Welcome to Introduction to Household Economy Analysis (HEA)

The course covers the history of HEA, its benefits and uses, and provides practical examples of HEA applications throughout. It looks at the six main steps of HEA as well as key technical terms.

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Is this course for me?
This course is for anyone who would like to find out what HEA is and how it can contribute to better programming.

This course will be available in French soon.

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How will I benefit from this course?


By the end of the course the learner will be able to:

1. State the benefits of using HEA

2. List the six steps in the HEA process

3. Explain how the methodology works and what it can do

4. State six ways in which HEA has been applied

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How long will it take?
 This course should take you around 1 hour to complete. 

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How much does it cost?
 This course is free!

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Will I get a certificate or digital badge at the end?
 You will be able to download a certificate once you have completed the course.
The word START and a question mark in a circleHow do I start?
 Scroll to the top of the page and click on the 'I agree - join course' button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.

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