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ITU ACADEMY

Jaroslaw PonderJaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int

“Introduction to the ITU Academy web portal”, Prof. Dr. Toni Janevski

Presentation Outline

Capacity Building as an Output of WTDC 14 Main Activities in Capacity Building ITU Academy: its Vision and Concept Building Pillars ITU Academy and Development of training Materials ITU Academy and Delivery of Training Programs The ITU Academy platform and its features. Conclusion

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ITU-D: Global Development Objectives (2015-2018)lob Development Objectives (2015-2018)

Objective #4Build human and institutional capacity, provide data and statistics,Promote digital inclusion and provide concentrated assistance to countries inIn special need

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OBJECTIVE 4.1CAPACITY BUILDING

Main Activities within the Capacity Building are the following:

1. Development of high training materials under the ITU Academy

2. Delivery of training through various challenges such as the Centre of Excellences, partner institutions, and Internet Training centres.

3. Knowledge sharing and knowledge exchange through organisation of regional and global capacity building events and fora.

4. Research into sector trends and priorities thorough regular surveys and data collection

5. Publications on developments within the ICT sector and their implication on capacity building.

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THE CONCEPT

• The ITU Academy has been established as the lead agent for all

ITU human capacity-building activities

• ITU Academy responds to demands for knowledge and skills in ICT

training, teaching and research.

• ITU Academy offers a wide and growing range of general and

specialized courses on all aspects of telecommunications.

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THE VISION

The ITU Academy aims to become the leading supplier and the repository of reference materials for all training and professional development programmes relating to the ICT sector

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Provide single visibility on all ITU-D

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Development of Training Materials

ITU Academy develops standardised training materials in priority areas, covering all three Bureaus:

Contributions to experts comes from membership in a multi-stakeholder approach, according to their area of expertise.

As a Quality Assurance Process, materials are peer Reviewed by at least two other experts( or institutions), on a voluntary basis; as well as relevant Study Groups.

Material is also subjected to internal ITU review by the Subject focal points

Material then goes for editorial review to ensure conformity with ITU standards and language.

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Development of Training Materials

Programs under development are:• Spectrum Management Training Program

(SMTP)• Quality of Service training Program( QoSTP)

Two modules on :• Economics of Broadband and ICTs.• ICT network Deployment and Operation. (with

funding from Inter-American Development Bank) Smart Sustainable Cities( developed with the Asia

Pacific CoE)

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Aligning existing training materials

Existing training materials are also being aligned to ITU to ITU Academy Quality Standards.

A Quality Assurance Framework has been developed and being implemented for this purpose.

Some programs for inclusion in is framework are :• Conformance and Interoperability• Cybersecurity• Accessibility

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Delivery of Training

Through various delivery channels such as Centres of excellence Partner Institutions such as Academia Workshops organised under Program activities

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• The cornerstone of the ITU Academy portal is the delivery of capacity-building related training and educational opportunities.

• In order to adequately deliver these training interventions, the portal utilizes:

Learning Management System (LMS – Moodle), and

Content Management System (CMS –Joomla).

PORTAL FUNCTIONALITIES

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MOODLE and JOOMLA togetherThe LMS Moodle and CMS Joomla work together to facilitate an enhanced learning environment which allows for:

• Distance Learning (i.e., eLearning) modules,

• knowledge transfer regarding face-to-face training offerings (through the provision of presentations from workshops, summary reports of proceedings, etc.),

• multiple language postings, social networking and collaboration tools.

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MULTIPLE DELIVERY CHANNELS

Self-paced learning High-quality on-line content Learning discussion forums or groups Trainer-led lectures or reading materials Online attainment testing (e.g., quizzes)

Web-based reading materials (e.g., in .pdf)16

?Enhancing the capabilities of the ITU Academy

• Upgrading the main applications used on the ITU Academy (Joomla, Moodle, Joomdle)

• Implementation of the new features, new functionalities and introduction of semi-automated quality assurance processes

• The database migration from the old platform to the new one

RECENT PLATFORM UPGRADES: WHAT'S NEW?

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?• Online Payment system using the major credit cards and debit cards.

• Automatic generation of Invoices during registration • Automatic generation of certificates

• Discount facilities for Groups

• Aggregating & tagging resources, uploading content, courseware, training & events

• Multi-media high quality e-learning content

What's new?…

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CONCLUSION

The ITU Academy is more than just about training It is a platform for sharing all capacity building activities

within the Union It is about creating partnerships for capacity building It is about creating seamless opportunities for learning It is about preparing people for a knowledge society.

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