E-Coaching on Social Protection: Towards responsive systems

The course offered the opportunity to further strengthen competences on social protection in the context of the global emergency, to learn about best practices and get on the job technical support through e-coaching. OBJECTIVES Through this training, participants should have acquired the knowledge to: • Understand key principles, concepts and challenges to update and enhance social protection competences within the framework of the unfolding crisis • Review and analyse best practices in country responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they might apply to your own context • Apply learning to context by conducting a needs assessment to identify possible social protection interventions and coverage gaps • Undertake a social protection policy analysis and formulate evidence-based recommendations to increase the effectiveness of your social protection system • Develop a responsive social protection intervention with support from sector experts through dedicated distance coaching sessions CONTENT • Phase 1 - Social Protection fundamentals in light of COVID-19 • Phase 2 – Best practices and lessons learned • Phase 3 - Contextual analysis and responses • Phase 4 – On the job e-coaching ACHIEVEMENT The E-Coaching on Social Protection: Toward Responsive Systems consisted of 60 hours of learning over a period of 12 weeks. The assessment method consisted of: • Individual Assignments 1 and 2 (30%) • Interactive activities and E-coaching (30%) • Final Assignment: Technical Note (40%)