• Civil Society and Governance
  • Civil Society and Governance Overview
  • Institutional Capacity Building
  • Civic Education
  • Citizen Participation
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  • Democratic Governance
  • Grants Solicitation and Management Capacity
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  • Disenfranchised Groups
• Education
  • Education Overview
  • Basic Education
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  • Education for Vulnerable Groups
• HIV/AIDS
  • HIV/AIDS Overview
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
  • Grants Solicitation and Management Capacity
  • Institutional Capacity Building
• International Exchanges
  • International Professional, Academic, and Cultural Exchanges Overview
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Exchanges
  • Professional Exchanges
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• Capacity Development and Training
  • Capacity Development and Training Overview
  • Participant Training
  • Institutional Capacity Building
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Exchanges
  • Grant Solicitation and Management Capacity
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Enroll in our Training Programs

World Learning offers a wide variety of training programs that allow direct enrollment.  We also have many degree and certificate programs offered through our SIT Graduate Institute's Professional and Continuing Education Services.

Policy Advocacy Seminar
World Learning's SIT Graduate Institute will offer a section of its Master's level 3-credit Policy Advocacy course in an intensive workshop and seminar format in Washington DC from January 9-29, 2010. Fieldwork assignments will involve visits to international development organizations and government institutions in the area. The course modules are designed to foster individual and group learning on Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy Making, Citizen Advocacy, Governance Structures and Reforms, Social Justice and Civil Society/Community Network Mobilization. Participants will learn about global, national, and grassroots advocacy campaigns to promote effective policy-making and participatory global, national and local governance. Every course session will provide an opportunity to discuss economic, political, cultural and institutional aspects of governance and prevalent policy advocacy issues and approaches in various countries. The course learning will combine academic and operational analyses, policy advocacy and program strategies, research tools, case studies, and participation in "live" advocacy campaigns.

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) Program
The Global UGRAD Program provides scholarships for undergraduate, non-degree study in the United States. The students live in university dormitories and are actively involved in campus organizations and activities. During their programs, they participate in community service and internship activities in order to gain a better understanding of U.S. society and values.  The program is open to all academic fields of study and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national and ethnic origin, or disability.  Competition for the program is merit based.  Students are selected on the basis of academic excellence, leadership potential, and their preparedness for study in the United States.

In order to be eligible for the Global UGRAD Program, applicants must:

• Be citizens of the participating countries: Burma, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela, or Vietnam;
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate in good standing and not be entering the final year of their studies at the time of application.

SIT TESOL Certificate
The SIT TESOL Certificate is a 130 hour course which provides participants with professional knowledge and skills in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) as well as tools for their own reflection and growth as teachers. It is designed to be offered intensively in four weeks or extensively over a longer period.

SIT Teacher Training and Professional Development Institute Courses
The Teacher Training and Professional Development Institute provides professional development courses and workshops for teachers involved or interested in teacher training and supervision. Some Institute courses are taught on the SIT campus in Brattleboro, Vermont; others are taught entirely on-line and can be taken from anywhere in the world. The SIT Graduate Institute may grant a Certificate in Teacher Trainer Development upon successful completion of six Institute courses. At least one of the six courses must be taken on the Brattleboro campus. Final awarding of the certificate requires approval from all course instructors.

International Diploma in Language Teaching Management (IDLTM)
Teaching Teachers to Manage
Globally, the field of language teaching has been expanding rapidly, and the demand for language teachers and for managers of language teaching centers and organizations has also grown. Managers are often recruited from among an organization's outstanding employees, which includes teachers. While these teacher-managers are often excellent teachers, they may not be successful or well-prepared managers.  The International Diploma in Language Teaching Management (IDLTM) addresses the need for teachers and new managers alike to learn the skills they need to bridge the gap from classroom to business management. The training course, offered in a blended face-to-face and online format, was jointly designed by the School for International Training (USA), the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (UK), and the University of Queensland (Australia), making it a truly portable, globally recognized qualification.