UpSkills Training

Asynchronous, self-directed short online courses to be completed in your own time and at your own pace.

These short courses will suit you if you prefer self-paced study in your own time.  VC’s UpSkills Online Courses offer affordable and flexible learning options to help you upskill or reskill with a suite of short courses to help you in your humanitarian or international development career – whether you’re a beginner or already an expert.

Our courses have been created by professional facilitators to build on your existing knowledge while also striving to teach you new skills and best practice. These skills will add value to both you and your organisation.

If you are a team leader or project director and are interested in our Partner Training Packages for your team, please email us for package details and fees.

Courses include but are not limited to:

Project Cycle Management (PCM)
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Community Development
Child Safeguarding
Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) for small NGOs
Governance and Global awareness soon to be released

These topics aim to provide essential knowledge and skills for those working in international development, humanitarian aid and in faith based development.  They also ensure that you and your project team or NGO will achieve good outcomes for the people and communities that you work for and serve. Completion of these high quality courses will help prepare you for management and leadership roles within your project, NGO or Order/Congregation.

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To learn more about our training and the courses that we have on offer, check out our online training platform. Here you will find videos that will provide you with a step by step guide on how to navigate our courses and explain how to use our discussion forum and helpdesk. You can also get to know our team of trainers.

If you would like more information on the courses and group training discounts, please contact Sorcha Breathnach, VC Training Officer.