Welcome to Headington Institute's eLearning Site

We aim to provide necessary resources and support for humanitarian and development staff and organizations operating in difficult conditions, enabling them to excel and thrive in their work.

Our eLearning platform offers workshops facilitated by Headington trainers, accessible from anywhere.

Featured Courses

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This course is intended to help prepare aid workers deal with the critical incidents that occur in the complex and often dangerous locations in which they work.  It will equip participants to make better decisions when under threat and prepare them for functioning in a high risk environment.

Also included is a resilience workbook based on the Headington Institute Resilience Inventory. This inventory was developed from over ten years of research on aid workers and is published in a peer-reviewed psychological journal and  is designed to help the participant evaluate their own resilience and develop a plan to strengthen resilience practices and behaviors.

Available in English

$35
This course is intended to help prepare aid workers deal with the critical incidents that occur in the complex and often dangerous locations in which they work.  It will equip participants to make better decisions when under threat and prepare them for functioning in a high risk environment.

Also included is a resilience workbook based on the Headington Institute Resilience Inventory. This inventory was developed from over ten years of research on aid workers and is published in a peer-reviewed psychological journal and  is designed to help the participant evaluate their own resilience and develop a plan to strengthen resilience practices and behaviors.

Available in English

$35
This course is designed to equip international aid workers to understand stress and build their resilience to it. Prepared and taught by our licensed doctoral-level psychologists, this content is suitable for aid workers in all stages of their career.
Participants will gain a basic understanding of stress, how it affects us, and practical coping skills to build resilience to stress. 

Available in English, Spanish (subtitles) and French (subtitles)

$35
This course is designed to equip international aid workers to understand stress and build their resilience to it. Prepared and taught by our licensed doctoral-level psychologists, this content is suitable for aid workers in all stages of their career.
Participants will gain a basic understanding of stress, how it affects us, and practical coping skills to build resilience to stress. 

Available in English, Spanish (subtitles) and French (subtitles)

$35

The Vicarious Trauma course explores the implications of ongoing, long-term exposure to distressing experiences and provides a framework for understanding vicarious trauma. Prepared and taught by our licensed doctoral-level psychologists, this content is suitable for staff working in high-stress and high-risk settings. Participants will gain a basic understanding of vicarious trauma, how it affects us, and practical coping skills to build resilience and develop coping skills. The course contains 3 videos and 3 quizzes.


Available in English


$35

The Vicarious Trauma course explores the implications of ongoing, long-term exposure to distressing experiences and provides a framework for understanding vicarious trauma. Prepared and taught by our licensed doctoral-level psychologists, this content is suitable for staff working in high-stress and high-risk settings. Participants will gain a basic understanding of vicarious trauma, how it affects us, and practical coping skills to build resilience and develop coping skills. The course contains 3 videos and 3 quizzes.


Available in English


$35

This eLearning program introduces managers to tools, processes, and approaches for effective management and leadership. The course consists of three modules, approximately 40 minutes each in length, and represents the path a manager takes to become a reliable leader for their team.

Available in English

$35
This eLearning program introduces managers to tools, processes, and approaches for effective management and leadership. The course consists of three modules, approximately 40 minutes each in length, and represents the path a manager takes to become a reliable leader for their team.

Available in English

$35
This video course is a master class video course designed to educate and train participants regarding critical incidents.

This course consists of several short videos and 5 quizzes to allow for people to learn at their own pace. Filmed by Dr. Tatiana McDougall, with supporting 3D animations, graphics, and content slides, this course utilizes personal testimonies from humanitarian workers and offers practical tools to cope with critical incidents. Staff who participate in this training will learn the objectives below to help them be better prepared to safely navigate the risks of critical incident exposure that are inherent in responding to humanitarian emergencies. This course can be given to staff members pre-deployment to prepare workers for future critical incidents, or during deployment following a critical incident to help workers cope and process the critical incident.

Available in English, Arabic (subtitles), French (subtitles) & Spanish (subtitles).

$35
This video course is a master class video course designed to educate and train participants regarding critical incidents.

This course consists of several short videos and 5 quizzes to allow for people to learn at their own pace. Filmed by Dr. Tatiana McDougall, with supporting 3D animations, graphics, and content slides, this course utilizes personal testimonies from humanitarian workers and offers practical tools to cope with critical incidents. Staff who participate in this training will learn the objectives below to help them be better prepared to safely navigate the risks of critical incident exposure that are inherent in responding to humanitarian emergencies. This course can be given to staff members pre-deployment to prepare workers for future critical incidents, or during deployment following a critical incident to help workers cope and process the critical incident.

Available in English, Arabic (subtitles), French (subtitles) & Spanish (subtitles).

$35

Use The Mobile App

This eLearning platform, Talent LMS, has a mobile app you can use to take our classes. Download it either on the Apple App Store or with Google Play. Just search "Talent LMS". Once downloaded, use your regular login to learn on the go!