Future-Ready Organisations: Strengthening Skills for Change and Innovation
Future-Ready Organisations: Strengthening Skills for Change and Innovation
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In today’s rapidly changing development landscape, AI, innovation, and data-driven insights are transforming the way organizations design, deliver, and evaluate their interventions. Development professionals need future-ready skills to navigate complexity, mobilize resources, and create sustainable impact.
The Empowering Development Professionals cluster brings together four complementary certification programmes that focus on the essential skills to succeed: building communities of practice, forging partnerships, leveraging data and knowledge, and strengthening training capacities. Together, they provide a holistic learning pathway for practitioners who aspire to lead innovation and drive change in international cooperation and public service.
This cluster—offered in English and with selected courses also in French—is facilitated by an international team of experts and practitioners who combine real-world experience with interactive, practical, applied learning methods.
Completing these courses not only enhances individual competencies but also contributes to greater organizational performance, stronger partnerships, and evidence-based decision-making across the development sector.
Overview of the Four Programmes in the Learning Cluster
Certification Course on Developing an Impactful Community of Practice
Dates: 22 September–7 November 2025
Modality: Online (tutor-led)
Duration: 60 hours
Overview: Practical guidance on how to design, nurture, and sustain communities of practice that foster collaboration, learning, and innovation in organizations.
More info: Course page
Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for Development Professionals
Dates: 13 October–28 November 2025
Modality: Online (tutor-led)
Duration: 60 hours
Overview: Tools and strategies to build effective partnerships and mobilize resources in a competitive international development environment. Focus on partnership brokering, donor engagement, and negotiation.
More info: Course page
Data Analytics and Knowledge Management for Development (ENG/FR)
Dates: 20 October–12 December 2025
Modality: Online (tutor-led)
Duration: 60 hours
Overview: A hands-on introduction to data analytics, artificial intelligence, and knowledge management techniques for evidence-based decision-making and organizational learning.
More info: Course page
Training of Trainers for Development Practitioners (ENG/FR)
Dates: 20 October–12 December 2025
Modality: Online (tutor-led)
Duration: 60 hours
Overview: Strengthen your facilitation and instructional design skills to become an effective trainer and multiplier of knowledge in development contexts.
More info: Course page
Why Follow This Learning Cluster?
- Build future-ready skills in data analytics, AI, partnerships, communities, and training.
- For development practitioners: gain practical tools to apply in projects and organizations.
- For public sector professionals: strengthen institutional learning, collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making.
- For trainers and facilitators: enhance your capacity to multiply knowledge and skills across teams.
- Learn in interactive, tutor-led programmes designed by international experts.
- Join a global network of peers from governments, NGOs, UN agencies, and development banks.
- Earn a recognized ITCILO certification for each course.
Link with the Diploma
Participating in all four programmes makes you eligible to apply for the Diploma for Development Cooperation Specialists — a recognized credential that validates your ability to lead projects, policies, and partnerships using innovative, results-based approaches.
Contact
For more information:
Organizational Development and Project Services Programme (ODPS)