Starting something new is always exciting but might also leave you feeling helpless and insecure about how things work. This is why UNICAF has designed the Induction Module that will equip you with all the necessary knowledge and skills that you need to commence your studies. This one month module will guide you through the fundamentals of online learning and how to best utilise UNICAF’s Virtual Learning Environment. At the end of the Induction Module, you will: Know how to navigate the VLE and use the VLE tools: Submit assignments in the VLE Post in an academic discussion forum and reply…
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When the time comes that you decide to advance your academic or professional career, the first step should be to reflect: What is your academic or professional goal? What fields are of interest to you? Does the job you want provide employment and career opportunities at your location? Once you have decided what area of studies is right for you, it’s time to find our which course takes you to your goals. You can visit our Partner Programme section to see the available programmes UNICAF offers and read the details about the degrees. As a general rule, the academic…
With the end of World War II, the United States went from an important player in the global economy to become the global economy. While most of the industrial and financial centres in the world were in ruins, America’s economic output and wealth, with no damage to its infrastructure, war-time factories that ached to be utilised, and the return of a willing workforce, took off in a way that seems unfathomable today. The median household income rose a staggering 74% between 1946 and 1973, further fuelling its economic growth. During the 1990s with the Cold-War over, global demand and output…
Jamaica, world famous for legends like Bob Marley and Usain Bolt, reggae music and the movie ‘Cool Runnings’, is getting ready to leap into 2030. On September 18 and 19, 2016, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Headquarters in New York hosted its 5th Social Good Summit, where the UNDP Jamaica drew attention to Jamaica’s Vision 2030 by organising events and a competition under the theme “Connecting Today. Creating Tomorrow”. The Vision 2030 was created to ensure that social, environmental and economic issues are tackled, and opportunities are pursued. The National Vision Statement reflects its goal to make “Jamaica, the…
The Middle East, and more specifically the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have transformed in ways that would have sounded like a utopian vision 30 years ago. From a nomad, underdeveloped economy that arose as a result of limited arable land and harsh climate, the entire region suddenly awoke with a big boom after the discovery of one of the world’s greatest deposits of oil and gas, just at the time when the world grew hungry for it. The UAE, one of the most iconic GCC countries, raised its GDP…
Africa is without doubt a continent that has gone through tremendous changes in the last few decades with borders shifting, new wealth found and some lost again, governments rose and fell, and most importantly the enormous growth, both in the number of people and wealth. While the population increase affects all, the wealth is yet to be distributed evenly between countries but also within. The number of people living in Africa, currently about 1.1 billion people and reaching 4.2 billion by 2100, already demand a much better infrastructure than currently available in wide parts of the continent. While many…
Today, for many people the thought of that there was a time without Facebook, Twitter and Instagram seems like a long faded past. But besides Playing Pokémon Go and sharing holiday photos, social media has also altered the way companies do business. While in the past companies communicated through just a handful of channels with their customers – namely ads, customer service agents and in store – nowadays more and more activities take place via social media. Alone customer complaints, which traditionally have been provided confidentially through a letter, email or phone call, are no publicly influencing companies in their…
In a highly competitive world like today, everyone is expected to keep up with the latest innovations and trends. No longer can someone just finish their education and lean back like in the days gone by. While this might be perceived as a challenge by some, it actually lets people constantly evolve and opens up opportunities that have never existed before. This new reality requires a flexible learning approach. While it is imperative to receive an excellent education to start any career, one must continue to update their knowledge throughout life. This is where specialised short courses can help. While…