academy social security
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Academy Social Security
24 Sep – 5 Oct 2012
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Aim
The main aim of the Academy is to enhance
the capacity of key actors involved in
the social security sector to better advise,
design, manage, administer and
supervise national social security
schemes in a changing global economic and
financial context.
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Learning objectives
Improving the skills of social security managers involved in the governance, design and administration of social security institutions;
Analyzing best international practices and guidelines of social security schemes and the protection of the interests of beneficiaries;
Increasing awareness of the economic and financial implications of social protection systems;
Enhancing knowledge of the techniques and methods used for establishing financially sustainable social security schemes;
Understanding the challenges posed by the demographic and economic changes for social security schemes;
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Learning objectives
Strengthening the capacity and technical skills of key actors to design and implement strategies to reform social security schemes;
Understanding the importance of the extension of social protection as a powerful tool to reduce poverty and inequalities while contributing to economic growth and development;
Understanding the process for a diagnosis of current national social protection systems and formulation of a national strategy on the extension of social protection;
Reviewing various initiatives around the world which are components of the social floor or milestones for extension of social protection, in view of their replication and adaptation in other countries.
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Added value
…in addition:
• Individually tailored training programme
• Dynamic environment• Many resource persons• Opportunities for networking• Global perspective
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Resource persons
ILO
ISSA OECD Academia
IMF UNICEF NGO
Pension Fund ITC-ILO
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Methodology
1st online phase Information, selection, survey,
readings, individual notes
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2nd online phase Follow-up, action plans, stay
connected
Face-to-face phase Plenary sessions, elective
courses, wrap-up sessions
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Types of sessions
Daily plenary sessions Every morning all participants will attend daily a
general plenary in which they will explore key topics that constitute the foundations of the training programme.
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Morning and afternoon electives Focus on some more specific content, allow a
more in-depth analysis of the topics explored Each participant selects four 3-day electives
Wrap-up sessions Allow participants from the three other elective
courses offered in parallel to explore the topic in a nutshell and link it to the topic they learned about during the previous days.
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Special sessions
Open space Allows for exchange and deepening discussion
on topics of interest to the participants.
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