ILO Participatory Gender Audit Certification Programme

This Certification programme aims to build participants’ capacity to implement ILO Participatory Gender Audits (PGA) in organizations. The ILO PGA is a tool for conducting institutional diagnostics from a gender perspective, assessing the degree of integration of gender equality across all levels of an organization.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of this Certification programme was for participants to develop the required skills and competencies to plan and conduct Participatory Gender Audits in organizations in line with the ILO methodology. To this end, participants explored the guiding principles, fundamentals, and key components of the ILO Participatory Gender Audit methodology.

CONTENT

Participants reviewed the following content:

• Overview of the PGA methodology

• Planning a PGA

• Forming a PGA facilitation team

• The PGA analytical framework

• The PGA desk review

• The PGA interviews

• The PGA workshops and relevant exercises

• The PGA report writing process

ACHIEVEMENT

The participant has undertaken the PGA certification course (60 hours) and has successfully completed the required exams. The Certification Committee attests that the participant has the gender expertise and audit methodology competencies required to be a Participatory Gender Audit Facilitator.

This Certificate of Achievement is valid for 5 years. Certified Facilitators are required to share their experience in the PGA Community of Practice, so that their Certification may be renewed at the end of the 5-year term.