Designing a global career readiness programme that fits a working week
How Praxis turned a recurring question from early-career professionals into a monthly, live and affordable programme with four specialist tracks.
- For
- Early-career professionals seeking international roles
- Where
- Online, international
- Year
- 2026
- What we did
- Programme design · Curriculum development · Live online facilitation · Online enrolment and payment
Many capable early-career professionals want to move into global health, development, diplomacy or humanitarian work, but find that local experience does not translate easily into international applications. Long courses are expensive and hard to fit around work, while short webinars rarely leave people with a plan they can act on.
Praxis designed the International Professional Readiness Program (IPRP) as a single, full-day live session held online on the last Saturday of each month. Participants choose one of four tracks, learn with a facilitator and peers in real time, practise core professional skills, and leave with a personal action plan. Alumni join a continuing network for follow-up support. Payment and application are handled online so a new cohort can open every month without manual administration.
- Four specialist tracks: Global Health, International Development, Diplomacy & International Affairs, and Humanitarian Action
- A predictable monthly cohort on the last Saturday of every month
- An accessible fee of US$25 per participant (regular price US$75)
- Alumni network membership and continuing support after the session
Why a one-day format
Professionals who are already working rarely have weeks to set aside. A focused day, held live and repeated every month, lowers the barrier to joining while keeping the benefits of real-time discussion with facilitators and peers.
Built to be practical
Each session combines orientation to how international organisations work with guided practice in the skills that shape applications and early careers. Participants leave with a plan for their next steps, not just notes from a lecture.
What happens next
The programme is designed to grow with its alumni. Feedback from each cohort informs the next, and the alumni network provides a route for continued learning and peer support.
