It was high time somebody did something good for those people who have devoted their lives to improving the lives of others and it seems now that this somebody is LINGOs. The NFP proved they are trying to live up to their motto – ‘Helping Those Doing Good…Do It Better’, by releasing a new learning portal for those working in the international development and relief sectors. So far, many of the professionals in these areas had no means to improve their knowledge and expertise, but LINGOs Last Mile Learning (‘Learning Where It Really Matters’ ) is about to change that.

How does Last Mile Learning work?

Basically, the learning platform offers a selection of free courses for people working in non-governmental organisations aiming to alleviate suffering and reduce poverty around the world. Currently there are 21 courses in three sections, but there are going to be many more in the future. Everyone can register on the website of Last Mile Learning and enrol in any of the courses, which can be taken face-to-face, through self-placed eLearning or blended online.

Currently, LINGOs Open Source Learning Portal provides learning opportunities for those interested in Financial Management (Introduction, Planning, Accounting Records, Reporting, Internal Controls), People Management (Coaching, Delegation, Discrimination and Harassment Prevention, Managing Through Meaningful Conversations, Performance Management for NGOs and CBOs, Selection Interviewing) and Project Management (Introduction, Project Identification and Design, Project Set Up, Project Planning, Project Implementation, Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Control, End of Project Transition).

How can you use the resources?

As a part of the self-paced eLearning option, you can download the resources to your computer, use them online or download an image version of the course that can be burned on a CD/DVD. After completing each of the three sections (Financial, People, or Project Management), learners can use the Learning Path Assessment to check their progress. And here is another good side of trying the courses: those who successfully complete the CD/DVD version of the course will receive a personalized certificate of completion!

Helping your organisation.

In addition to all this, LINGOs have obviously made the effort to make it easier for NFP and NGO organisations by providing a Last Mile Learning Lite Portal through which the organisations can deploy and manage a catalogue. The participating organisations will also receive a variety of tools that will help them to create and manage their own self-led learning, to create and access an online classroom and to put into practice certain community management software that will allow the learners to help each other.

Working with the best.

As for LINGOs, the organisation was founded in 2005 and now it works with more than 75 organisations in more than 130 countries. LINGOs are committed to providing the best quality education to more all who want to improve themselves and so far 250,000+ people have taken the provided opportunities. If you want to be one of them and participate in a great online course, get some useful knowledge and find many new friends and contacts, register in Last Mile Learning now and try some of the courses – we guarantee that you won’t regret it.