster and its Areas of Responsibility (Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Housing, Land and Property and Mine Action).

Between 2021 and mid-2024, the SPPC Programme has been delivered 18 times in English, French and Spanish, to 402 participants coming from more than 50 different field operations.

The Programme Calendar for 2024

This year, four programmes are scheduled in English, French and Spanish allowing all regions to participate. Three courses will be delivered online, whereas the Face-to-Face SPPC will take place on June 2024 and it will be held in Nairobi (Kenya).

Who can participate?

The Programme specifically targets coordinators, co-coordinators and local actors in field operations, from UN agencies to government counterparts and NGO partners. To fully benefit and actively participate in the Programme, some knowledge, exposure to and/or experience with Protection Coordination is recommended. A limited number of applications are selected to ensure the interaction of the sessions. Applications to the Programme are opened several times a year and are disseminated to corresponding target audience by the Global Protection Cluster and the Areas of Responsibility.

The Programme

The programme takes place over a period of six months and is divided into 3 phases:

Phase 1 – Self-Study Phase
During the Self-Study Phase, participants work online, both individually and with a peer, at their own pace, using Sanremo Institute’s Online Learning Platform – i.e. Moodle. The platform offers micro-learning components divided per topic, such as an e-course, a document (checklist, an assessment), a video, a podcast, a visual or a link to a website. Per topic, there are mandatory and additional or recommended micro-learning resources to work on. Mandatory materials cover the essential content selected by the Global Protection Cluster and each of the Areas of Responsibility. The Self-Study Phase takes about 10 hours. Guidance and support is offered by the Programme’s facilitator team.
At the end of the Self-Study Phase, participants have to submit an assignment. Only participants who complete the Self-Study Phase will be invited to participate in the Virtual Workshop Phase.
Phase 2 – Virtual Workshop Phase
The Virtual Workshop Phase consists of 12 virtual and interactive workshop sessions. All sessions of the online course will be scheduled over a period of twelve weeks, whereas for the residential workshop they will be delivered over 4 days.
This Phase offers participants with an opportunity to practice and improve a range of soft skills needed for effective coordination – including, but not limited to, conducting protection analysis, advocacy, humanitarian negotiation, and decision-making. The different sessions are participatory, interactive and contain both individual and group work. In addition, examples and good practices are shared by expert facilitators throughout the Workshop Phase.
This phase is ‘paced’: it requires preparation and completion of specific activities and exercises before the next session. Scheduling enough time for this Phase is essential!
Phase 3 – Final Phase
In the third and last Phase of the Programme, participants are asked to reflect on how to implement the skills and knowledge gained through the Programme into their daily work.
During this phase, participants fill in an evaluation form and then attend a final meeting facilitated by the GPC to discuss jointly about the impact of the course on their work in protection coordination.

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