E-learning on sustaining the elimination of child labour
E-learning on sustaining the elimination of child labour
19 February–8 March 2024
The course is available in English
Introduction to the course
The purpose of this E-learning course is to enhance the understanding of participants regarding the sustained eradication of child labour. As a result of this course participants will have: - Enhanced their understanding of child labour, and the means of eradicating it, - Become more familiar with the key policy responses, global partnership platforms as well as other intervention models that have proved effective in eliminating child labour, - Understood how organizations, governments and other actors can accelerate results and be more effective in reducing child labour through partnerships, especially in the COVID-19 context, - Consider actions they can undertake alone or in collaboration with other actors.
Who attends this course?
This E-learning course is aimed at representatives of international and regional organizations, the private sector, civil society organizations, and ILO constituents. Representatives of Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Countries or ILO Members States willing to become a pathfinder country are especially welcome.
What topics are covered by this course?
Some of the topics that will be covered by this E-learning course:
- Module 1: What is child labour? How is it defined in international conventions, national law and in practice? The latest global estimates on child labour, focus sectors and regions, and the impact of COVID19
- Module 2: How to tackle child labour: what experience has demonstrated, examples of intervention models to address child labour through education and social protection; tackling child labour in agriculture.
- Module 3: What can you/your organization do about child labour working alone or in cooperation or partnership with other actors; what are some example of partnership frameworks to accelerate and sustain efforts in view of the elimination of child labour.
Why should I join?
- Direct engagement with global experts with decades of international experience child labour.
- Opportunities to interact online and network with other actors to share learning and best practices on how to tackle child labour.
- Gain access to online resources and good practices on child labour.
How will the course be delivered ?
The course consists of a number of online modules to be offered through the ITCILO eCampus online from 5 to 30 June 2023 for an estimated total of twenty (20) learning hours.
The course is divided into different phases:
- Flexible self-guided online learning time: asynchronous learning taking place on the ITCILO eCampus platform and composed of compulsory and suggested readings, engaging video presentations by experts and a weekly knowledge check.
- ‘Real time’ learning: Live masterclass (1 or 2 per week) with experts working on child labour, blended with individual exercises, online technical forums on the eCampus and a final webinar where follow-up actions will be peer reviewed.
- End of course assignment: one for each week, three individual assignment are foreseen to apply the content of the course to the context in which each participant will consider follow-up action on child labour.
Participants who successfully complete all of the knowledge assessments and the final assignment will receive a Certificate of Participation.
