Course: Introduction to Humanitarian Deployment (26006)

A short seminar aimed at new and prospective humanitarian practitioners as a primer on the fundamentals of humanitarian work. Each session includes a Question-and-Answer session with an experienced speaker to provide a unique perspective on the realities of deployment.

By the end of the seminar, you will be able to:

• Explain the disaster management lifecycles and describe what humanitarian aid and disaster response are.
• List the four common types of intervention around health, food security, WASH, and shelter.
• Explain the Humanitarian Charter, Protection Principles and Core Humanitarian Standards.
• Describe the role of humanitarian volunteers and professionals in the sector.

This course is aimed at those who are new to the humanitarian sector or considering a pathway into it. Ideal for:

• Mid-career professionals exploring humanitarian service
• Students or youth looking for meaningful humanitarian engagement
• Anyone in the “curious but unsure” stage about humanitarian practice

No prior experience required.

This training is provided by Vector Volunteer Services Limited, our parent nonprofit whose mission is to empower humanitarian practitioners for mission success. We bring experienced humanitarian practitioners to deliver our training services, providing practical, real-world perspectives and learning to our participants.

Licensing notice

This course references concepts from the Sphere Handbook (2018) and Sphere Training Package (2018), used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License. More at handbook.spherestandards.org