Welcome to Localisation in the Humanitarian Coordination System.

This course was created to support cluster and area of responsibility coordination teams to increase their understanding of localisation in humanitarian coordination. It offers practical examples of how localisation practices have been implemented in Cluster and Area of Responsibility globally and at the country level, along with tips for overcoming barriers that might hinder localisation efforts. It gives humanitarian practitioners access to resources and suggestions for advancing localisation in humanitarian coordination. This online course was created by the Global Education Cluster (GEC), the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CPAoR), the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) and the Global Wash Cluster (GWC).This course was created to support cluster and area of responsibility coordination teams to increase their understanding of localisation in humanitarian coordination. It offers practical examples of how localisation practices have been implemented in Cluster and Area of Responsibility globally and at the country level, along with tips for overcoming barriers that might hinder localisation efforts. It gives humanitarian practitioners access to resources and suggestions for advancing localisation in humanitarian coordination. 

This self-paced course has been created to strengthen the knowledge and skills of people working in cluster coordination in a humanitarian context, at both the national and sub-national levels. This course may be useful to other humanitarian workers, but it is specifically targeted to the roles and responsibilities of coordination teams, coordinators, co-coordinators and information management officers.

	Who is this course for?
	This course targets primarily  Cluster Coordination teams, including Coordinators and Information Management Officers (IMOs). It is also very relevant to all Cluster partners involved in humanitarian response, service delivery and programme implementation and those working in all clusters/ sectors/ Areas of Responsibility (AoRs).
	How will I benefit from this course?
	After completing this course, you should be able to:  Explain what localisation is and why it is important in a humanitarian response List ways to mainstream localisation within clusters and areas of responsibility Apply relevant methods, tools and resources to advance localisation in situations encountered within the humanitarian coordination systems  Describe how to monitor and strengthen accountability of localisation efforts in humanitarian coordination
	How long will it take?
	This course should take you around 1 hour 15 minutes to complete.
	How much does it cost?
	This course is free!
	Will I get a certificate at the end?
	Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have have completed all of the modules within the course.
	How 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.

Data protection

This course was created by the Global Education Cluster (GEC), the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CPAoR), the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) and the Global Wash Cluster (GWC) who monitor use of this course to ensure it is fit for purpose. This means that staff members in the Global Education Cluster will be able to see the name you use on Kaya and any professional information you have given us. All this data will be anonymised before it is used for any analysis or reporting. 

If you have any questions about this course, please email ClusterThematics@gmail.com