The RBA offers its members and their suppliers a range of training opportunities, ranging from an extensive online e-learning platform to in-person trainings offered in multiple languages. RBA trainings are designed to support all learners on their path to leadership in supply chain sustainability.
Please select a type of training from the navigation on this page to learn more and contact us with any questions.
Note: All RBA events and in-person or virtual training sessions that are open to members, their suppliers and the public/others, are listed on the events page of our website. If you have a question about whether an event or training is with or on behalf of the RBA, please contact us.
RBA e-Learning Academy
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The RBA e-Learning Academy, launched in April 2014, provides RBA members with best-in-class online trainings on a range of sustainability topics from CSR program management to methods to combat trafficked and forced labor in the supply chain. With nearly 50 training modules drawn from sources around the world, the RBA e-Learning Academy allows learners to progress through training modules at their own pace on their own computer. The RBA frequently reviews internal and external sources for new training materials, and occasionally commissions custom training modules.
The RBA e-Learning Academy is available to RBA members and their suppliers and offers a mix of free and paid trainings. The e-Learning Academy also offers training resources about RBA tools, such as RBA-Online and the Validated Assessment Program (VAP).
Click here for a list of current courses and their descriptions.
We frequently add trainings – please contact us with questions or contributions for our e-Learning Academy.
RBA In-Person Trainings
The RBA currently offers four types of in-person trainings that typically occur several times per year in different languages.
Those trainings include:
Worker-Management Communication Training
This 2.5-day training trains managers how to better communicate with workers and about workers' rights in the workplace.
The training has three aims:
- Help participants gain a good understanding of basic methodology and theory of worker-management communication.
- Raise factories’ level of awareness in terms of two-way communication and worker participation.
- Assist participants in understanding how to organize effective training on communication as well as on other CSR areas with detailed guidance on training planning, development, delivery and evaluation.
For upcoming courses, please see our events page.
RBA Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Training
This five-day course provides participants with the competencies necessary to successfully perform an audit. The highly interactive workshop covers social systems auditing, investigative skills, management systems, validation and reporting and the RBA Validated Assessment Program (VAP).
This course is helpful for RBA members who run their company’s audit programs, as well as auditors doing CMAs and AMAs for RBA companies.
For upcoming courses, please see our events page.
RBA Health & Safety Training
A one-day course for health and safety professionals and facility managers, this training helps companies understand the importance of health and safety programs to prevent accidents and protect workers. Requirements on health and safety measures are extensively outlined in the RBA Code of Conduct. The course is also designed to help companies overcome challenges associated with implementing effective programs.
For upcoming courses, please see our events page.
CSR Boot Camp (CSR 101)
A one-day, entry-level CSR Boot Camp designed for beginners to learn more about corporate social responsibility and global trends, interact with experts, and walk away with tangible tools to implement CSR at their organizations. This is intended as an introductory course and more advanced courses will follow.
Who should attend?
- New CSR managers
- Environmental and procurement managers
- New and prospective RBA members
- Suppliers of RBA members
- Company executives new to CSR
For upcoming courses, please see our events page.
Responsible Business Conferences
The RBA’s Responsible Business conferences provide multi-day, in-person opportunities for in-depth discussions of key issues in supply chain sustainability. Focused primarily but not solely on the electronics industry, Responsible Business conferences bring together RBA members, suppliers, other industries and industry groups and a range of non-industry perspectives from civil society groups, trade unions and worker’s groups, academia and research institutions, socially responsible investors and governmental and multilateral institutions.
Each autumn the RBA hosts its main Responsible Business event, in conjunction with its annual RBA Members Meeting. At other points in the year, the RBA hosts special thematic forums and symposiums on topics such as business and human rights and environmental issues, to name a few. These events take place in various locations of importance to the electronics industry around the world.
Responsible Business conferences provide a dynamic and interactive space for industry to discuss and debate key successes and ongoing challenges in supply chain sustainability. The RBA welcomes sponsors and exhibitors for these events. For more information about upcoming event dates, sponsorship and locations, please visit our events page. and contact our events team.
Private Tutorials
The RBA is able to occasionally offer private tutorials for members about our tools and resources, including RBA Online and our member compliance program. These tutorials typically take place during Responsible Business events and member meetings.
