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About UNSSC
The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) is a trusted partner of the UN system. Drawing on our established relationships and credibility across various UN mandates and contexts, we collaborate with UN entities to design and deliver solutions that address specific needs and support shared objectives.
Fostering capabilities for tomorrow
We are headquartered in Turin, Italy, with an office in Bonn, Germany. As the United Nations’ trusted interagency learning partner, we collaborate with UN entities to design and deliver learning solutions that address their specific needs and support shared goals. Our work prepares UN personnel to serve with purpose and create lasting impact.
200+
Courses every year
81,000
Annual beneficiaries
3
Campuses
Governed by a board chaired by the Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General, UNSSC drives system-wide transformation. We provide innovative learning solutions, advisory services, and change facilitation to promote a unified organizational culture. In collaboration with UN entities, governments, academic institutions, and private and civil society partners, UNSSC advances the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Pact for the Future.
We offer learning initiatives to meet your unique needs
UNSSC delivers smart, scalable and cost-efficient solutions. We leverage cutting-edge platforms and methodologies to provide exceptional value. Our learning technologies and platforms ensure high-quality learning is accessible to the entire UN workforce, reducing duplication and maximizing cost-efficiency for the system.
We offer customized learning solutions for your organization
UNSSC gives you the tools, knowledge and confidence you need to drive meaningful change. Our solution scoping and delivery methodology has been built over many years, and is based on the success we have had with various partners. Work with us to discover the training solution that best fits your organization’s development goals.
History
1969 - 2000
The idea of creating a learning and training institution for UN personnel was first explored in 1969. But it wasn’t until 1996 that the College began operating as a project entrusted to the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization. By August 2000, it was recommended that a full-fledged United Nations System Staff College be established with its own statutes.
2001-2002
In July 2001 the United Nations General Assembly approved the Statute for the creation of a new, independent learning organization within the United Nations. With support from the Italian Government, the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) opened its doors in Turin on 1 January 2002. It shares its campus with the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN’s Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
2016
With support from the Federal Government of Germany, in January, 2016 the UNSSC opened its “Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development” in Bonn. The Centre was created to equip the UN and its partners with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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