Who are the Humanitarian Professionals What is

Who are the Humanitarian Professionals? • What is certification? Why bother? • Core Competences. What are they? • Improving the fit with universities • Why is the creation of an IHPA the priority starting point? • Summary of the recommendations included in the report

Demographics All Workers = 595, 000. Relief Workers = 210, 800. 6% pa growth P 11

Oxfam GB Employees = 4. 41% of workforce P 15

595, 000 aid workers P 15

Where are they from? P 5

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Definitions • Certificate l Official document recording a particular fact, event or level of achievement – different in US from UK. • Certification l A declaration of an individual’s professional competence, based on passing a voluntary assessment created by the professional group in which the person works. • Accreditation l A process of external quality review used by those bodies that approve the orgs that provide certification P 62

Certification Routes • Curriculum-based l Completion of subject-based professional education • Competency-based l Demonstrate mastery of a common body of knowledge through examinations, education and experience • Portfolio-based l (Accreditation of Prior Learning) Extensive documentation. Show competencies are covered through education and/or experience P 41

Certificates Accredite d by whom? Training groups, accredited trainers Core curriculum developed by whom? Certified by whom Training Recognised Certificate Curriculum Competency Portfolio P 47

Certified Training • • Level 1 Basic need to know (Entry) Level 2 Project management (1 -2 years) Level 3 Country Manager (5 years) Masters level degree

Existing initiatives • • • Humanitarian Competencies Project (HCP), WVI IFRC Field School Training module CARE BIOFORCE SCF HLA/CILT/LLA/Fritz HPCR/PHAP Inter. Action/INSSA LINGOS/PM 4 NGOs Red. R UNDP A volunteer teacher helps children with their studies at a child-friendly space in the Kiliveddy Transit Centre for IDP families in Mutter Division, Trincomolee District, Sri Lanka. Credit: Brennon Jones/IRIN P 22

History

Core Competencies: Skills and Behaviours Managing Yourself Working with Others Using Resources Achieving Results P 34

Core Competencies: Skills and Behaviours Managing Yourself • Resilience

Core Competencies: Skills and Behaviours Working with Others • Cultural Sensitivity

Core Competencies: Skills and Behaviours Achieving Results • Assessing Needs

Core Competencies: Skills and Behaviours Using Resources • Managing technology

Core Competencies: Knowledge • Livelihoods, gender, protection and other crosscutting issues. • • • The structure of the humanitarian sector International humanitarian law Quality assurance mechanisms Safety and security issues Humanitarian mandates and principles

University Masters degrees • Liverpool/Bioforce • Vilnius University • Oxford Brookes • Noha Universities across • The University of Leicester • University of East Anglia • University of Hertfordshire UK • University of Salford • London University • University of Glamorgan Europe • Australian National University • University of New South Wales • Deakin University • Royal Roads University • Tufts University

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First choice course Managing people and organisations Theories of Risk & Crisis Contemporary World Development Integrated Emergency Management and Resilience Principles of Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction (30 credits) Social Impact Studies in the Project Cycle (12 Units) The Economic Development Record Personal Preparedness for Disasters Foundations of Human Security and Peace-building Disaster and Emergency Management in Theory Complex Emergencies P 27

Humanitarian standard for masters degrees Public Health Project Management IHL Human Rights

An Academic Study Association • Forum for core competencies • Push the research • Internationalize the field • http: //www. ihsa. info Rescue workers treat an injured survivor in Leogane, Haiti, Jan 2010 Credit: Phuong Tran/IRIN

Which type of associations below do you think are the most important to establish?

A Humanitarian Professionals’ Association • Of, for and by the people • Sets standards • Certifies members • Can expel members • Is independent A child is weighed at a local dispensary in western Kenya. Credit: Allan Gichigi/IRIN

Employer Recognition • Sponsoring employers l Encourage certification l Require certification? l Ensures transferability of skills between organisations

What might the system look like? National Spin off 1 3 2 5 Accredited training groups Professional Association 4 8 7 Certified training Criteria for membership Employers P 55 6 Trainer accreditation

Proposal Summary 1. Professional Association 2. Certified Training 3. Certification Routes 4. Core Competencies 5. Accredited Trainers 6. Academic Association 7. Core Curriculum 8. Employer Recognition