World Bank has announced the launch of the new edition of its virtual course titled “Manage Successful Field Research.” Enrollment for the program is now open to interested participants. The course is designed to strengthen the skills of professionals responsible for managing field research, with a focus on best practices, critical issues in research implementation, recurring challenges, and modern technologies.
According to the World Bank, “This new edition of our virtual course is designed for professionals responsible for managing field research. It is intended to improve the skills and knowledge of field research practitioners, familiarizing them with best practices, critical issues in research implementation, recurring challenges, and cutting-edge technologies.”
The training will begin on October 7, 2025, with all materials, including videos, text resources, assessments, certification, and forum discussions, made available to enrolled participants. The Bank advised that all trainees finalize the course and secure their certificate by December 7, 2025.
The learning objectives include helping participants demonstrate the skills required to develop high-quality field research and ensuring quality research practices such as data privacy and ethics.
The course targets development practitioners, young researchers, graduate students in economics, public policy, and development studies, as well as public servants engaged in monitoring, evaluation, and analytics. Enrollment is available through the official link: wrld.bg/RtXX50WYUF1.