GWC training offer

 Key guidance and tools


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Use Global WASH Cluster capacity building offer

The GWC has developed a WASH coordination training pathway for both coordination staff and partners. Presentation of these training are available on this page or on UNICEF learning platform (AGORA), following the links of the bellow table. 


Target publicTraining name Description
WASH coordination staffWASH Coordination Induction1-2 days E-learning. Provide essential information and tools to coordinate WASH Cluster. Based on GWC Coordination Tool Kit. For WASH partners or new UNICEF WASH staff fulfilling a WASH coordination role. 
WASH Operational Coordination training (WOC) 5 days residential training providing operational tools and skills for WASH coordination.
Leadership and coordination training (LeadCo)5 days residential training to strengthen the skills for leading humanitarian WASH coordination platform. For expert level Humanitarian WASH cluster / sector coordinators. 
WOC and LeadCo training of trainers5 days residential training to strengthen the skills for leading humanitarian WASH coordination platform. For expert level Humanitarian WASH cluster / sector coordinators.
IM training 5 days residential training to provide Information Management Officers with advanced skills to support information management for WASH coordination platforms during emergencies.
Assessment training Under development
Technical trainingsMarket Based Programing for WASH in Emergency 5 days residential training. Build the capacity of WASH practitioners and sector coordinators to use market-based approaches (including cash transfer) to achieve WASH outcomes. Soon available under ToT format.
Epidemiology and WASHUnderstand progression of an outbreak, and monitor & evaluate WASH response
Partners' briefing on coordinationPartners' briefing on humanitarian WASH coordination, Module I & II2 generic briefing modules of 3h each, providing essential information on partner's roles to actively participate in humanitarian WASH Coordination. To be implemented directly by WASH partners to their staff. For all WASH partners involved in humanitarian response. Also available in arabic
Partners' briefing on humanitarian WASH coordination, Module III1 face to face module, 3h. Template to be customized by national WASH Cluster coordinators and used to train groups of partners staff newly deployed to an emergency
Partner's briefing (AGORA module)Link to AGORA (UNICEF training platform), where different other format are available for the briefing modules, webinar, video

Key web links

List of key coordination/HPC training and elearning modules