Institutional capacity building for effective Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS)

OBJECTIVES The main objective of the course was to “provide participants with a sound understanding of the main functions, components, and applications of a Labour Market Information System (LMIS). The course highlighted how an efficiently functioning LMIS is essential for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based employment and labour market policies.” SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Understanding the main components of a LMIS (Data collection, repository of information, analytical tools, and institutional arrangements); • Understanding the main functions of a LMIS (Labour market analysis, monitoring and reporting on policies, coordinating the interaction among different actors and institutions that produce and utilize labour market information). CONTENT The course content focused on: • Measuring the labour market: Indicators & Reference Frameworks; • Data sources and Indicators’ production; • Data modelling; • SDMX; • Labour market information (LMI) storage & dissemination; • ETL: Data preparation & uploading; • Analysis and interpretation of labour market information; • Estimates and projections of labour market indicators; • Governance, institutional arrangements, and coordination mechanisms for an effective LMIS. ACHIEVEMENT This course was a 60 learning hour course; hence, it qualified for a Certificate of Achievement. The criteria used to assess the participants was an LMIS Group Project in addition to an Individual Modular Log. The breakdown of the grading was 50% for the Group Project, 30% for attending the Group Project presentation, and 20% for the individual modular log. Participants who scored more than 60% as a total grade were granted a Certificate of Achievement. Those who scored a total grade below 60% were awarded a Certificate of Participation.