DISTANCE COURSE FOR THE TRAINING OF
UNESCO LEADERS (CDFAUN)

PRAENOTANDA

• The Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders CDFAUN has been elaborated by Florida Eskola, in 1992.
• After the recognition of the curriculum by the San Sebastian UNESCO Centre, the Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders (CDFAUN) began in 1993.
• It was put in practice in the First UNESCO Leaders Seminar in Spain, that took place in San Sebastián in July 24-28, 1993.
• It was recognised as a professional course in October 21, 1993.
• It was supported by the UNESCO in February 10, 1994.
• It was supported by the UN in April 9, 1996.
• The curriculum of the Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders (CDFAUN) was extended in September 1, 1996 and it was named "The Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders".
• The Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders (CDFAUN) began via Internet under the denomination of CIBERFAUN in the first part of year 1997.

INTRODUCTION

• The San Sebastian UNESCO Centre organises the Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders (CDFAUN).
• The aim CDFAUN is to meet the training demands of the UNESCO Development Expert Leaders and to contribute, by means of the participation of the interested ones, to create the profile of a professional person internationally recognised. At the same time, its intention is to articulate the purposes of the system of the United Nations together with the scientific and technical characteristics of the animation to impel the social, cultural and human development of the communities.

OBJECTIVES

• To provide basic instruments guided to improve the quality of the intervention in the communities of the professional UNESCO Development Expert Leaders
• To respond to the educational and orientation in international matters.
• To promote the suitable environment for the Leaders to get the qualification in the analysis of the international problems.
• To help to be aware of the new world characteristics, of the diversity of human communities and of the interdependence of the countries, as well as of the relationships among the cultures.
• To be sensible with the causes and consequences of the socio-political events;
• To analyse methods to face the human challenges as the survival, the development, the poverty and the environment;
• To design plans and conducive activities to the integral improvement of the quality of a modest and prosperous life in the human communities, taking in consideration the purposes and guidelines of the system of the United Nations;
• To ease the creation of a professional profile internationally recognised .

TOPICS OF THE UNESCO LEADERS COURSE

1. The UNESCO Development Expert Leader Background Concept.
2. Profile and functions of the UNESCO Development Expert Leader
3. The associations, the UNESCO clubs and the System of the UNESCO Associated Schools (UNAS) SEA . Co-ordination and functions.
4. Education for the tolerance, based on the purposes of the system of the United Nations I.
5. The UNESCO Development Expert Leader´s task in social education aiming the co-operation and the international peace.
6. The UNESCO Development Expert Leader as the impeller of the participation of the different human groups in their own development. International tools to serve the community development.
7. Education for the tolerance, based on the purposes of the system of the United Nations II.
8. Poverty, development and environment. The global view of the system of the United Nations and the UNESCO Developement Expert Leader
9. People participation. Strategies and structures for the progress of the people according to the system of the United Nations.
10. Education for the tolerance, based on the purposes of the system of the United Nations III.
11. The development of the human resources and the co-operation as the elements of the development, based on the principles of the United Nations system.
12. Education for the tolerance, based on the purposes of the system of the United Nations IV.
13. The UNESCO Development Expert Leader as a humanitarian profession in the United Nations system .
14. The objects, the beings and the environment in an indissoluble relationship. The Progress and Development Paradigm.
15. The culture of the continuos learning for all and the culture of peace in the free time and leisure. Two UNESCO programs for a different and better world .
16. To impel human communities based on the United Nations and the UNESCO view . Sustainability and progress.
17. Planning of an intervention. The local action together with the universal thought. The right to the solidarity.
18. The relationships in the nature in the time of leisure. Solidarity and sustainability, awareness and programs of the UNESCO Development Expert Leader.
19. The co-ordination in an organisation. Harmonisation with the programs of the United Nations system.
20. The role of the family in the social progress of the countries. The approaches of the international community.
21. To enrich the humanity's patrimony by means of cultural exchanges in organisms and international nets.
22. The real and ideal situation of a community. The UNESCO Development Expert Leader and the discovery of the development pattern for each town. Elements of the social investigation and the Human Development Index.
23. The international education in the free time and leisure. Principles and basic approaches of the activities in leisure time.
24. Applications of the Distance Learning Course for the Training of UNESCO Leaders (CDFAUN). The improvement of the conditions of life in freedom, tolerance and peace, based on the Letter of the United Nations.

THE CDFAUN STRUCTURES

To pass the CDFAUN it is necesary the following :

a) SUBJECTS

• To have worked the 24 topics.

b) SELF-EVALUATIONS

• To obtain the APROVED qualification in the self-evaluations of topics.

ADDRESSEES

Those interested in the spreading and promotion of the principles of the UNESCO and other organisms of the United Nations system .

• REVALIDATIONS

  They won't be carried out any revalidations of topics of the UNESCO Leaders Course with other subjects of other studies.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• The participation in the Course is subject to previous registration sending the CV and a letter of support of your National Commission to the Director of Course.

CONTENTS OF THE FOLDER WHIT STUDY AND PRACTICE MATERIAL

• Thème
• International documents about the subject
• Resources
• Activities
• Self-assessment

WHAT IS COURSE ABOUT?

• It promotes the creation of UNESCO Associations, Centers and Clubs and the participation in programs of the UNESCO.

• Permit you to get be part of the World Association of UNESCO Professional Leaders (AMUPRAUN) and to access to The UNESCO Associates Ibero-American Organisation (ORIBAUN).

• The Course provides to train to the personnel of UNESCO National Commissions, to members of UNESCO Clubs and teachers of UNESCO Associated Schools and UNESCO Chairs.

GENERAL NORMS AND CONDITIONS