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
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Supplier onboarding and Worker Voice orientation
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Business and Human Rights 101 for suppliers
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Ethical Recruitment 101 for suppliers
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Ethical Recruitment clinics
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Ethical Grievance Mechanisms
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Inclusive Labour Monitoring and Supplier Dashboard
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Ethics and Guidelines for interpreters
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Ethics and Guidelines for Line Supervisors
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Digital security & Human Rights for CSOs
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Empowerment and behavior change programming for CSOs
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Inclusive Labour 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
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THAILAND: Trainings offered throughout the year, alternating between Bangkok and the provinces.
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NEPAL: Trainings offered quarterly, in Kathmandu.
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MYANMAR: Trainings offered in Yangon.
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MALAYSIA: Trainings offered offered throughout the year, alternating between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.
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GLOBAL: Webinars offered monthly - most are public and geared toward a multi-stakeholder audience; some are invitation-only for Issara Strategic Partners.
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ONLINE: In different languages such as Thai, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer and English.
Upcoming Events
Multiple DatesFri, Sep 29Khwaeng Khlong Tan NueaSep 29, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT+7Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, 27 Soi Sukhumvit 55, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, ThailandSep 29, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT+7Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, 27 Soi Sukhumvit 55, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, ThailandThis training will provide the conceptual understanding of grievance mechanisms, how to build and strengthen the suppliers’ effective grievance mechanisms, its benefits, and handling and remediating worker grievances.
Multiple DatesThu, Oct 05Virtual Event in ThaiOct 05, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in ThaiOct 05, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in ThaiThis training is for new suppliers to learn how Issara’s worker voice works and how it benefits suppliers as part of Issara’s ILM protocol. You will learn how the supplier dashboard works and the overview of Worker Voice-Driven Ethical Recruitment.
Thu, Oct 12ZoomOct 12, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMZoom
Multiple DatesTue, Nov 28Location is TBDNov 28, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM GMT+7Location is TBD
Thu, Dec 07Virtual Event in EnglishDec 07, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in English
Fri, Dec 15Virtual Event in BurmeseDec 15, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in BurmeseDec 15, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in BurmeseRecruitment Agencies will learn how and why international human rights laws matter to businesses for cross-border recruitment. The session will cover business and worker risks, agency challenges, and end with discussions on solutions and practical steps forward.
Multiple DatesThu, Jan 25Virtual Event in ThaiJan 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7Virtual Event in Thai