Training Resources and Materials

Internal Training Resources and Materials
CITI Training This research ethics and compliance training on the protection of human subjects in research is mandatory for IFPRI research staff. Register here to access the training materials.
Research Data Management (RDM) Training: Data protection, security, and disclosure risk assessment Materials from IFPRI’s staff training session on research data management can be accessed here.
CGIAR Open Access & Open data Support Pack CGIAR information and materials on various aspects of open access and open data implementation can be accessed here.
External Training Resources and Materials
ONLINE TRAINING GODAN Action Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition Course This is a free online course that helps users to manage and use the open data in the area of agriculture, nutrition, weather and climate, and land.
ONLINE TRAINING MANTRA Research Data Management Training MANTRA is a free online course that helps users to understand and manage the digital data collected during research. There are nine modules in this course; each takes about one hour to complete.
GUIDEBOOK Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving This Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) guidebook provides best practices for researchers as they prepare data for archiving and publishing.
GUIDEBOOK Microdata Anonymization This resource from the International Household Survey Network (IHSN) gives an overview of main principles associated with microdata anonymization, various techniques used for measuring the disclosure risk, methods available for reducing the disclosure risk, and methods for assessing the resulting information loss.
GUIDEBOOK Primer on Data Management DataOne's data management manual describes fundamental practices that will enable researchers and scientists to develop a data management plan and to effectively create, organize, manage, describe, preserve and share data.