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Call for collaborators to translate and disseminate new online course in equitable and inclusive education

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The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok), with the support of the of Thailand, and in collaboration with the ; ; t³ó±ð ; and , have launched a professional development online course, Equity and Inclusion in Education, to answer the capacity-development needs of professionals working within education.  

This 10-module, self-paced online course can be taken by anyone, anywhere, anytime, free of charge, and will require approximately only 5 to 10 weeks for completion and acquisition of the Certificate of Completion. The course has been launched in collaboration with and can be accessed through the .  

Complementing the launch of the new online course—with videos already launched in Thai and soon to be published in Mandarin and Lao—UNESCO invites volunteer collaborators (individuals or organizations) and other partners to translate the course videos to other languages, including, but not limited to, Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish. We warmly welcome collaboration, especially for Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Filipino, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, and Vietnamese course translations. 

This collaboration is a great opportunity to develop expertise on equitable education; contribute to the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education; and contribute to transforming education systems to be more fair, equitable and inclusive through increasing awareness and leveraging this capacity development resource to a larger number of professionals in the education and development sphere. 

Translation Protocol

The Course consists of the following ten modules:  

  1. What is equitable education?  
  2. Equitable education laws and policies   
  3. Innovative financing for equitable education  
  4. Decentralized education provision  
  5. Education leadership                           
  6. Teacher professional development  
  7. Equitable and inclusive education in the classroom       
  8. Skills development and lifelong learning    
  9. Data and technology for equitable education                        
  10. Partnerships for effective collaboration   

The translation process will require commitment, punctuality, and adequate time allocated to translation, screening, revision work of the 32 course videos, and creating and reviewing the final subtitles together with the translation of the promotional materials. Simultaneously, this undertaking will provide an excellent opportunity for the volunteer to work with international development organizations and create a positive impact in education. UNESCO Bangkok’s ‘Lifelong and Literacy’ team will provide guidance on the process and provide the necessary agreements (e.g. Grant of Rights), video scripts, and other materials.  

Please kindly note that this pro bono collaboration opportunity is unpaid. UNESCO does not provide any position, supporting documents, visa or contractual working opportunity in Thailand, and this does not lead to any future contractual work with UNESCO. 

It is recommended that volunteers or organizations gather a small working group of fellow volunteers or colleagues with whom to share the assignment, exchange thoughts over the translation process, and review each other’s work. A UNESCO Certificate of Appreciation will be granted to all volunteers upon the completion of their work as testament to their achievement and bestowed in gratitude for their valuable contributions.  

Interested organizations, potential partners or volunteer groups can contact Lifelong Learning and Literacy team through: 

Mr Ilja Riekki and Mr Yunkang Liu
Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Section for Educational Innovation and Skills Development (EISD)
UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok
email: ¾±.°ù¾±±ð°ì°ì¾±(²¹³Ù)³Ü²Ô±ð²õ³¦´Ç.´Ç°ù²µâ€¯and y.liu3(at)unesco.org 
and please copy eisd.bgk(at)unesco.org

For further information

For further information in general:

Mr Ilja Riekki and Mr Yunkang Liu
Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Section for Educational Innovation and Skills Development (EISD)
UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok
email: ¾±.°ù¾±±ð°ì°ì¾±(²¹³Ù)³Ü²Ô±ð²õ³¦´Ç.´Ç°ù²µâ€¯and y.liu3(at)unesco.org 
and please copy eisd.bgk(at)unesco.org

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