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Professionalization and standards
There are increasing calls to create some common understanding among humanitarian actors of knowledge, skills, and common standards in the sector and to further the professionalization of the sector. As the global professional association of individuals working in the humanitarian sector, we encourage our members to take part of this discussion.
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8 May 2013
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‘See one, do one, teach one’: The role of mentoring in an age of professional humanitarian action
Louise Searle
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Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Developed and approved by the members of the Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies in 2010 and amended in 2012, this framework identifies six core competencies essential to all staff in emergency response.
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
As part of their interagency capacity building initiatives, the CPWG launched this framework for child protection workers in 2010, providing a set of standards with the aim of facilitating staff recruitment, performance management, and professional development.
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
This competency framework was an interagency initiative to serve as a tool for human resource development for practitioners in nutrition in emergencies.