E-learnings

Sida's e-learnings are developed for our staff, but are also useful for our partner organisations.

The courses are available at Sida's partner learning platform, where you find further information about their content. The majority of the courses do not require login and can be accessed on-demand, as well as at your own pace.

This course establishes the links between poverty reduction and the environment, defines Sida’s role in this intersection, and provides opportunities to practice integrating environment, climate change and biodiversity into operations.

After completing the course you should:

• understand the links between poverty reduction and the environment,
• understand why Sida integrates the environment and climate change perspective in all Swedish development cooperation,
• feel confident to consider, analyse and integrate environment, climate change and biodiversity into operations and know where to ask for support.

Putting the Pieces Together – Environmental integration for both people and the planet

Learn about Sida’s Environmental Management System, the foundation of Sida's work with environment and climate change.

After completing the course you should:

• Understand why Sida works with environment and climate issues.
• Learn about why Sida has an environmental management system and what it covers.
• Gain knowledge over what is Sida’s largest environmental impact, both positive and negative.
• Understand your role in Sida’s strategic work with environment and climate

Sida's strategic approach to Environment and Climate, the Environmental Management System

The Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) entails putting the human rights of people living in poverty and oppression at the centre of development cooperation.

After completing the course you should:

• Be able to explain what the HRBA is
• Know why it should be applied in all thematic areas of development cooperation
• Understand the basic components of the HRBA
• Be familiar with the acronym of PLANET and how it can be used as a guide for Sida's work to apply HRBA

Human Rights Based Approach

This e-learning is designed to help develop a common understanding of Nexus approaches across the humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) pillars.

The course is accessed at Nexus Academy’s platform. You need to create an account for this.

After this course you should be able to:

• Describe the HDP Nexus
• Explain why we should invest in Nexus approaches
• Identify broad categories of HDP Nexus stakeholders
• Describe trilingualism in the context of the HDP Nexus
• List key principles in operationalising Nexus approaches
• Explore actions you can take to accelerate Nexus approaches

Nexus Essentials Course

The concept of conflict sensitivity is based on the recognition that humanitarian aid and development cooperation become part of the context in which they are implemented, and that they will affect it, for better or worse. This course provides an introduction to conflict sensitivity through the experiences and lessons learned in the fictional country of Anyland.

After this course you should be able to understand Sida's approach to conflict sensitivity and know how to address this perspective in documentation and other dialogue with Sida.

Integrated conflict perspective in Anyland

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is a key priority for Swedish development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. This training provides the basic information on SRHR that Sida staff should be aware of. Sida partners may also find it useful although they are not the primary target group.

After this course you will be able to:

• Define key SRHR concepts
• Explain why SRHR is important
• Describe SRHR’s relationship to the four development perspectives
• Recognise the relevant global and regional agreements related to SRHR
• Understand the challenges and opportunities related to SRHR
• Recognise key partners and their roles in promoting SRHR

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Basic Concepts, Challenges and Guiding Documents