Call of Interest: Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies

Background:

The Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies aims to address the gaps in child protection in emergencies staff capacity, as identified in the recent scoping study carried out on behalf of the CPWG in October 2010. It also aims to builds upon the innovative inter-agency capacity building initiatives in the child protection in emergencies sector such as the Child Protection Trainee Scheme managed by Save the Chidlren, the interagency 'Introduction to Child Protection in Emergencies' modular training programme and most recently the Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) competency framework.

Based on the CPWG scoping study findings and the evaluations of the above capacity building initiatives, the 2 central objectives of the Advanced Diploma in Child Protection are:
1. To increase the overall volume and diversity of internationally deployable mid-level technical specialists to protect children in emergencies
2. To increase the capacity in terms of skills, knowledge and behaviour of mid-level child protection specialists to design, implement and lead high-quality responses to protect children in emergencies.

Call of Interest to Academic Institutions:

The CPWG is now looking for an academic partner with a proven ability to develop modules on child protection in emergencies to work with to develop the content, structure and management of the Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies. For full details of the proposed programme and partnership, including an application form, please contact: [email][email protected] The deadline for Declarations of Intent is Friday 1st April 2011.

Funding:

The CPWG has received seed funding to carry begin developing the Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies and is currently carrying out donor scoping to secure further funding to implement the programme. The partner academic institution will be expected to fundraise for a portion of the programme and should outline all secured or potential funding sources in the application form.

We are delighted to be making this call to academic institutions to develop this innovative programme in child protection. If you are interested in being a part of this piece of work, please direct any queries and submit your Declaration of Intent to myself and Katy Barnett, CPWG Coordinator (UNICEF - [email][email protected]), and Katie Bisaro, Programme Manager, Child Protection Trainee Scheme (Save the Children - [email][email protected]) by Friday 2nd April 2011.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please send all replies to: [email][email protected]