E-Learning on Good Governance
What will I learn?
This course uses the recently updated ISSA Guidelines on Good Governance as a framework for assessing challenges and identifying innovations.
- Principles for the board and management: principles, frameworks, structures, challenges and response
- Strategic planning and operational risk management: definitions and understanding of risk management activities; monitoring of internal and external events affecting social security institutions
- Actuarial soundness and internal audit: understanding actuarial measures and valuations; actuarial sustainability and investment benchmarks
- Investment management: key principles; main concepts of liquidity, risks, necessary diligence and aligning incentives; valuation of investment portfolio and measures for asset safekeeping
- Corruption and fraud in contributions and benefits: prevention and control; effectively governing rights and obligations of members and beneficiaries
- Service standards for members and beneficiaries: why service standards are relevant; how to improve service quality and key parameters
- Human resources policies: development, retention and succession; improving HR policies, defining a performance appraisal system; key components and limitations
- Investment in ICT infrastructure: evaluation of new investment proposals; ex-post evaluation and infrastructure maintenance.
What will I be able to do?
- Understand core approaches to promoting and supporting good governance practices based on international best practice
- Identify roles and responsibilities of social security professionals in ensuring good governance
- Utilise the ISSA Guidelines as a framework for improved governance within national social security institutions
- Develop country-tailored innovations drawing on experience from other countries.
Why should I join?
- ISSA-accredited experts with decades of international experience in social security administration
- Join and interact online with a global network of professionals from other ISSA member organizations to share learning and best practices
- This new e-learning course consists of a blend of online resources on good practices and case studies, “real time” interactive sessions led by highly experienced trainers, individual and collaborative group exercises using our eCampus platform
- Successful candidates receive an ITCILO Certificate of Achievement
How?
The course consists of a number of online modules offered through the eCampus online platform to be completed over a period of six weeks from 2 May – 10 June 2022, for an estimated total of 60 learning hours. The course is broken down into three phases.
- Pre-course learning: Flexible (asynchronous) self-guided online learning on eCampus and an end of phase assessment.
- “Real time” learning: Live interactive sessions and engaging video presentations by highly experienced trainers, blended with individual and collaborative group exercises, peer-to-peer assessment and online technical forums on eCampus.
- End of course assignment: Individual assignment applying ISSA Guidelines to the participants organization. Participants who successfully complete all assessments and the final assignment will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
