The Swiss Government has the honor to invite qualified representatives from all mine action programmes and operators based in the South East Asia region to this course.
The training will be based on IMSMA Core. The training language will be English.
Interpretation services will be provided in 4 languages which shall be the languages spoken by the majority of attendees.
Note: The training course is subject to the final budget availability. However, selected applicants are kindly requested NOT to proceed with any logistical arrangements before the final confirmation from the GICHD side.
On a managerial level, the objectives of the course are to;
On a technical level, the objectives of the course are to:
This 5-day training course will familiarise the participants with information management principles and concepts, the role of information management in mine action.
Furthermore, the IMSMA Core environment is presented and participants learn how to manage users and permissions, content and groups.
In addition, participants learn how to configure the system according to their organisation's needs, through designing forms for data entry, creating maps and apps for data visualisation and validation, and configuring dashboards for reporting purposes.
Data management processes within the IMSMA Core environment are also addressed.
This course is open to all Mine Action Programmes and operators based in the South East Asia region. It is intended for participants from National Mine Action Programmes and their Operating Partners who are or will be posted to senior Information Management positions within their respective organisations.
Target Audience:
▪This course is intended for participants from National Mine Action Programmes and their Operating Partners who are or will be posted to senior Information Management positions within their respective organisations.
▪It is important that participants of this course have strong technical database skills and team or project management skills. In addition, the active participation of students during the training is required.
Prerequisites modality (Selected applicants will be contacted for further follow-up at a later stage)
Prerequisites:
eLearning Modules 1 to 4 from Primer Level Training.
Introduction to Gender and Diversity in Mine Action.
Understanding International Mine Action Standards (IMAS).
The GICHD is committed to diverse and open participation in our training and workshops.
Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.
In order to apply, please use the following link for our online application form, where you will be asked to provide relevant personal information: https://training.gichd.org/
The application form should be filled in not later than March 14th 2025.
The selection process (to a maximum of 17 participants) will be completed over the following few weeks and will prioritize applicants from National Mine Action Programmes and their Operating Partners who are or will be posted to Information Management positions within their respective organisations.
DISCLAIMER: All participants are themselves responsible for adequate insurance (health, accident and liability) or need a Governmental guarantee to cover any health care expenses in Thailand.
The Swiss Government will cover participant expenses of travel (to and from the venue) as well as all meals and accommodation while in Bangkok (from June 2nd - to June 6th).
All participants are responsible for having adequate travel and health insurance for the entire duration of their stay in Thailand.
GICHD may request further information as necessary.
Please bring your own laptop that:
Please note that we will install software such as ArcGIS Pro. Administrative rights on your laptop would be preferred. Neither GICHD nor the venue can provide you with a training laptop so please do ensure that you will have the necessary equipment.
GICHD.org / AP Mine Ban Convention / Mine Action Standards / IMSMA wiki / Collaborative ORDnance data repository / Convention on Cluster Munitions / Gender and Mine Action Programme