Master Training in Management of Employers and Business Membership Organizations for Nigeria

• Employers and Business Membership Organizations are central to mobilizing the voice of private sector enterprises as the principal source of economic growth, job creation and decent work, and are an indispensable component of democratic and inclusive governance.

• EBMOs have an essential role in leading economic and social change and advocating for policies to promote an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises and shared prosperity.

• Effective exercise of this role involves strengthening the independence and good governance of EBMOs; increasing alliances with like-minded partners, such as other representative business organizations; expanding their membership to enhance their representativity; enhancing their capacity to provide relevant services.

• In short, managing an EBMO is a very complex business. EBMOs leaders face complex challenges in managing internal resources, balancing member interests, managing memberships, and maintaining a sound revenue base. As such, being part of the management of an EBMO requires mastering a set of competencies to handle complex situations and play demanding roles.

The Master Training on Management of EBMOs is the only postgraduate course on the market which provides a curriculum focused on acquiring the technical and strategic competences which are needed to drive forward EBMOs.

CONTENT

• Good governance in EBMOs

• The role of EBMOs in promoting democratic values and rule of law

• Membership Development & Management

• Strategic Advocacy & Effective Influencing

• Delivery of Relevant & Quality Services

• Social Dialogue and International Labour Standards

• Fundamentals of Crisis & Reputation Management

• Communication management and social media

• EBMOs Financial Sustainability

Each training week, participants attended a weekly webinar and completed learning activities, including self-study modules, selected readings and a quiz/questionnaire with multiple-choice questions.

Participants learned to identify strengths and weaknesses of your EBMOs governance system, drafted strategies to increase membership and retain members, designed and implemented new or improve existing services. They have also learned to assess and manage Risks and get ready to face crises, use AI productivity tools to work more effectively and assess the effectiveness of your communication channels.

Participants obtained a Certificate of Participation issued by the ITC-ILO for successful completion of the 4-week course.

Weekly training load: 5 hours

Each training week, participants attended a 90-minute webinar and completed asynchronous learning activities, including self-study modules, selected readings and a quiz/questionnaire with multiple-choice questions.

NUMBER OF HOURS: 32h50