ServicePublished on 10 March 2025

SDC training and professional development courses

Some SDC training and professional development courses are open to employees of the SDC’s external contractors and Swiss development organisations (NGOs). The SDC also offers an e-learning course on project cycle management (PCM), which is open to anyone.

If you are interested in registering for a course, please contact [e-mail].

Guidelines on costs for employees of SDC contractors and Swiss NGOs:

• The costs of the course are borne by the SDC.
• For courses lasting more than one day where no accommodation is required, the daily allowance (infrastructure, meals) is borne by the SDC.
• For courses lasting more than one day where accommodation is required, the seminar allowance (accommodation, infrastructure, meals) is borne by the participants or their sponsoring organisation.
• Travel expenses are borne by the participants or their sponsoring organisation.
• The SDC does not bear the costs of any incidental expenses not included in the seminar allowance, such as telephone calls, alcoholic beverages and additional services, such as the use of wellness facilities.
• The SDC cannot be held responsible for any infrastructure, accommodation or catering costs incurred as a result of a cancellation after the registration deadline.

E-learning course on project cycle management

Results-based management and its application at the project level is a core competence of SDC employees. The e-learning course on PCMi (Project Cycle Management interactive) has been extensively updated as part of the training mandate of the SDC’s Quality Assurance and Internal Digitalisation section together with NADEL (ETH Zurich) and other partners. The course is open to anyone and consists of a series of modules that provide international cooperation professionals with in-depth knowledge about results-based project cycle management. The course also includes a detailed overview of concepts, methods and tools for project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.