Rotary Learning Center Courses
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DOWNLOAD THE LEARNING CENTER COURSE CATALOG PDF VERSION. updated October 2024
CLUB LEADERSHIP COURSES
CLUB LEADERSHIP COURSES | LANGUAGES | STATUS |
Club Administration Committee Basics |
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Club Membership Committee Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as a club administration committee member.
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Club President Basics Learn about your role and begin planning for your year as president.
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Club President Intermediate Now that you know the basics of your role, learn how to make your club more vibrant, attract and engage members, represent, and promote your club, and lead change.
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Club Public Image Committee Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as a club public image committee member.
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Club Rotary Foundation Committee Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as a club Foundation committee member.
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Club Secretary Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as secretary.
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Club Service Projects Committee Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as a club service projects committee member.
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Club Treasurer Basics Learn about your role and plan for your year as treasurer.
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Manage your committee effectively by learning how to set goals, motivate other members, plan productive meetings, delegate tasks, and cultivate leaders. |
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As a club president, secretary, or treasurer, you’re responsible for managing your Rotary or Rotaract club effectively and efficiently. Learn about how to amend your bylaws, report members, and manage club finances. |
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No change |
Ready to set some goals? Check out the resources we have to help you manage your goals and service activities. |
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Learn from clubs around the world that are taking intentional action to engage members — creating distinctive experiences, conducting meaningful projects, and trying new ideas that make them more vibrant, active, and visible in their communities. |
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Working with Your Club Leadership Team Learn how you can work with other club leaders to plan activities, structure committees, engage members, and set and achieve goals for your club. |
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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COURSES
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COURSES | LANGUAGES | STATUS |
Assistant Governor Basics Learn about your responsibilities, how to prepare for your role, and working with your team to meet clubs’ needs.
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District Alumni Committee Intermediate As part of the alumni committee, you’ll develop relationships with alumni and strategies for engaging them in Rotary. This learning plan will assist you in your role.
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District Committee Basics Get training for your role as a district committee chair. These courses are relevant to any district committee. For information on a specific committee, search courses for “Get Ready District.”
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District Finance Committee Intermediate The district finance committee and the governor have an important role in helping the district run smoothly and staying financially strong. Learn best practices for managing district funds, governor expenses, and protecting the district against risk.
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District Governor Advanced As the governor, you set the direction for your district and its officers to follow to help clubs succeed. As you prepare to start your term, these courses will help you manage the challenges you may face.
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District Governor Basics
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No change |
District Governor Intermediate
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No change |
District Interact Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District International Service Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District Learning Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District Membership Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District Public Image Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District Rotaract Committee Intermediate
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No change |
District Rotary Foundation Committee Intermediate
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No change |
Get Ready: District RYLA Committee Learn how your committee can create, promote, and support your district’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program. You’ll also find resources about RYLA and Rotary’s youth protection policies. |
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No change |
As a club or district leader, learn what you need to know to reduce risk and use insurance to protect yourself, others, and the club or district. |
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No change |
President’s Representative Basics
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Rotary Action Group Basics
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*Updated |
Rotary Fellowships Basics
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Working With Your District Team Whether you’re a returning member of the district team or a new one, take this course to learn what the district team does and how you can work together to support clubs. |
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This course is for district governors, assistant governors, district trainers, and district training and conference committee members. Learn about the major events that you’ll organize and how working together can make those events more successful. |
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FUNDRAISING COURSES
FUNDRAISING COURSES |
LANGUAGES |
STATUS |
Learn best practices, techniques, and concepts to help you in your fundraising efforts. |
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No change |
Our donors’ impact to the Foundation is vital. Learn about the Foundations funds and programs that benefit from your donations. |
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No change |
GENERAL
GENERAL | LANGUAGES | STATUS |
All About Rotary Peace Fellowships This course will provide a general program overview of the Rotary Peace Fellowship, including information about the Rotary Peace Centers, qualification requirements, eligibility restrictions, and the application cycle. |
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Committing to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learn more about Rotary’s DEI statement, what DEI means, and how you can put it into practice to create positive experiences. |
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Getting Started with Learning Topics Learn how to use the learning topics feature of the Learning Center. These social learning features include the ability to add relevant documents and resources to topics, the ability to ask questions, and create favorite lists. |
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Getting Started with the Learning Center Watch this video to make the most of the Learning Center. |
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How to Propose Enactments and Resolutions Find out how to write and submit legislation to the Council on Legislation and Council on Resolutions. |
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Learn about the process of nominating the next director from your zone and how you can help make the best choice. |
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Preventing and Addressing Harassment Take this course to learn how you can create a harassment-free environment in your club. |
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No change |
Learn how to identify and protect the personal data of Rotary participants. |
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Protecting Youth Program Participants This module will help you to apply and address youth policies in your club or district. |
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The course was designed for new members, but it can also be a great refresher for other members or even nonmembers who simply want to know what Rotary all is about. |
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No change |
Take this course to learn more about The Rotary Foundation, its programs, grants, and funds. |
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No change |
Learn how Rotary’s Action Plan can help your club increase its impact, expand its reach, better engage its members, and keep adapting to a changing world. |
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No change |
The Importance of Eradicating Polio Eradicating polio is Rotary’s top humanitarian priority. Since Rotary and our partners formed the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, the incidence of wild polio cases has decreased by 99.9%. But polio anywhere in the world puts children everywhere at risk. Learn about why it’s so important that we maintain our efforts to end polio and how you can take action. |
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LEARNING FACILITATOR COURSES
LEARNING FACILITATOR COURSES |
LANGUAGES |
STATUS |
An Introduction to Adult Learning Learn the fundamental theories of adult learning and use these in your facilitation delivery to enhance your participants’ learning experience. |
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No change |
Becoming an Effective Facilitator Learn about the value of facilitation and how effective facilitators can guide people to achieve their goals. |
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No change |
Conducting Online Learning Events In today’s world, our colleagues, project partners, and program participants may be spread around the world. Offering learning events online can bridge these physical distances, accommodate busy schedules, and create more inclusive, accessible learning environments. |
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District Learning Facilitator Seminar Leader’s Guide This guide will help you prepare district learning facilitators for their role in planning Rotary learning events for incoming club leaders. The sessions will help district learning facilitators create their curriculum, plan their learning events, and prepare their facilitators. You can also tailor the sessions to your participants’ needs as you plan this zone-level seminar. |
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District Team Learning Seminar Leader’s Guide This course contains materials for learning facilitators to download and use to conduct the District Team Learning Seminar. The purpose of this event is to inspire and prepare assistant governors and district committee chairs for the Rotary year ahead. |
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District Training Assembly: A Seminar for Incoming Club Leaders This course has downloadable materials for district training assembly organizers and facilitators. The purposes of this seminar are to prepare incoming club leaders for their roles and to build club leadership teams. The seminar also gives the district leadership team the opportunity to motivate and build their relationships with club leaders. |
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District Vibrant Club Workshop Leader’s Guide This course contains materials for learning facilitators to download and use to conduct the District Vibrant Club Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to inspire members to support and engage in activities that are in line with Rotary’s Action Plan. It contains a zip file with session guides and worksheets. |
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Facilitator Basics
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No change |
Facilitator Orientation Seminar Leaders Guide This course contains materials for facilitators to download and use to conduct Facilitator Orientation. The purpose of this seminar is to prepare facilitators to lead informative and fun sessions. It is intended to reinforce and further develop their skills and to help you communicate your expectations for learning events. It contains a zip file with session guides and worksheets. |
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Learning facilitators can use and adapt these materials to conduct the governors-nominee learning seminar (GNLS) and the governors-elect learning seminar (GELS), which prepare participants to lead their districts by discussing common issues, effective strategies, and best practices. |
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Grant Management Seminar Leader’s Guide This guide has session outlines and worksheets that that you can use or adapt to conduct your grant management seminar. The event is aimed at preparing grant committee members and other Rotary members who want to take part in grant-funded projects. |
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No change |
Learn techniques for preparing your learning environment and managing it effectively. |
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No change |
President-elect Training Seminar Leader’s Guide This course contains materials for learning facilitators to download and use to conduct the Presidents-elect Training Seminar. The purpose of this event is to inspire and prepare presidents for the Rotary year ahead. It contains a zip file with session guides and worksheets. |
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MEMBERSHIP COURSES
MEMBERSHIP COURSES |
LANGUAGES |
STATUS |
Best Practices for Engaging Members Take this course to learn strategies for engaging people at all stages of membership. |
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No change |
Creating an Inclusive Club Culture Creating a club culture that is welcoming to everyone starts with having conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Discussing these topics takes time and isn’t always easy. This course will help your club hold these discussions, assess its policies and practices, and make changes to create a more inclusive culture. |
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No change |
In this course, you’ll find strategies for diversifying your club and building relationships with new groups. |
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No change |
Help your club stay valuable to your members and to your community by using regular checkups to assess what’s working and address what’s not. This course helps you identify opportunities for growth and sustainability, offers strategies to remedy outdated practices, and advises you on how to manage change. |
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No change |
New Member Basics
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New club supporters can learn their roles for helping new clubs achieve success. This course provides best practices for guiding new clubs during their formative years. |
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Updated |
This course will help you learn how membership leads work, how to use them to get new members, and how to offer candidates a positive experience with Rotary. |
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No change |
Learn about the process of starting a Rotary, Rotaract, or satellite club; get tips for talking to prospective members; and find out how you can maximize your new club’s success. This course is for both Rotary and Rotaract members and those who want to become members. |
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No change |
Strategies for Attracting New Members Learn how to improve the club experience to make it attractive to visitors. |
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No change |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES |
LANGUAGES |
STATUS |
This Toastmasters course focuses on developing the skills needed to demonstrate effective, inclusive leadership. The topics advanced in this course include creating an inclusive environment, listening skills, and decision making. |
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This Toastmasters course focuses on understanding and developing leadership and collaboration skills. The topics introduced in this course will cover building trust, increasing empathy, and recognizing the strengths of others. |
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No change |
Communication Skills
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This Toastmasters course focuses on the basics of delivering a speech. The content focuses specifically on the use of body language and the effective use of vocal variety. |
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This Toastmasters course focuses on developing speech content possible based on topic, audience, and goal. It outlines how to prepare and organize a speech so that a member can focus on delivery rather than what to say next. |
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No change |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Basics
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No change |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intermediate
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No change |
Essentials of Understanding Conflict In this course, you will learn the essentials of how to understand, manage, and resolve conflict. |
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No change |
Forgiveness, Societal Healing, and Rotary
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No change |
2020-21 RI President Holger Knaack introduces a tutorial hosted by Jim Margraff of the Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise, California, USA, and The Global Impact Group on how to conduct a club meeting with in-person and virtual attendance. |
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This Toastmasters course focuses on recognizing how to engage, persuade, or inspire an audience. The content focuses on the specific knowledge needed to succeed in persuasive speaking and motivational speaking. |
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No change |
Interpersonal Communication and Networking This Toastmasters course focuses on building and maintaining professional relationships and networks. The topics introduced in this project include creating beneficial relationships, maintaining and building a network, and recognizing other points of view. |
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This Toastmasters course focuses on fundamental leadership skills. The specific goals of the course are to introduce the ideas of motivating others, leadership integrity, and team inclusiveness. |
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No change |
Leadership Skills
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This Toastmasters course focus on leading a small team. The topics introduced in this course will cover creating a positive environment, goal setting, and delegation. |
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In this course you will learn the role, responsibilities and benefits of being a mentor to an adult professional. |
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This course will help you understand the impact of microaggressions and learn how to respond to them in ways that uphold Rotary’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. |
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No change |
Resiliency
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No change |
Learn the basics of how to manage change, including how to succeed in leading it, how to assess people’s readiness to make changes, how to plan for change, and how to respond to any resistance. |
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All of us have unconscious biases that affect our decisions and interactions. Uncovering these biases and learning how to counteract them can help us create more inclusive communities and avoid unintentionally harming others. |
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No change |
PUBLIC IMAGE COURSES
PUBLIC IMAGE COURSES |
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STATUS |
Building Rotary’s Public Image Explore the importance of Rotary’s public image and your role in not just raising awareness of Rotary but also helping people actually understand us. |
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No change |
Learn how to customize your logo so you can link your Rotary, Rotaract, or Interact club, or your district or zone, to the good that Rotary does around the world. |
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No change |
Promoting Rotary on Social Media Social media offers a powerful way to promote Rotary and your club to people who are already involved, as well as to partner organizations, possible donors, and prospective members. Learn the basics of using various social media platforms and how to create posts that will connect with people. |
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No change |
Promoting Your Club as People of Action Learn how to present your club members as people of action, which helps build awareness of Rotary and the impact you make. You’ll learn how to tell a compelling people of action story, create powerful visuals, and use the public image materials to show how your club is taking action to make the world a better place. |
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Public Relations and Your Club Learn strategies for getting your club noticed, increasing awareness of its projects and initiatives, and publicizing its impact. |
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No change |
This course will help you understand Rotary’s brand; the benefits of a consistent, recognizable brand; and how you can strengthen Rotary by being a brand champion. |
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Learn how your club, district, or other Rotary entity, such as a Rotary Action Group or Rotary Fellowship, can use Rotary names and trademarks correctly. You’ll also learn how to use these in alignment with Rotary’s vision and brand to promote your events and service projects and build recognition in your community. |
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SCHOLAR AND SERVICE COURSES
SCHOLAR AND SERVICE COURSES |
LANGUAGES |
STATUS |
Learn more about Rotary’s Areas of Focus and how they inform and support the service done by Rotarians worldwide. |
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No change |
Cadre Adviser Basics
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No change |
Cadre Adviser Intermediate
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No change |
Grant Management Recertification 2024-25 Interested in applying for a global grant and you have already completed the ten course series Grant Management Seminar? This course can serve as part of the required training on grants in order to qualify your club to apply for global grants. Check with your district on their specific requirements around training. |
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No change |
Grant Management Seminar
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Increase Your Impact
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No change |
Orientation for Global Grant Scholars
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No change |
Orientation for Vocational Training Teams
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No change |
Service Learning for Advisers
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No change |
Youth Guide to Service Learning This course is for youth participants. Find out how to make an impact through service-learning, which combines community service with learning objectives that empower young people to develop real-world leadership skills. |
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Code | Language | Code | Language | Code | Language | Code | Language | Code | Language |
EN | English | JA | 日本語/Japanese | AR | Arabic | KN | Kannada | RU | Russian |
DE | Deutsch/German | KO | 한국어/Korean | BG | Bulgarian | LI | Lithuanian | SE | Serbian |
ES | Español/Spanish | PT | Português/Portuguese | CZ | Czech | NL | Dutch | TA | Tamil |
FR | Français/French | SV | Svenska/Swedish | HU | Hungarian | PL | Polish | TH | Thai |
IT | Italiano/Italian | ZH | 中文/Chinese | IS | Icelandic | RO | Romanian | UK | Ukrainian |