Announcement: Data literacy training

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with financial assistance from USAID’s Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening project, is delighted to announce a series of Training on Data Literacy that consists of THREE training modules and a final workshop. Each phase is a 5-day workshop that will progressively equip participants with skills and knowledge on data literacy and data-driven storytelling. Participants are expected to apply knowledge gained during the workshops into their respective projects in the weeks that follow the program.

 

 

About the training:

  • Tentative agenda:

Date

Training outline

Number of day

Venue (Details to be confirmed)

21-25 October 2019

Phase 1: From Evidence to Stories and Finding Data & Data Formats

–          Module 1: From Evidence to Stories

–          Module 2: Finding Data & Data Formats

5 days

Phnom Penh

2-6 December 2019

Phase 2: Understanding Data and Data visualization

–          Module 3: Understanding Data

–          Module 4: Data Visualization

5 days

Phnom Penh

 

13-17 January 2020

Phase 3: Thinking Like a Data Journalist

–          Module 5: Thinking Like a Data Journalist

–          Module 6: Data Protection

5 days

Siem Reap

9 June 2020           

Final workshop

Half day

Phnom Penh

  • Application deadline: 5:00 p.m., 30 August 2019
  • Application was closed.
  • Eligibility:

    • Be a journalist or a staff member at a media outlet, be a staff member at a local Civil Society Organization (CSO) or independent think tank;
    • Have at least one year of work experience,
    • Have a basic understanding of English language/be able to read and write in English,
    • Have a strong interest in data and storytelling,
    • Commit to participate in all training phases including the final workshop. Once selected, a letter of commitment will be signed by the management of the selected candidates’ organizations and the training program management, to confirm the mutual commitment to the participants’ fulfilment of all phases of the training program

Open Development Cambodia

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