Education and Training, icddr,b

TECHNICAL TRAINING UNIT: hub for quality training and education

Since 1978, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has been pursuing three mandates: research, training and humanitarian services (including clinical services at its hospitals). Technical Training Unit (TTU) at icddr,b works in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Its main purpose is to offer education and training services in the areas of icddr,b’s competence to Bangladeshi and other nationals, and the stakeholders including governments, NGOs, universities and industries.

The main objectives, among others, include: increasing capacity to conduct research; increasing capabilities to manage public health programs including communicable and non-communicable diseases, and improving response to new and emerging issues in health, nutrition and population. Our education and training programs take blended innovative approach to develop and meet public health skills, laboratory skills, clinical skills, emerging (such as combating chronic diseases, climate, urbanization and environmental health) and re-emerging (TB and Malaria etc.) needs for the health and wellbeing of the population.

icddr,b's training footprints have spread over all continents globally with more than 40,000 trainees who include among others, researchers, policymakers, public health leaders and managers, health care providers (including physicians, nurses and laboratory personnel), master trainers and trainers, faculties and students etc.

Currently, with five divisions* within the re-structured icddr,b, we are witnessing enormous growth, diversity and development of expertise and resources that could be made available widely at home and globally with innovative teaching and learning approaches including Distance Learning and e-Learning.

To this end, TTU is open to work in collaboration and partnership with universities/institutions/industries and Donors to deliver training and support to research and academic courses including Masters and PhDs.

* Health Systems and Population Studies Division
Nutrition and Clinical Services Division
Infectious Diseases Division
Maternal and Child Health Division
Laboratory Sciences and Services Division