GBIF TRAINER 2025

ISSUER

This badge is issued by the Secretariat of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Any questions in connection with this badge can be addressed to volunteers@gbif.org.

CRITERIA

This badge certifies that the earner has collaborated as a trainer in capacity enhancement activities linked to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

GBIF training is addressed to a community of working professionals in the field of biodiversity informatics. The trainers assist the programme by completing one or more of the following tasks:

• Designing training events and activities (e.g. objectives, structure, agendas, group dynamics), following current best practices on instructional design.
• Developing and adapting training resources (including translation), such as presentations for online and live events, theoretical explanatory materials, exercises, use case documents, infographics and other multimedia resources.
• Directly supporting the students in their learning process through online and face-to-face interactions.
• Designing and implementing fair and transparent capacity assessment mechanisms supporting capacity certification within the programme.

GBIF volunteers abide by the GBIF Code of Conduct.