Welcome!

 

Welcome to the UNICEF/Ohio University Learning Course on Communication for Development (C4D).  We're glad you will be able to join us and we look forward to seeing and hearing from you!

You’re at the beginning of an exciting journey designed to improve your knowledge and professional skills in C4D, apply them to your work for UNICEF, and share C4D experiences and best practices with colleagues.

A first-of-its-kind, the course is designed to reflect rapid changes in the development agenda in recent years and the emerging need for new and enhanced communication competencies. The course responds to two key trends:

  1. The increasing emphasis within the UN and the international development community on addressing the behavioural and socio-cultural dimensions of development programmes;

  2. A rising demand to understand C4D’s links and contribution to UNICEF’s equity approach that prioritizes the most marginalized members of societies.

Before proceeding in the course, we recommend you read about the course by clicking on the links on the right. These topics will provide you with useful information about the course design, facilitators, and communication.

When you have finished reading the program information page and are ready to begin, click on the link to the Orientation on the left to get started.


Click here to read about the learning objectives for the course.
Click here to read about the universities working on the course, Ohio University and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).
Click here to read about our learning approach and philosophy for the course.
Click here to read about the course facilitators.
Click here to read about how your work in the course will be assessed.
Click here to read about how we will communicate in the course, including contact information for technical support and facilitators.
Click here to read about how to get started in the course.
Click here to view a video of a previous course workshop.
Click here to read about the discussions in the course.
Click here to read about the structure of the course.
Click here view the course timeline.