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Cultural Orientation Resource Center - Tools for Trainers
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center has developed a variety of tools that trainers can use throughout the process of designing and delivering refugee orientation. This link includes 16 materials to help trainers, including "Refugee Training and Orientation: A Workbook for Trainers",...
Cultural Orientation Resource Center - Orientation Toolkit for Refugees
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center has developed a wide variety of orientation materials for use with refugees, including the Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees and DVD (or Welcome Set), Making Your Way: An R&P Orientation Curriculum, online videos, lesson plans...
Why Do People Migrate? Facts
Migration often makes headlines; it’s become a key issue of politicians worldwide. But what is the reality of migration? This course will introduce you to key challenges of irregular migration and asylum seeking worldwide. You’ll look at key cases from around the globe, including asylum...
Teaching for Success: Practices for English Language Teaching
This British Council program will help English language teachers understand and plan their own professional development needs and share their experience with other teachers around the world.
Taken in any order, the three courses will equip any English language teacher with the tools they...
Improve Your Intercultural Competence
Good intercultural communication and an understanding of cultural differences are now critical for professionals, especially those part of global networks. In this course not only will you develop the skills and acquire the knowledge needed to meet the global challenges today’s world...
Health in Humanitarian Crises
Humanitarian crises due to armed conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and other hazards are a major and growing contributor to ill-health and vulnerability worldwide, and their continuing effects on health and health systems can undermine decades of social development. This...
Volunteering with Refugees
This course is designed to give volunteers an understanding of the backgrounds, current situations and needs of refugees from a wide range of contexts. The course provides strategies and techniques for supporting the diverse needs of refugees and has a specific focus on language support...
Introduction to Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
This course provides an introduction to approaches and methods used to evaluate and enhance your teaching, and your students’ learning. The key question we answer is “How do you know you are doing a good job?”. In this course we will help you to improve your practice and the student...
Dyad Resources: Recommendation Letters
Want to learn more about recommendation letters? Watch this brief video, and visit Dyad's library of free articles for more insight on the admissions and scholarship application process: http://www.dyad.com/en/articles.
Dyad Resources: Writing a Personal Statement
Want to learn more about writing a personal statement? Need some help getting started? Watch this brief video, and visit Dyad's library of free articles for more insight on the admissions and scholarship application process: http://www.dyad.com/en/articles.
Dyad Resources: Writing a Resume
Want to learn more about creating a resume and CV? Need some help getting started? Watch this brief video, and visit Dyad's library of free articles for more insight on the admissions and scholarship application process: http://www.dyad.com/en/articles.
Higher Education Considerations for Refugees in Countries Affected by the Syria and Iraq Crises
UNHCR’s mandate is to provide protection and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and others of concern, and to find solutions for them. As part of its actions to meet these protection and solutions responsibilities, UNHCR considers it a priority to ensure that...