Australian Red Cross offers a range of high-quality training courses to educate the public, help prepare new aid workers and international volunteers, and build the skills of practitioners here and in the field. Learn how to deliver effective humanitarian or development assistance meeting high technical and ethical standards in a complex, challenging and sometimes dangerous world.
The courses
International Humanitarian Action Training
A three-day course for aspiring or current aid workers, volunteers and others interested in international emergency response. Equips individuals and organisations with knowledge needed to respond effectively and begin to implement recovery work after a crisis.
Capacity Development Across Cultures
A two-day course conducted by Leadership Strategies for aid workers, volunteers and others involved in international and/or cross-cultural programs. Develop skills for building relationships, understanding capacity and working collaboratively to achieve capacity development.
Program Design, Monitoring & Evaluation
A two-day course covering the good practice principles of effective program design, monitoring and evaluation, using the specific tools and processes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement as examples.
Implementing Sphere
A three-day course covering the technical standards, concepts and legal framework that underpin the Sphere Project's Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, and looking at practical issues involved in its implementation and dissemination.
Red Cross and Red Crescent movement and partners
International Mobilization & Preparation for ACTion (IMPACT) is the pre-departure training for Red Cross and Red Crescent movement aid workers (delegates). Limited spaces are also available for the professional development of Australian Red Cross or partner organization staff members.
International Volunteer Pre-Departure Training is the orientation and preparation training for Australian Red Cross international volunteers. Limited spaces may also be available for the professional development of Australian Red Cross or partner organization staff members.
Disaster Response Team training prepares Australian Red Cross rapid response aid workers (delegates) for effective participation in emergency programs in Asia and the Pacific. Limited spaces are also available for Australian Red Cross or partner organization staff members.
Find out more
Some courses are scheduled periodically, but we may be able to offer private or tailored courses to suit your organisation's needs. For more information phone 03 9345 1800 and ask for the international training team or email us.
A range of online courses is also available on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent website.