Online Certificate Course in Gender Aspects of Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction

Background:

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in partnership with the World Bank (GFDRR), Washington offers a series of Online Courses on Disaster Management.

The aim of these programmes is to raise the level of awareness and preparedness as well as to enhance analytical skills and professional competencies of different key stakeholders in various areas of Disaster Risk Management. The NIDM online courses are first of its kind in India which help different users in acquiring knowledge base in the subject. The courses also facilitate participants to globally share their views, ideas and information on a common platform.

The courses provide excellent opportunities to learn about the Disaster Risk Reduction under professional guidance. The training materials in the form of CDs are sent through post which may also be accessed through online course platform. The programmes include discussions, queries, clarifications, assignments and end-of-course projects which are evaluated by experienced course facilitators. Successful candidates are provided certificates jointly issued by the NIDM and the World Bank (GFDRR).

About Gender Aspects of Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Course:

The course provides a better understanding of how gender mainstreaming contributes to equitable processes and efficient outcomes in disaster management with specific focus on disaster recovery and reconstruction. It reviews the aspects of disaster management where gender concerns arise, and introduces options - policies and tools - to consider in mainstreaming gender in disaster recovery and reconstruction for better results.

Gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction is a parallel but inter linked process in the mainstreaming of disaster reduction into sustainable development policies and activities.The course focuses on integration of gender perspective into all disaster risk management policies,plans and decision making process.

Admission process:

Submission of Application form in soft copy as well as hard copy with prescribed fee in terms either Demand Draft or NEFT Bank Transfer. People from outside India can pay fees through Bank Transfer.

If you are interested in any of these courses, you may submit soft and hard copy of your application form with copy of Demand Draft/Online Bank Transfer through NEFT in terms with fees (scan copy you can send by email on prgmgr@onlinenidm.gov.in or onlinenidm@gmail.com) and hard copy by registered post on our office address:

Executive Director

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

5-B, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Ring Road

New Delhi- 110002

Please note, the application in soft copy must reach NIDM 5 days before the scheduled course date. NIDM will send the course link and enrollment key for particular course just before the scheduled date on your given email ID. All the instructions about registration process for particular course will be provide in advance to all the applicants.

For more information and process of registration in course, please go through the course website below.