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A joint ICT & Staff Development and Learning programme

The IOM AI Academy

Where colleagues learn to discover, build and master ethical, inclusive AI for migration and beyond. Regardless of technical background.

5,000+trained
4.8★average rating
130+countries
The Learning Journey

From foundation to mastery

The curriculum guides teams from foundational inspiration to advanced mastery. Select a stage on the path to preview it, then scroll on to explore each in depth.

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Start with your learning track
Stage 01 · Foundation

Inspire

The IOM flagship foundational training, designed to inspire all staff to confidently integrate AI into their daily work, understand the opportunity it creates, and use it responsibly in humanitarian work.

  • The moment: Why we need to work with AI now
  • The opportunity: Develop an AI mindset to amplify your impact
  • The skills: Communicate, organize and build with AI
  • The responsibility: Why human oversight matters more than ever
  • The journey: Concrete next steps
5,000+
people trained across the Organization
4.8★
average participant rating
An IOM colleague speaking at a training session
Two IOM colleagues mapping workflows together
Stage 02 · Workshop

Discover

A facilitated process to discover where AI can genuinely support a team's workflows.

  • Understand the why:  Mapping work processes and priorities
  • Explore low-code / no-code AI possibilities teams can act on now
  • Prioritizing easy wins and building a concrete roadmap for AI development
Team Process Mapping

Facilitated workshop for teams. Delivered locally or regionally · in-person · half-day format.

300+
people in discovery sessions
1,100+
priorities identified
Stage 03 · Hackathon

Build

Hands-on workshops to build AI-ready data, develop solutions and create a roadmap for responsible deployment.

  • The data: Structure, clean and prepare your data for AI
  • What solution?  Evaluate what AI solution matches your context
  • Hack it! Hands-on building and testing in a safe, guided environment
  • Learn to deploy  Move from prototype to practice responsibly
Colleagues building a solution at a hackathon

"I had never used AI or coding before, but my team and I built a solution for Assisted Voluntary Return counsellors reducing the time migrants wait for decisions by weeks."

Participant · AI Hackathon, IOM Netherlands
Two IOM colleagues in a role-specific masterclass
Stage 04 · Masterclasses

Master

Role-specific and thematic masterclasses: hands-on deep dives with real assignments and practice, tailored to your function and the challenges you face.

  • Choose a masterclass that matches your role or area of expertise
  • Hands-on assignments and real-world practice integrated throughout
  • Attend individually or as part of a structured learning path
  • Sessions organized by local teams or via the global programme

Available masterclasses

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PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN
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Learning Tracks

AI training, shaped for different audiences

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The team behind the Academy

A core team, and a network that reaches every region

The Academy is a joint project between ICT and Staff Development & Learning, with one mission: that everyone across IOM can confidently and responsibly use AI. A core Centre of Enablement designs and coordinates globally; a growing network of trained trainers brings learning to country offices; and technical champions in every region turn learning into deployed solutions.

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87
people in the network
9
Centre of Enablement
56
trained trainers
22
technical champions
45
countries