Academy on Social Security

The Academy on Social Security is the most comprehensive training package delivered by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) in the field of social protection. It was designed to enhance the capacity of key actors involved in the social protection sector to build comprehensive and efficient national social protection systems. The Academy covered a wide range of cross-cutting social protection themes including extension, governance, financing and reforms among others, through in presence tuition by sector experts, supported by online learning resources and activities on the ITCILO eCampus. OBJECTIVES The main aim of the Academy was to equip actors involved in the social protection sector with the concrete knowledge and skills they need to better advise, design, manage, administer, and supervise national social security schemes in a challenging global economic and financial landscape. CONTENT • Enhance the knowledge and competencies required to improve the governance, design, reforms and administration of social security institutions; • Analyse best international practices and guidelines of social security schemes and the protection of the interests of beneficiaries; • Increase awareness of the economic and financial implications of social protection systems; • Enhance knowledge of the techniques and methods used for establishing financially sustainable social security schemes; • Understand the challenges posed by demographic and economic changes to social security schemes; • Acquire an international perspective on social security policy issues through comparative analysis and experiences; • Understand the importance of the extension of social protection as a powerful tool to reduce poverty and inequalities while contributing to economic growth and development; • Understand the process for a diagnosis of current national social protection systems and the formulation of national strategies on the extension of social protection; • Assess the feasibility, cost and impact of national Social Protection Floors; • Review various initiatives around the world, which are key components of the Social Protection Floor or milestones towards the extension of social protection. ACHIEVEMENT The Academy on Social Security consisted of 100 hours of learning over a period of 2 weeks. The assessment method consisted of: • Mandatory pre- and post-course activities (10%) • Elective Courses (60%) • Post-training Policy Note (30%) NUMBER OF HOURS: 100