Training Course on GBV-SEA-SH at the Workplace (GPC008)
Training Course on GBV-SEA-SH at the Workplace
This 10-day course provides an in-depth understanding of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), and Sexual Harassment (SH) in the workplace. The training equips participants with best practices for prevention, mitigation, and redress, ensuring a safe, ethical, and healthy work environment.
Course Duration
10 days
Course Objectives
The training program aims to:
- Provide a clear understanding of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), and Sexual Harassment (SH) in the workplace.
- Equip participants with knowledge on identifying GBV risks and implementing effective prevention measures.
- Enable participants to apply a survivor-centered approach for managing GBV cases.
- Strengthen data collection, sharing, and management processes while maintaining confidentiality.
- Promote a multi-sectoral approach to GBV coordination and management.
- Understand how GBV risks manifest in the workplace and develop mechanisms to address them.
- Establish and implement a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) tailored to GBV-related incidents.
- Develop clear and safe reporting protocols for GBV.
- Conduct thorough investigations for GBV cases, with respect for confidentiality and survivor needs.
- Facilitate case resolution processes for GBV incidents, ensuring compliance with institutional policies.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to GBV/SEA/SH
- Definitions of GBV, SEA, and SH
- Forms of GBV risks
- Causes, consequences, and impacts of GBV
Module 2: GBV Prevention Measures
- GBV risk identification and assessment
- Prevention measures and categories
- Stakeholder engagement and the role of men and boys
- Challenges and case scenario
Module 3: GBV Response Measures
- Survivor-centered approach
- Mapping GBV service providers
- Establishing referral pathways
- Legal frameworks for GBV
- Case management processes
Module 4: GBV Data and Information Management
- Consent and information sharing
- Confidentiality vs consent
- Data collection protocols
- Best practices in data storage and management
- Data analysis and reporting
Module 5: GBV Coordination and Management
- Multi-sectoral approach to GBV
- Establishing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Developing a GBV action plan
- Institutional policy frameworks for GBV
- Coordination of service delivery and resource advocacy
- Field excursion
Module 6: GBV Risk at the Workplace
- Manifestation of GBV risks in the workplace
- Sexual Harassment (SH) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) case scenarios
- Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
Module 7: Establishing a GBV Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)
- Characteristics of a GBV-specific GRM
- Four stages of the GRM process
- Developing a GRM chart
- Institutional compliance measures (Code of Ethics, etc.)
Module 8: GBV Reporting Protocols
- Creating a safe reporting environment for survivors
- Survivor risk assessment
- Referral to available services
- Developing action plans, safety plans, and consent protocols
Module 9: GBV Investigation Processes
- Investigation justification and preparations
- Key investigation principles and guidelines
- Confidentiality agreements and investigation schedules
- Interviewing skills and templates
- Investigation report templates
Module 10: GBV Case Resolution Processes
- Identifying policy violations and categorizing cases
- Recommending actions based on compliance measures
Note: The specific content, activities, and duration of each session may be adjusted based on the target audience, learning objectives, and available time.
Course Language
English
Training Methodology
Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, a plenary presentation, and group work. Participants are encouraged to bring any data relevant to their job responsibilities. This is hands-on, product-oriented training and will mostly involve practical exercises. Each participant MUST bring along their own working laptop and android phone.
Certification
This Training course is offered in ENGLISH . Please indicate the language of choice during registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Training Course on GBV-SEA-SH at the Workplace course.
PSEA — Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse — is the framework that commits humanitarian and development actors to prevent, respond to and be accountable for sexual exploitation and abuse by their own staff, partners and associated personnel against affected populations. PSEA is rooted in the UN Secretary-General's 2003 bulletin and the IASC Six Core Principles. PSEAH (the H for Harassment) extends the same duty of care to inside-the-organisation staff and the workplace itself.
The IASC Six Core Principles (2002, endorsed across the humanitarian system) are: (1) SEA by humanitarian workers is grounds for termination; (2) sexual activity with children under 18 is prohibited regardless of local age of majority; (3) exchange of aid for sexual favours is prohibited; (4) sexual relationships between humanitarian staff and beneficiaries are strongly discouraged; (5) staff must report SEA concerns; (6) managers must create environments that prevent SEA. The course turns each principle into workplace policy.
A strong GBV-SEA-SH workplace policy names scope (what conduct is prohibited, by whom, where), organisational commitments (prevention, reporting, protection of complainants, investigation, consequences), reporting pathways (multiple channels, confidentiality, anti-retaliation), investigation procedure (trauma-informed, survivor-centred, due process), and the accountability architecture (board oversight, disclosure to donors, statistics). The course walks you through drafting each section and mapping it to IASC standards and your specific donor requirements.
HR managers and business partners, safeguarding and compliance officers, senior leaders, legal counsel, and staff serving on internal investigation committees. Any organisation obligated to maintain a safe workplace — NGOs, corporates, government, universities — benefits from sending their HR and policy teams.
The course clearly separates the three. GBV is any violence rooted in gender power dynamics. SEA (sexual exploitation and abuse) refers specifically to acts against beneficiaries and community members by staff. SH (sexual harassment) covers unwanted conduct between colleagues. Each has distinct policy, reporting and investigation requirements — all of which we unpack.
Yes. A full module covers survivor-centred investigation practice — evidence handling, confidentiality protocols, witness interviews, report writing and disciplinary processes — with mock interviews on the in-person cohort. Our approach aligns with the IASC Six Core Principles and ILO Convention 190.
Online and in-person cohorts every month. The in-person cohort at our training venues across Nairobi, Kigali, Mombasa, Lagos, Cape Town, Addis Ababa, Juba, Cairo and Dubai runs the role-play exercises. Both formats issue the Perk Group Africa certificate of completion with a verification code.
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