Online courses

Anti-corruption training for development practitioners

Be confident with anti-corruption initiatives in your work

Dynamic and time-efficient online courses for people seeking updated anti-corruption knowledge. All courses are free of charge.

Looking for and introduction to concepts and tools?
Start today and pass the self-paced, 1-hour course – Essentials of anti-corruption I: The basics – a prerequisite to qualify for expert-led courses (also in FRENCH and SPANISH).

Expert-facilitated courses
We offer U4 partner agencies and affiliated government agencies in-depth courses. See topics and dates below. Partners can nominate outside participants for course places.

Corruption game
Test your anti-corruption tools and tradeoffs skills in our 45-minute course for everyone (also in FRENCH).

    Expert-led courses on anti-corruption issues from a donor-perspective.
    Expert-led courses on anti-corruption issues from a donor-perspective.
    Self-study, group discussions, and interactive tasks in an online forum.
    Self-study, group discussions, and interactive tasks in an online forum.
    Self-paced courses up to 1 hour. Expert-led courses up to 5 hours per week.
    Self-paced courses up to 1 hour. Expert-led courses up to 5 hours per week.
    Log on any time – from home or the office.
    Log on any time – from home or the office.

    Our self-paced, 1-hour course on anti-corruption basics. Open for everyone.

    Essentials of anti-corruption I: The basics

    Short, self-paced course for basic literacy on corruption and anti-corruption.

    This module is a prerequisite for our expert-led courses.

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    Fondamentaux de la lutte contre la corruption I: Les connaissances de base

    Our one-hour, self-paced course for basic literacy on corruption and anti-corruption.

    French version.

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    Essentials of anti-corruption I: Los básicos

    Our one-hour, self-paced course for basic literacy on corruption and anti-corruption.

    Spanish version.

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    In-depth, expert-led courses. For staff from our partner agencies.

    Essentials of anti-corruption II: Development programming

    9 September– 5 October 2019.

    4-week, expert-led course.

    Learn practical knowledge about corruption and anti-corruption in development programming. Apply principles of anti-corruption programming to a programming area of your choice

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    Corruption in the justice sector

    Upcoming in 2020.

    3 week, expert-led course.

    Learn how to integrate justice sector institutions in programming for judicial reform and rule of law.

    Suitable for practitioners involved in the justice sector, and general governance experts with a good understanding of the sector.

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    Addressing corruption in natural resources and renewable energy sectors

    First half 2020.

    3 weeks, expert-led course.

    Understand of how corruption affects the natural resources and renewable energy sectors – and what can be done about it.

    Suitable for development practitioners, public officials, and civil society activists working on natural resources and renewable energy issues.

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    Addressing corruption in the health sector

    9–27 September 2019.

    3 weeks, expert-led course.

    Improve your understanding of how corruption hinders access to health care – and what can be done about it.

    Suitable for development practitioners, public officials, and civil society activists working on health issues.

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    Corruption risk management

    7–18 October 2019.

    2 week, expert-led course.

    Learn basic principles of corruption risk management.

    The course equips development practitioners with knowledge to identify and act on corruption risks in their work.

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    Gender and corruption

    28 October–9 November 2019.

    2 week, expert-led course.

    Learn how to integrate gender and inclusion in anti-corruption programmes.

    This course is designed for development practitioners, public officials, and civil society activists.

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    Can you take a U4 course?

    Nominate external participants

    Partner staff can nominate external participants for a place in U4 courses . They may be employees from NGOs, government- or multilateral agencies, etc. Please send your nominee's name and e-mail address to the online course coordinator.

    The corruption game

    Get a taster of anti-corruption efforts in development work. Can you pass the challenge and save lives?

    This 45-minute, self-paced course is open to anyone.

    FRENCH version

    Any questions

    Contact the online course coordinator Vera Devine at course@u4.no