Ocean CD-Hub
The Ocean CD-Hub is a global repository of information on capacity development opportunities related to ocean science and management.
The platform contains information on existing capacity development opportunities offered by national, regional and global organisations from all over the world. It has 13 buttons that represent the following categories of capacity development opportunities:
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- Training and Higher Education
- Onboard Expeditions, Research & Training
- Fellowships
- Internships/Jobs
- Mentorships
- Visiting Lecturers/Scholars & Exchanges
- Professional Networks & Community Building
- Awards
- Travel Grants
- Research Funding, Grants & Scholarships
- Access to Infrastructure
- Ocean Literacy, Public Information & Communication
- Ocean Data, Documentation & Information
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The Ocean CD-Hub also aims to identify synergies and potential partnerships with other organizations providing capacity development opportunities, avoiding duplication of efforts and mutualize resources. It also provides centralized (and curated) access to this information, will save time for its target users and also enable providers the opportunity to promote various CD opportunities.
It can also make it easier for national governments to report on progress and availability of capacity development opportunities in the context of global efforts such as the Sustainable Development Goals, and the challenges of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
At this stage, there are about 400+ entries in the database and to expand the reach and inclusion of additional information on CD opportunities that are not yet in the online database, we encourage Member States and other CD providers to submit and promote their respective CD efforts on the platform by email to the IOC Capacity Development Manager, Ms Johanna Diwa (jp.diwa@unesco.org).
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
IOC Assembly adopts the new IOC Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030
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:
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- 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.
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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.
WATCH! IOC LAUNCHES OCEAN CD-HUB!
More than a hundred participants from various international organizations, governments, universities and other stakeholder groups joined the online launch of a new global search platform for capacity development opportunities in ocean science and management on 3 February 2023. The session was opened by Peter Pissierssens, IOC CD Coordinator and Head of the IODE Project Office.
Watch this recording as Johanna Diwa-Acallar of the IOC CD Secretariat walks you through the features and functions of the Ocean CD-Hub!