The Centre Learning Lab: Practical Online Training for Brands and Suppliers

For 15 years, The Centre for Child Rights and Business has handled 1,300+ child labour cases and guided thousands of companies and suppliers to understand and address their impact on children and families in global supply chains. Now we’re turning that leadership into practical, live, online training.

The Learning Lab is an online training platform developed by The Centre to help brands and suppliers strengthen their HRDD approaches and build capacity to identify, prevent, and remediate child labour risks within global supply chains, as regulations tighten and expectations for ethical and responsible sourcing rise.

Real-world experience. Actionable skills.

Drawing on The Centre’s 15 years of field experience and work across 30+ countries, the Learning Lab turns complex frameworks such as the UNGPs and OECD Guidance into practical, action-oriented learning for professionals at all levels. Taught by our master trainers with deep, on-the-ground experience, you walk away with tools and methods that can be applied immediately. We focus on what actually strengthens businesses and protects children.

The learning lab delivers:

• Practical, hands-on guidance for both specialists and non-specialists
• Tools for suppliers to strengthen systems and align with buyer expectations based on tried and tested methodologies
• Stronger risk management, better compliance and more resilient supplier–buyer partnerships

1. 建立有效的童工预防与补救体系，从而减轻买家的顾虑（供应商工厂培训）Set Up Effective Child Labour Prevention and Remediation Systems and Have Your Buyers Worry Less

January 20, 2026, 2-5 pm China Standard Time (CST) 7 am - 10 am Central European Time (CET)
3-hour, live online Chinese-language training for global suppliers

• International and local legal requirements on child labour compliance
• How to build on-site systems for identifying, preventing and remediating child labour
• When the unlikely scenario occurs: How to tackle child labour findings
• Case studies: from urgent responses to long-term, community-based solutions
• Strengthening communication with brands and buyers

Price - HK$939.27

2. Child Labour Prevention and Remediation Amidst Shifting Resources, Requirements and Complex Supply Chains

February 10, 2026, 3 pm - 6 pm Central European Time (CET) 10 pm -1 am CST (China Standard Time)
3-hour, live online English-language training for brand and buyer specialists

• Deep dive into international frameworks (UNGPs, OECD Due Diligence Guidance, ILO Conventions)
• Practical tools for risk identification, monitoring, and root cause analysis
• Case studies of effective remediation, from individualised responses to community-based approaches
• Designing and evaluating Child Labour Action Hubs and supplier protocols

Price - HK$1,819.73

3. Child Labour Prevention and Remediation and How it Links to Sourcing, Quality and Resilient Supply Chains

February 25, 2026, 3 pm - 5 pm Central European Time (CET) 10 pm - 12 pm CST (China Standard Time)
2-hour, live online English-language training for brand and buyer non-specialists

• Child labour essentials: definitions, red flags, and why it matters for one’s role
• Why this matters to sourcing specialists, quality managers and supply chain specialists
• How purchasing practices and supplier engagement affect child labour risk
• The basics of remediation: what brands should and shouldn’t do
• How to escalate concerns and collaborate with your specialist colleagues

Price - HK$1,819.73

4. 应对供应商强制性尽职调查要求-聚焦重大风险 Manage Emerging HRDD Requirements After CSR, Social Compliance and ESG Have Already Raised the Bar

March 18, 2026, 2-5 pm China Standard Time (CST) 7 am - 10 am Central European Time (CET)
3-hour, live online Chinese-language training for global suppliers

• Overview of mHRDD legal trends and implications for suppliers
• Deep dive into the five salient risk areas identified through targeted HRIAs
• Practical guidance on risk identification, monitoring and mitigation
• Best practices in documentation, reporting and communication with buyers

Price - HK$1,819.73