EXTENDED DEADLINE 7 JULY 2024!!!! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IOC OCEAN TRAINING INTERNSHIPS 2024

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 7 JULY 2024, 23:59 (Central European Time)!!!

The UNESCO-IOC invites applications for their Ocean Training Internships for 2024 cohort. This programme aim to provide opportunities for hands-on learning and upskilling through a temporary assignment at host institutions with expertise on subject areas relevant to the IOC mandate. 

For 2024 cohort, six (6) host institutions offer placements to interns providing their expertise in priority areas. Please refer to Annex I of the Application Guidelines for more information about each institution. The three-month internship begins from September – November 2024.

Who can apply?

Internship applicants must:

- be at the early stages of career development;
- be citizens from IOC Member States included in the DAC List of ODA (refer to list below);
- be employed by government institutions; 

- work on activities contributing to implementation of work plans adopted by IOC Regional Sub-Commissions.

How to apply?

Internship applicants should complete the application form online here. 

It is also a requirement to attach a recommendation letter from your supervisor at your employing institution.

DEADLINE for applications is on 23 June 2024 

NEW DEADLINE: 7 JULY 2024, 23:59 (Central European Time)!!!

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:

2024 OCEANTRAINING INTERSHIPS APPLICATION GUIDELINES

OCEANTRAINING INTERNSHIPS APPLICATION TEMPLATE

OECD DAC LIST OF ODA RECIPIENTS 2024

Outcomes of the Fifth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development (GE-CD), 27-29 February 2024

The Fifth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development (GE-CD) was held in Paris, France from 27 to 29 February 2024. 

The GE-CD discussed the progress in its work plan from the 4th session and in line with the instructions from the 32nd session of the IOC Assembly (2023), following its adoption of the IOC CD Strategy 2023-2030 together with the promotional and outreach plan to promote the visibility of the new CD Strategy. The global and regional programmes and projects, and regional subsidiary bodies also reported on their activities in support of the implementation of the IOC CD strategy and their respective CD work plans. The Group also discussed the outcomes of the CD regional webinar series and IOC CD Needs Assessment Survey, including its next edition for 2024-2025, as well as other proposals and new initiatives such as the Ocean Training Internships and the Biodiversity Data Hub for the High Seas.

Among other things, the Group decided to:

• • • • Approve the proposed revisions in the Terms of Reference of the GE-CD and instructed the Secretariat to submit the revised ToR for the approval of the IOC Executive Council, at its 52nd session in June 2024; 
      • Call on IOC global programmes and regional subsidiary bodies and secretariats to deliver capacity development with more systematic approaches to ensure consistency between global, regional and national capacity development;
      • Recommend mapping the CD work plans of the global and regional programmes vis-à-vis the IOC CD Strategy to clearly demonstrate the targeted implementation of the IOC CD Strategy;
      • Recommend that the global and regional programmes prepare their draft CD workplans to share in the discussions at the next GE-CD session in time for the 33rd Session of the IOC Assembly;
      • Strongly advocate for leveraging the Decade initiatives such as the CD Facility and the Working Group 9 Vision 2030 white paper to amplify IOC capacity development delivery;
      • Agree to continue the term of Mr Alan Evans as Chair of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development until the new membership of the GE-CD is formed;
      • Agree on the proposed work plan for the next inter-sessional period.

The meeting was attended by some 30 participants including members of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development, invited experts, observers, IOC staff, and members of the CD Secretariat. More information about the workshop can be found here. The report of the meeting can be found here. 

Capacity Development Regional Webinar Series for IOCARIBE Stakeholder Groups

IOCARIBE held a series of four regional webinar sessions in collaboration with the IOC Capacity Development Unit, held between November 21 and 22, 2023. Approximately 80 participants, including stakeholders from high-level coordination bodies, member states, professionals, universities, research institutes, young professionals, NGOs, industry, and other partners, took part. Full report is available here 

These webinars provided an overview of the new IOC Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030, approved by the 32nd Assembly of the IOC-UNESCO in June 2023. They also served to introduce and socialize the Ocean CD-Hub, a global search engine for capacity development opportunities worldwide, and a tool to discover existing capacity development initiatives and expertise in the IOCARIBE region.

Additionally, participants contributed insights on priority issues in the region related to needs, resources, and existing opportunities regarding ocean observations, ocean literacy, effective science, and policy transfer. This information can be accessed through the following links:

• Session 1, Nov 21: High-level coordination bodies

• Session 2, Nov 21: Member states and professionals

• Session 1, Nov 22: Universities, research institutes, young professionals

• Session 2, Nov 22: NGOs, industry, and other partners