EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR A HUMAN-CENTRED RECOVERY

This course aimed to strengthen the capacities of governments and social partners in the design and implementation of gender-responsive national employment policies by means of building on evidence and good practices. In particular, by attending this course, participants improved their capacity to come up with innovative policies that focus on not only recovery from COVID-19 crisis, but also the overarching and longstanding employment challenges and future of work trends. OBJECTIVES Having been exposed to a combination of theoretical insights, hands-on experiences and knowledge sharing, participants have understood: • How employment-centred policies are critical in promoting a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, including their role in addressing gender disparities and the needs of young people; • How to apply employment diagnostic approaches to inform policy responses; • How macroeconomic policy responses impact employment recovery, along with the importance of sectoral measures to support longer-term changes, including in terms of the impact of digitalization and the transition to a more sustainable economy; • How to use active labour market programmes and employment services to promote transitions, especially for those groups hardest hit by the crisis, while supporting shifts to new sectors, along with the importance of integrating employment and social protection measures; • How to utilize social dialogue to craft coherent and well-coordinated policies and programmes that fit national realities and are adapted to the current and future realities; and • How to ensure effective implementation of employment policies and programmes and to translate policies into actions. CONTENT • Module 1: The COVID-19 Crisis and National Employment Policies for Recovery • Module 2: Employment Diagnostics for Monitoring Recovery • Module 3: Macroeconomic and Sectoral Policies for Structural Transformation and Job Creation • Module 4: Active Labour Market Policies and Labour Market Institutions to Support Transitions • Module 5: Social Dialogue for More Effective Employment Policies and an Inclusive Recovery • Module 6: Sharing Lessons on the Implementation of Employment Policies for Recovery