• The International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), a category 1 UNESCO institute, is based in Addis Ababa. Founded in 1999, it aims to inform education policies, strengthen teacher professional development, and build capacity in education institutions, including Ministries of Education. To provide innovative solutions and scale-up efforts to improve educational outcomes in Africa, IICBA works with a range of partners, including the African Union, UN agencies, other international organizations, development banks, bilateral donors, foundations, teacher organizations, school networks, and non-profits. A brochure on IICBA’s expertise is available here, and IICBA's new strategic plan for 2023-25 is available here.

    IICBA’s New eLearning Platform

    Welcome to UNESCO IICBA’s new Virtual Campus. This is an online platform for strengthening teacher professional development in Africa. You will find on this platform self-paced courses on topics that matter for teaching and learning in Africa, in line with IICBA’s motto, namely “Empowering Teachers for All Learners to Thrive.” This new platform was launched on November 21, 2023, with a first self-paced course on Gender Responsive Pedagogy created jointly with FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists:) and UNICEF. We will regularly add new self-paced courses, initially on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). If you have any questions on IICBA’s new eLearning Platform, please contact us at info.iicba@unesco.org. And if you are interested in IICBA’s work more generally, please visit our website, including the training we provide as part of IICBA’s Executive Education and Policy Academy.

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Available courses

Digital Competence 02: Using Free Software for Interactive Teaching

This course consists of 4 units. Each unit has its own objectives and pre-requisite skills.

·         Unit 1. Creating and Editing Digital Audio Content.

·         Unit 2. Creating and Editing Digital Video Content.

·         Unit 3. Creating and Editing Engaging Visuals.

·         Unit 4. Embrace Game-Based Learning.

Each Unit has a section on gender-responsive approaches in its respective content area (audio, video, visuals, and game-based learning).

Digital Competence 03: Effective Teaching through TV and Radio

This course aims to help 1) teachers and school leaders as well as trainers use existing TV and radio materials to improve pedagogy in the classroom; and 2) Ministries of education and other officials think about the development of new TV and radio resources. The course consists of 5 modules, each consisting of 2 units. There is a final test for certification.

Gender-Responsive Pedagogy (GRP)- Part 1: Teaching and Learning

This course builds on the Gender Responsive Pedagogy: A Toolkit for Teachers and Schools which is provided through a collaborative project by UNESCO IICBA, UNICEF, and FAWE The course synthesises the best practices from more recently developed and implemented gender responsive pedagogy toolkits as well as research on gender equality and gender-responsive education in the African context that has emerged since then.

        • Language: English
        • Modality: Online
        • Pedagogical Approaches online: Self-paced online course with 8 learning units. (Unit 1 to Unit 8 of the Toolkit)
        • Certificate:  A certificate of completion will be awarded from UNESCO IICBA, FAWE, and UNICEF for those who complete all course requirements. 

Gender-Responsive Pedagogy (GRP)- Part 2: Gender-Based Violence

This course builds on the Gender Responsive Pedagogy: A Toolkit for Teachers and Schools which is provided through a collaborative project by UNESCO IICBA, UNICEF, and FAWE The course synthesises the best practices from more recently developed and implemented gender responsive pedagogy toolkits as well as research on gender equality and gender-responsive education in the African context that has emerged since then.

        • Language: English
        • Modality: Online
        • Pedagogical Approaches online: Self-paced online course with 4 learning units. (Unit 9 to Unit 12 of the Toolkit)
        • Certificate:  A certificate of completion will be awarded from UNESCO IICBA, FAWE, and UNICEF for those who complete all course requirements. 

Teachers Preventing Violence in Africa

This course consists of an introductory unit and 3 modules, Module 1 is on Violence Prevention Essentials, Module 2 on How to respond when violence happens, and finally Module 3 on How to plan to make your school safe(r). There is a final test for certification.

Pédagogie Sensible au Genre. PSG - Partie 1: Enseignement et Apprentissage

Ce cours s'appuie sur la Pédagogie sensible au genre : Une boîte à outils pour les enseignants et les écoles qui est fournie par le biais d'un projet de collaboration entre l'UNESCO, l'IICBA, l'UNICEF et le FAWE. Le cours synthétise les meilleures pratiques des boîtes à outils de pédagogie sensible au genre développées et mises en œuvre plus récemment, ainsi que la recherche sur l'égalité des genres et l'éducation sensible au genre dans le contexte africain qui a émergé depuis lors.

        • La langue : Français
        • Modalité : En ligne
        • Approches pédagogiques en ligne : Cours en ligne à son propre rythme avec 8 unités d'apprentissage. (de l'unité 1 à l'unité 8 de la boîte à outils)
        • Certificat :  Un certificat d'achèvement sera délivré par l'UNESCO IICBA, le FAWE et l'UNICEF à ceux qui auront satisfait à toutes les exigences du cours. 

Pédagogie Sensible au Genre (PSG) - Partie 2: Violence Basée sur le Genre

Ce cours s'appuie sur la Pédagogie sensible au genre : Une boîte à outils pour les enseignants et les écoles qui est fournie par le biais d'un projet de collaboration entre l'UNESCO, l'IICBA, l'UNICEF et le FAWE. Le cours synthétise les meilleures pratiques des boîtes à outils de pédagogie sensible au genre développées et mises en œuvre plus récemment, ainsi que la recherche sur l'égalité des genres et l'éducation sensible au genre dans le contexte africain qui a émergé depuis lors.

        • La langue : Anglais
        • Modalité : En ligne
        • Approches pédagogiques en ligne : Cours en ligne à son propre rythme avec 4 unités d'apprentissage. (Unité 9 à Unité 12 de la boîte à outils)
        • Certificat :  Un certificat d'achèvement sera délivré par l'UNESCO IICBA, le FAWE et l'UNICEF à ceux qui auront satisfait à toutes les exigences du cours. 

Sierra Leone Teacher Licensing Examination course: New Teacher / Teachers’ Certificate

This course is developed to give teachers who will be writing the licensing examination a focus. The examination does not cover every subject the teachers might have learned at the teacher education institution. For instance, it does not cover the teaching subjects. Rather, it is primarily interested in the general academic and pedagogical areas that are represented by five subjects (Sections) as follows: (1) English Language, (2) Mathematics, (3) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), (4) Teacher Education Curriculum, and (5) Professional Standards.

Also, the syllabus and this course do not include every topic that should normally be taught under the five subjects above. Instead, it articulates the basics (essentials) that every aspiring teacher must know and practice.

This course is designed for New Teachers, especially those from the Teacher's Certificate group. 


Sierra Leone Teacher Licensing Examination course: New Teacher / Higher Teachers’ Certificate – Primary

This course is developed to give teachers who will be writing the licensing examination a focus. The examination does not cover every subject the teachers might have learned at the teacher education institution. For instance, it does not cover the teaching subjects. Rather, it is primarily interested in the general academic and pedagogical areas that are represented by five subjects (Sections) as follows: (1) English Language, (2) Mathematics, (3) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), (4) Teacher Education Curriculum, and (5) Professional Standards.

Also, the syllabus and this course do not include every topic that should normally be taught under the five subjects above. Instead, it articulates the basics (essentials) that every aspiring teacher must know and practice.

This course is designed for New Teachers, especially those from the Higher Teachers' Certificate - Primary Group


Sierra Leone Teacher Licensing Examination course: New Teacher / Higher Teachers’ Certificate – secondary

This course is developed to give teachers who will be writing the licensing examination a focus. The examination does not cover every subject the teachers might have learned at the teacher education institution. For instance, it does not cover the teaching subjects. Rather, it is primarily interested in the general academic and pedagogical areas that are represented by five subjects (Sections) as follows: (1) English Language, (2) Mathematics, (3) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), (4) Teacher Education Curriculum, and (5) Professional Standards.

Also, the syllabus and this course do not include every topic that should normally be taught under the five subjects above. Instead, it articulates the basics (essentials) that every aspiring teacher must know and practice.

This course is designed for New Teachers, especially those from the Higher Teachers' Certificate - Secondary group


Sierra Leone Teacher Licensing Examination course: New Teacher / Graduate Teachers

This course is developed to give teachers who will be writing the licensing examination a focus. The examination does not cover every subject the teachers might have learned at the teacher education institution. For instance, it does not cover the teaching subjects. Rather, it is primarily interested in the general academic and pedagogical areas that are represented by five subjects (Sections) as follows: (1) English Language, (2) Mathematics, (3) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), (4) Teacher Education Curriculum, and (5) Professional Standards.

Also, the syllabus and this course do not include every topic that should normally be taught under the five subjects above. Instead, it articulates the basics (essentials) that every aspiring teacher must know and practice.

This course is designed for New Teachers, especially those from the Graduate Teachers group