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Voice ofDiplomacyInstitute

Training the people who do the diplomacy

VoDI Academy is the capacity-building and professional training arm of the Institute, delivering programmes for individuals and for organizations.

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Courses

What We Teach

Professional and certified training designed to build practical knowledge, professional skills, and leadership capacity across the Institute's core areas of study.
  • 3Core Areas of StudyInternational Relations & Diplomacy Studies · Aviation Studies · Leadership Development
  • 15+Courses & Training ModulesOpen enrolment, executive and institutional, across the three areas.
  • Certificate of CompletionAwarded to participants who complete a course.
01

International Relations & Diplomacy Studies

5 modules5 open nowSee 5 open cohorts
  • International Relations & Diplomacy: Introduction
  • Diplomatic Protocol & Etiquette
  • Diplomatic Communications
  • Leadership in Diplomacy
  • Diplomatic Negotiation & Mediation
02

Aviation Studies

7 modules1 open nowSee 1 open cohort
  • Aviation Diplomacy & International Air Relations
  • Aviation Safety, Security & Risk Management
  • Airport Operations & Management
  • Airline & Ground Operations Management
  • Air Cargo & Aviation Logistics Management
  • Aviation Safety Management System (SMS)
  • ICAO Aviation Regulations, Standards & Compliance
03

Leadership Development

3 modules0 open now

No cohort open in this area right now. Register your interest.

  • Leadership in Diplomacy
  • Executive Leadership Program
  • Strategic Leadership & Decision Making
Cohorts

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Delivery

How training runs

For individualsOpen-enrolment courses for professionals building diplomatic and sector expertise
For organizationsProgrammes designed with a ministry, mission or company around its own mandate
Workshops & simulationsNegotiation simulations, case work and practical exercises rather than lectures alone
Research-linked teachingCurricula drawing directly on the Institute's research and dialogues
CertificationCertificates of completion for professional and certified training programmes
Audience

Who the Academy is for

Diplomats & officialsServing diplomats, ministry staff and officials preparing for multilateral work
Sector professionalsAviation, energy and climate professionals whose work has a diplomatic dimension
Emerging leadersYoung professionals and graduates entering diplomacy and international policy
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Bring the Academy to your institution

  1. 01Tell us the needThe team, their level, the mandate they work under and the gap you want closed.
  2. 02Modules and trainings designWe build the programme around your context, drawing on the relevant research and practitioners.
  3. 03DeliverySessions run at your institution or at a venue arranged by the Institute, in workshop format.
  4. 04Certification & follow-upParticipants receive certificates, and the cohort stays connected through the network.
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