BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c814 DTSTART:20230306T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230306T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c857 DTSTART:20230307T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230307T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c860 DTSTART:20230308T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230308T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c869 DTSTART:20230309T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230309T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c871 DTSTART:20230310T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230310T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c87a DTSTART:20230311T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230311T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c881 DTSTART:20230312T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230312T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c888 DTSTART:20230313T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230313T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c88f DTSTART:20230314T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230314T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c897 DTSTART:20230315T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230315T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c89e DTSTART:20230316T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230316T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8a7 DTSTART:20230317T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230317T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8b0 DTSTART:20230318T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230318T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8b8 DTSTART:20230319T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230319T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8c0 DTSTART:20230320T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230320T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8ca DTSTART:20230321T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230321T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8d1 DTSTART:20230322T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230322T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8da DTSTART:20230323T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230323T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8e3 DTSTART:20230324T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230324T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8eb DTSTART:20230325T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230325T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8f3 DTSTART:20230326T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230326T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c8fc DTSTART:20230327T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230327T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c904 DTSTART:20230328T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230328T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c90c DTSTART:20230329T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230329T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c914 DTSTART:20230330T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230330T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4db8e63c91d DTSTART:20230331T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230331T150000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade online course on building port resilience against pan demics CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The course was developed by UNCTAD'\;s TrainForTrade Prog ram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account and Irish Aid.\n\nObjective\n\nThe objective of UNCTAD TrainForTrade’s Bui lding Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementation of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingen cies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.\n\nMore specifically\, at the end of the course\, participants wil l be able to:\n\n\nDescribe and prepare crisis protocols\nPrepare communic ation strategies and implement effective digital communication tools\nAppr eciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff well-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues\nIdentify appropriate tec hnology solutions for alternative work arrangements\nAssess disruption sce narios for cargoes and passengers\nIdentify legal and financial risks\nDef ine appropriate mitigation measures\n\n\nTarget population\n\nThis special course is addressed to all actors involved in international trade\, espec ially those involved with port operations. The course primary and secondar y target population are representatives from the following organisations:  \n\nPrimary target\n\n\nPort authorities (those include middle and senio r managers)\nPrivate port management companies\nPort community operators ( those include freight forwards\, hauliers\, customs agents\, ship agents)\ nPort agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)\nLine ministries sta ff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce\n\n\ nSecondary target\n\n\nTrade facilitation committees\nPort safety and secu rity officers\nTrade unions\nStevedores\nLocal authorities\n\n\nCourse str ucture and material\n\nThis is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated online course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by two simulation exercises and a webinar. Port experts will engage with partici pants online in the forum discussions for each of the course sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about 20 hour s.\n\nThe online moderated course is structured in four sections\, giving a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into acco unt by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers b oth a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotiona l part related to workers\, the technological tools\, and also considers a ctions related to ensuring the main activity of a port in the management o f the flow of goods:\n\n\nCrisis protocol and communication strategy\nStaf f management\, well-being and resilience\nTechnology preparedness\nCargo f low continuity\n\n\nThe course material comprises a participant manual a nd interactive videos. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (http://learn.unctad.org).\n\n During the two first weeks\, participants will be required to:\n\n\nRead t he participant manual\nWatch the interactive videos\nParticipate in the  forums\nComplete the two quizzes\nRespond to the anonymous opinion que stionnaires\n\n\nSimulation exercises/gamification and optional assignment \n\nDuring the third week\, participants will complete simulation exercis es to consolidate the knowledge they acquired during the course. The main purpose of these exercises is for participants to test their decision-mak ing skills in a role play situation as a decision maker in a pandemic cont ext. The estimated time to complete the exercises is about 30-45 minutes. The results of these exercises are only indicative and will not count in t he final grade for the course.\n\nParticipants could also complete an opt ional assignment on examples of pandemic-related policies and measures im plemented in their ports. This activity is not graded and will not count i n the final grade for the course.\n\nWebinar\n\nAt the end of the course d elivery\, participants will be invited to a 90-minute webinar to be held on Zoom. The objective of this activity is to summarize the online course \, discuss issues and present best practices.\n\nCertification\n\nParticip ants who complete the two quizzes related to sections 1-4 and who obtain a n average score of at least 50% will receive an electronic certificate of completion of the course.\n\nRegistration\n\nCourse candidates are kind ly asked to register themselves at their earliest convenience and by no la ter than 26 February 2023 on the TrainForTrade registration platform (ht tps://tft-reg.unctad.org).\n\nFor that purpose\, course candidates should complete the following steps: \n\n\nGo to the platform page: https://tft -reg.unctad.org.\nClick the Log in link in the upper right corner.\nProv ide your email and password and click Log in\nUnder the Special Course - Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics item\, provide the following pa sscode: BPR2023EN and click Apply.\nProvide your registration details a nd click Submit and apply.\n\n\nPlease note that if you do not have an ac count on the registration platform yet\, please create it first by clickin g the following link https://tft-reg.unctad.org/en/register\, providing y our details and following instructions on the screen.\n<\;p>\;The cour se was developed by UNCTAD'\;s&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade&\;nbsp\;Pro gram in cooperation with the Valenciaport Foundation and the Valencia Port Authority and with funding from the United Nations Development Account an d Irish Aid.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The objective of UNCTAD&\;nbsp\;TrainForTrade’s Building Port Resi lience Against Pandemics (BPR) special course is to support the implementa tion of measures and to prepare for and alleviate contingencies related to a pandemic in a port\, port terminals\, and other seaport actors.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;More specifically\, at the end of the course\, particip ants will be able to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Describe an d prepare crisis protocols<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Prepare communication strategies and implement effective digital communication tools<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Appreciate the potential impacts of pandemics on staff wel l-being and address any mental and emotional distress-related issues<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify appropriate technology solutions for alterna tive work arrangements<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Assess disruption scenari os for cargoes and passengers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Identify legal and financial risks<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Define appropriate mitigation m easures<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Target population<\;/ h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This special course is addressed to all actors invol ved in international trade\, especially those involved with port operation s. The course primary and secondary target population are representatives from the following organisations:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Primary target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\ n<\;li>\;Port authorities (those include middle and senior managers)&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Private port management companies<\;/li>\;\n& lt\;li>\;Port community operators (those include freight forwards\, haul iers\, customs agents\, ship agents)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port agents (those include pilots\, harbour masters)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Line m inistries staff: Ministry of Transport\, Ministry of Health\, Ministry of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Seconda ry target<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade facilitation committees<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Port safety and security officers<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Trade unions<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;Stevedores<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Local authorities<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Course structure and material<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;<\;strong>\;This is an asynchronous/self-paced moderated onlin e course that is delivered over a period of two weeks\, and followed by tw o simulation exercises and a webinar<\;/strong>\;. Port experts will e ngage with participants online in the forum discussions for each of the co urse sections. The estimated time needed to complete the course activities is about&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;20 hours<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The online moderated course is structured in&\;nbsp\;&l t\;strong>\;four sections<\;/strong>\;\, giving a precise and ordere d view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organisation in a pandemic situation. It considers both a general vision and specific actions\, the psychological and emotional part related to wor kers\, the technological tools\, and also considers actions related to ens uring the main activity of a port in the management of the flow of goods:& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;Crisis protocol and communication strategy<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Staff management\, well-being and resi lience<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technology preparedness<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Cargo flow continuity<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he course material comprises a&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;participant manu al<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;and&\;nbsp\;<\;strong>\;interactive videos<\;/strong>\;. Participants will be given access to the material through the TrainForTrade learning platform (<\;a data-mce-href="\; http://learn.unctad.org/"\; href="\;http://learn.unctad.org/\n\nVi ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-online- course-building-port-resilience-against-pandemics DTSTAMP:20260708T024142Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR