Training of Trainers on Labour Inspection

LABADMIN/OSH (the ILO department in charge of Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health), has developed a training curriculum for the development of the competences of labour inspectorates. The curriculum, named “Building Modern and Effective Labour Inspection Systems”, is a modular package with 17 modules covering a wide range of aspects related to labour inspection, from principles, policies and strategies to practical tools and methods for visits. The purpose of the curriculum is to equip national labour inspectorates with standard and comprehensive basic training material that can used as a tool and reference in developing their own training curricula, adapted to the specific contexts, strategies, priorities and needs of their respective countries. In this regard, the training curriculum provides flexibility and the possibility of selecting different modules and combining different training methodologies for the purposes of tailor-made training. Besides, the training of labour inspectors should be seen not only as meeting labour inspectors’ needs in performing their official functions, but also as furthering their professional development. This training of trainers course has been developed by the International Training Centre of the ILO in collaboration with LABADMIN/OSH, for the capacity building of the Government of Punjab through the development of the competences of the labour inspectors. OBJECTIVES This course aimed at strengthening the institutional capacity of the labour inspectorate of Punjab to perform its duties trough raising the required competences of the present and new labour inspectors. • Explain the principles, functions and main characteristics of Labour Inspection and Labour Administration. • Describe the main considerations and ILO directions on labour inspection policies and strategies. • Describe the ILO guidelines for the inspection of the working conditions, the employment relationships, occupational safety and health and the vulnerable groups of workers. • Plan and conduct labour inspection visits. • Develop tools, competences and skills for improving the performance of labour inspectors. • Design and evaluating training activities using participant-centred learning and participatory approaches. • Plan and deliver training sessions on the modules of the ILO Curriculum “Building Modern and Effective Labour Inspection Systems model”. CONTENT LABOUR INSPECTION MODULES: • The framework of a labour administration system • Introduction to labour inspection • Policy and planning of labour inspection • Designing strategies for promoting compliance • Cooperation and partnership • Inspection of working conditions • Inspection of employment relationships • Inspection of occupational safety and health • Dealing with vulnerable groups of workers • The labour inspection visit • Tools of the labour inspectorate • Institutional capacity development • Labour inspection and non-discrimination • Labour inspection in domestic work • Soft skills for labour inspectors. TRAINING SKILLS MODULES: • The Learning Management Cycle • Towards participatory learning • Learning styles and design • Facilitating participatory learning: top 100 facilitation tips • Approaches and methods • Delivery of a microteaching session. ACHIEVEMENT Participants who successfully completed the assignments of the Labour Inspection and the Training Skills modules at the end of the course and attended at least 90% of the activity’s duration receive the ITCILO Certificate of Achievement NUMBER OF HOURS: 60