INCLUSIVE REPORTING SYSTEM
Reporting means protecting
Reporting is often the first source of information about irregularities and a key tool for maintaining a safe and ethical working environment.
Its effectiveness depends on the system’s ability to protect whistleblowers and provide feedback on the results.
Too often limited to an email address, it must instead become an inclusive mechanism, based on listening, which places protection and accountability at the heart of alert management.
Objectives
The training is aimed at individuals who wish to master the principles and practices of an inclusive alert system that emphasises the recognition of vulnerabilities.
It aims to strengthen participants’ ability to:
• Understand the legal framework, issues and principles of reporting within organisations.
• Integrate an approach focused on protection, listening and shared responsibility.
• Analyse concrete situations and draw transferable lessons from them.
• Design reliable, inclusive systems that are adapted to the organisational context and constraints.
Requirements
• Target audience: managers, HR managers, integrity unit members, staff representatives, compliance coordinators.
• Prerequisites: none
• Equipment: PC | Smartphone
• Duration: 3 hours
• Accessibility: for all, see the ‘Training accessibility’ sheet
• Output: educational booklet containing:
1. The design of reporting channels.
2. The assessment of alerts.
3. Response management.
4. Protection.
5. Integration of the system within the organisation.
Teaching methods
The training is based on interactive teaching methods that combine:
• Structured theoretical input (principles of whistleblowing, contributions from care ethics, examples of good practice)
• Recent case studies, allowing for critical and collective perspective
• Practical workshops, encouraging the application of concepts to realistic scenarios
• Structured theoretical input (principles of whistleblowing, contributions from care ethics, examples of good practice)
Training schedule
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Timing |
Description |
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15 min |
Introduction : -Discussion on needs and context -Objectives of the workshop |
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40 min |
Legal and theoretical framework • Practical workshops, encouraging the application of concepts to realistic scenarios – Legal framework and anchoring within the organisation – Granularity of monitoring indicators |
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30 min |
Guided discussion based on case studies: – UNOPS: dysfunction; fear and opacity AFD: channel diversification; transparency issues |
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60 min |
Practical workshops: Working questions: vulnerabilities, channels, support |
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20 min |
Group discussion: – Dilemmas: legal protection vs care; ‘good protection’; façade risks – Discussion points for the group |
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15 min |
Assessment and validation: – Application exercise; collective feedback – Conclusions |
Assessment and validation 🎓
Assessment is based on interactive teaching methods, combining:
• A test at the end of the course for each participant, related to the course and the participant’s professional context. This skills assessment identifies what has been learned and areas for improvement.
• Collective feedback to consolidate learning.
• A certificate of participation certified by Ethicor, issued after validation.
Ethicor ensures the traceability and monitoring of assessments in accordance with confidentiality rules.
Trainer
Dr. Guillaume Nicaise
Guillaume has been working for over ten years on corruption prevention, risk management and the establishment of organisational cultures based on trust.
He has worked for the U4 Anti-Corruption Centre, supporting ministries and development agencies in eight different countries, as well as for GIZ and other international organisations such as NATO.
He now assists international organisations in strengthening their whistleblowing systems, incorporating an inclusive approach.
Accessibility of training courses
Ethicor is committed to making its training courses accessible to all.
Our modules are designed to be taken online, remotely, from any connected device (computer, tablet or smartphone).
If specific accommodations are required (assisted reading, subtitling, adjusted pace, cognitive or sensory accessibility), participants are invited to contact our accessibility advisor before the start of the training course: contact@ethicor.org
Training materials are available in adaptable digital formats (accessible PDF, optimised contrast, legible font).
Particular attention is paid to inclusive language, fair gender representation and diversity in professional situations in the educational examples.
Ethicor provides personalised follow-up on adaptation requests to ensure fair access to training.
