ISSARA ACADEMY
Issara Academy is comprised of training programs for employers, recruiters, and civil society, and global webinars for brands and retailers, donors, and practitioners. Trainings and webinars provide cutting edge insights on business and human rights that leverage worker voice intelligence and Issara's on-the-ground experience. Trainings analyze and deconstruct emerging good practice, provide peer-to-peer and case study sharing on how to improve management systems and performance, and convey the latest information regarding laws and processes related to migrant labour in Southeast Asia. Issara Academy is an important forum for networking and building relationships within the growing business and human rights community as well, particularly at the national level in Asian countries.
TRAINING TOPICS FOR SUPPLIERS, RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
-
Supplier onboarding and Worker Voice orientation
-
Business and Human Rights 101 for suppliers
-
Ethical Recruitment 101 for suppliers
-
Ethical Recruitment clinics
-
Ethical Grievance Mechanisms
-
Inclusive Labor Monitoring and Supplier Dashboard
-
Ethics and Guidelines for interpreters
-
Ethics and Guidelines for Line Supervisors
-
Digital security & Human Rights for CSOs
-
Empowerment and behavior change programming for CSOs
-
Inclusive Labor Monitoring system adoption for CSOs
Recruitment agencies regularly comment that Issara's case study-based professionalization training for recruitment agencies are the most effective they have attended, being heavily based on critical discussion of real-life cases and practical solutions.
Peer-to-peer learning is important for the exchange of ideas and experiences, and is also vital for the development of an emerging business and human rights community in countries like Myanmar, shown here.
Issara trainers do real work with real suppliers and workers in global supply chains, every day. They can take the conversation far beyond international standards and national laws, to give helpful, practical guidance on how to strengthen business practices.
Recruitment agencies regularly comment that Issara's case study-based professionalization training for recruitment agencies are the most effective they have attended, being heavily based on critical discussion of real-life cases and practical solutions.
TRAINING LOCATIONS
-
THAILAND: Trainings offered throughout the year in Thai, alternating between Bangkok and the provinces.
-
NEPAL: Trainings offered in English and Nepali.
-
MYANMAR: Trainings offered online in Burmese and English.
-
MALAYSIA: Trainings offered offered throughout the year, alternating between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.
-
GLOBAL: Webinars offered monthly - most are public and geared toward a multi-stakeholder audience; some are invitation-only for Issara Strategic Partners.
-
ONLINE: In different languages such as Thai, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, English, and Japanese.
Upcoming Events
Thu, Feb 13Virtual Event via Zoom MeetingFeb 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM GMT+1Virtual Event via Zoom Meeting
Fri, Feb 21Virtual Event in BanglaFeb 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8Virtual Event in Bangla
Fri, Feb 21Virtual Event in EnglishFeb 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8Virtual Event in EnglishFeb 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8Virtual Event in EnglishThis online training course provides an introduction to key concepts, laws, and policies regarding ethical recruitment, sometimes also referred to as responsible recruitment, employer pays recruitment, or zero-fees recruitment - although ethical recruitment is about far more than just fees!
Fri, Mar 14Virtual Event in EnglishMar 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8Virtual Event in English
Fri, Mar 28Virtual Event in BanglaMar 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8Virtual Event in Bangla
Date and time is TBDVirtual Event in EnglishDate and time is TBDVirtual Event in English