UNITAR POCI and Western Union payments

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:06:00 GMT

Greetings. You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the UNITAR POCI mailing list for training officers. For more information or to unsubscribe, please visit: <a href="http://www.unitarpoci.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/pocitfp/">http://www.unitarpoci.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/pocitfp/</a> We are writing with news about our training programmes for personnel currently serving at United Nations peacekeeping mission. Even if your peacekeeping mission does not subscribe to our Integrated Distance Learning Programme (IDLP), we still offer low-cost training opportunities for your mission. You can read about these other programmes here: <a href="http://www.unitarpoci.org/idlp_manual/index.html#ComplementaryProgrammes">http://www.unitarpoci.org/idlp_manual/index.html#ComplementaryProgrammes</a> Students who enrol in the MCEL, ISEL, or UNVEL programmes have traditionally paid their tuition via a Western Union or MoneyGram money transfer. These money transfers are received by a designated UNITAR POCI staff member in the United States. In the past few months, we have had many problems with money transfers through Western Union. Students complained that transfers were sometimes blocked or delayed, leading to long delays in receiving training materials. We have not been able to fully resolve these problems with Western Union. We will continue to investigate ways to keep the MCEL, ISEL, and UNVEL programmes running smoothly so that students at your missions can continue to receive the training they want and need. For the time being, we have changed the designated recipient of Western Union and MoneyGram transfers: Name: Brian Mitchell City: Gainesville State: Florida Country: USA Even though these training programmes are meant to involve a minimum of effort on the part of the mission training offices, we thought you should be aware of these changes in case you receive questions from your personnel. As always, you can write to our IDLP Coordinator, Mr. Brian Mitchell, with questions about training programmes at your mission. His e-mail address is <a href="mailto:mitchell@unitarpoci.org">mitchell@unitarpoci.org</a>. We apologize for any difficulties your students may have faced as a result of the Western Union payment problems. We look forward to providing more tuition payment options in the future, so that as many students as possible can take UNITAR POCI training courses. Thank you for reading.

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UNITAR POCI news for training officers

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:57:00 GMT

Greetings from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Programme of Correspondence Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations (UNITAR POCI). This is the first message sent to our mailing list for training officers at UN Peacekeeping missions. All are welcome to add or remove themselves from this mailing list through our Web site: <a href="http://www.unitarpoci.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/pocitfp/">http://www.unitarpoci.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/pocitfp/</a> ---IDLP Kits mailed for 2007-2008--- If your mission has a bulk course licence through our Integrated Distance Learning Programme (IDLP), you should receive your IDLP Kit soon, either by pouch mail or UPS. If you have not already started using your IDLP Web site, here are some tips: * Your mission personnel can enrol in our courses by visiting <a href="http://unmissions.unitarpoci.org/">http://unmissions.unitarpoci.org/</a> and clicking on the appropriate link. * You can find instructions and tips in our Manual for IDLP Administrators, available online at <a href="http://www.unitarpoci.org/idlp_manual/">http://www.unitarpoci.org/idlp_manual/</a>. * If you have questions or problems, write to us! Our Assistant to the Registrar, Ms. Marianne Wrightson, can be reached at <a href="mailto:wrightson@unitarpoci.org">wrightson@unitarpoci.org</a>. ---More courses for 2007-2008--- With twenty courses available in English, UNITAR POCI training materials cover a wide variety of topics. As of today, thirteen of these are available in French. We are pleased to report that our IDLP subscribers will soon have twelve courses in Spanish at their disposal. Spanish courses will come online for IDLP subscribers later this month. ---What are these folders in our IDLP Kit?--- The "Welcome/Bienvenue" folders that will arrive with your IDLP kit are meant to help you organize orientation material at your Mission. We thought they would be an easy way to organize usually loose, informative, and important papers distributed to new staff members. We hope you and your staff enjoy them! Please hand them out as much as you like. ---What if my mission does not subscribe to IDLP?--- UNITAR POCI recognizes that staff "on the ground" are our most important students. That is why we offer big training discounts to students serving at peacekeeping missions, even if their mission does not subscribe to IDLP. Students can visit <a href="http://unmissions.unitarpoci.org/">http://unmissions.unitarpoci.org/</a> and click on their mission name to find a training programme that is right for them. Students sign up, pay their discounted tuition, and receive their courses electronically, all without adding to your training officers' workload.

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