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01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025

The Blue Line – Free Courses for UN personnel

Management
Leadership
Language
English
Duration
1 year
Enroll by
31 Dec 2025
Price
Free
Location
ONLINE
Target
UN Only
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emc@unssc.org
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A set of free tools and online courses designed to advance the leadership and management skills of United Nations(UN) system personnel.

Introduction

The Staff College is offering all UN personnel free access to a set of selected online courses and management-related tools that form part of the Blue Line global learning hub.

Objectives

In offering this unique space for free and continuous learning in the area of leadership and management, the Staff College aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of UN personnel, with an eye to enhancing the effectiveness of the UN system.

Course methodology

After registration, participants can start and complete modules and activities at their own pace.

UN personnel can find online modules and courses covering a broad range of leadership and management-related topics relevant to the UN system and access a growing collection of management-related tools.

UN personnel can explore courses and tools, share experience and tips on how to apply them for the greatest impact, and download curated materials for personal use.

Course contents

The following online courses are available for free to all UN staff:

  1. AI Tools: AI Glossary and Prompting for Effecitve AI Interactions
  2. Business Operation Strategy (BOS) 2.0
  3. Client Centricity for Common Back Offices (CBOs)
  4. Common Premises Online Training
  5. Ethical decision-making
  6. Essentials of Artificial Intelligence Learning Path
  7. Freedom of Expression, Access to Information, and the Safety of Journalists
  8. Innovation for Impact learning path
  9. Introduction to Ethical Leadership
  10. Introductory Course on the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech
  11. Overcoming Unconscious Bias
  12. Peacekeeping-Intelligence Fundamentals
  13. Peacekeeping-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (PKISR) Orientation Path
  14. RBM in the UN Secretariat - An Introduction
  15. SDG Primer
  16. UN 2.0 Fundamentals Learning Path
  17. United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy: Putting Words into Action
  18. UNJSPF Learning Track
  19. Welcome to the UN - onboarding course
  20. Workplace Mental Health and Well-being: Lead and Learn

In addition, participants registering for free learning available through the Blue Line will also get free access to a set of selected tools on management topics.

Target audience

UN personnel at all levels.

Cost of participation

Free for UN personnel

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Modules

3 h

The SDG Primer

Welcome to the SDG Primer! It should take approximately 3 hours to complete the SDG Primer. Once you have completed the Primer, please complete the Assessment Quiz to receive your certificate. To begin, please click on "The SDG Primer - Online Module" located under the tab titled "Welcome to the SDG Primer". For more information about the SDG Primer, please contact sustainable-development@unssc.org .
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4 h

Welcome to the UN

The "Welcome to the UN" module will provide you with key knowledge about the United Nations and help you better understand who we are, our main focus of work and how we work within the UN System. It consists of 11 Lessons which you can access in the following sections divided per thematic areas. Each lesson is checked automatically once you have completed it.The approximate study time for this module is 4 hours. After you complete all the required tasks, you receive a certificate of completion which will appear in your Profile page. 
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