ITU Academy Activities in the Regions

ITU-D HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES

Centres of Excellence (CoE)

ITU Centres of Excellence are institutions sharing expertise, resources and capacity-building know-how in telecommunications and ICTs training/education, distributed around the world.

Purpose

Is to strength capacity building to deliver advance and specialized telecommunication and ICT training.

Scope

Designed to offer continuous education to ICT managers in the public and private spheres through face-to-face or distance learning programmes, the Centres serve as regional focal points for professional development, research, and knowledge sharing, as well as providing specialist training services to external clients.

Under the umbrella of ITU Academy, these regional networks are now being joined together into a single global network sharing training curricula, resources and expertise.

Internet Training Centres (ITC)

The ITU Internet Training Centres initiative is a targeted capacity building program that works towards the creation and enhancement of ICT and related skills. 

Purpose 

The Internet Training Centres Initiative is intended to assist developing countries meet their human resource requirements for Internet and IP-related expert training.

Scope

Through a train-the-trainer approach, the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau works with public and private-sector partners and training institutions and universities to set up Internet Training Centres which provide access to affordable and relevant training programs using both face-to-face and distance-based training methods.