SIDA International Training Programme – Social Protection for Sustainable Development

SIDA International Training Programme – Social Protection for Sustainable Development

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service) and the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) hereby invite and welcome you to nominate candidates for the International Training Programme on Social Protection for Sustainable Development.

Trusting that the training programme will contribute to the development of the social protection system in your country.

The aim and overall objective of the International Training Programme (ITP) is a long-term and sustainable contribution to a more inclusive and equal society by improving the function of the social protection systems that tackle poverty, vulnerability, inequality (both gender and economic) and exclusion while strengthening the delivery of inclusive social development, productive employment and equitable economic growth.

Requirements:

This programme aims to include government officials and others who work at a strategic level on change in their own organizations and for the public good.

Participants can apply from ministries, government agencies and departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

The following countries are invited: Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan and Zimbabwe.

Target Groups

This ITP aims to include government officials and others who work at a strategic level on change in their organisations and for the public good.

Participants can apply from ministries, government agencies and departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Participants must be able to participate in the reform processes in the social protection sector in their countries. They should have the power and resources to initiate and implement development projects that result in change furthering the goals of this ITP.

Qualifications are university or other post-secondary education

and relevant work experience. Participants must be officially nominated by their own organisations and in some cases by authorities. Nominating organisations and the selected candidates must ensure their commitment to participate in all phases of the programme.

A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by the participant’s organisations and the Economic Policy Research Institute.

Benefits

Knowledge and enhanced capacity on social protection systems and their role in tackling poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion while strengthening inclusive social development and decent and productive employment

Knowledge of the value of building inter-ministerial and inter-agency initiatives as instruments for more effectively integrating social protection with other developmental sectors, including health, education, employment and others.

To initiate and manage sustainable reform processes building more effective social protection systems

Capacity and knowledge to plan and implement a project for change

For more information and application details see; SIDA International Training Programme – Social Protection for Sustainable Development

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