UNICEF runs free online courses through its learning platform, Agora, and anyone can sign up You pick a topic, enrol, and learn at your own pace on a computer or a phone There’s no special 2027 intake. The platform is open all year, so you can start whenever you’re ready.
What Is UNICEF Agora?
Agora is UNICEF’s learning hub on children’s rights, wellbeing and development It was built mainly for UNICEF staff and partners, but the platform says it’s free and open to everyone, including students and people who simply want to learn.
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Which Courses Can You Take?
The catalogue covers child protection, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and social and behaviour change There are also courses on programme work, operations and professional skills. A few examples:
- What We Stand For: Essentials of Children’s Rights
- Becoming an Inclusion Champion
- UN 2.0 Learning Path: The Quintet of Change
- Executive Masterclass on Rights-Based Digital Transformation for UN Senior Leadership
Some are short awareness courses, and others are longer programmes or learning paths Agora doesn’t list course lengths on its main page, so look at each course before you enrol.
Is It Free? Do You Get a Certificate?
Registering and taking courses costs nothing You can earn certificates and digital badges where a course offers them Not every course does, and the platform doesn’t say which ones do, so check the course page. It also doesn’t say whether outside organisations accept the certificates, so don’t assume a university or employer will.
Languages
The Agora site works in English, Spanish, French and Arabic. The catalogue has a language filter, so you can see which courses are offered in your language.
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How to Join
- Open agora.unicef.org and click Register for free, top right.
- Fill in the short form. It takes a couple of minutes.
- Search the catalogue by topic or language and enrol.
- Finish the lessons, then collect your certificate or badge if the course gives one.
You need an account to enrol, save your progress and receive certificates UNICEF staff sign in with their UNICEF login instead.
Learning on Your Phone
Agora has an Android app on Google Play, and learning can be done on a mobile with offline readiness The iPhone version was listed as “coming soon” when I checked.
FAQs
Are UNICEF online courses really free?
Yes. Agora is free to join and free to use.
Do I get a certificate?
Where the course offers one. Check each course page.
Is there a deadline to enrol?
None is stated. Agora is open all year.
Can anyone join, or only UNICEF staff?
The platform says it’s open to all.
Which languages are available?
The site comes in English, Spanish, French and Arabic. Course languages vary.
