Today, many countries experience simultaneous inflows and outflows of migration. Labour migration can be a vehicle for responding timely and effectively to labour supply and demand needs, for stimulating innovation and development, as well as for transferring and up-dating skills.
However, it is alarmingly common that migrant workers do not enjoy decent working conditions.
Access to skills recognition processes, especially for low- and medium-skilled migrant workers, is often limited, while migrants frequently encounter difficulties in articulating their experiences from the destination countries into better human resources development opportunities on their return.
In this course, organized in close cooperation with the ILO's MIGRANT and SKILLS branches and the European Training Foundation, participants learn about the skills dimensions of labour migration and how to design programmes to improve skills development and recognition initiatives for migrant workers.
This course is aimed at:Experts in Skills development and Migration Policy makers and technical advisors Representatives of workers' and employers' organizations Representatives of local authorities and other state actors Experts and technical staff from NGOs and other civil society organizations.
The course covers topics including but not limited to:
Participants discuss relevant topics with international experts and their peers.
The course will be conducted online over 5 weeks: 29 April to 7 June 2024. The training course will require approximately 60 hours of instruction.
The course is broken down into three phases:
Flexible learning (asynchronous): self-guided online learning on e-campus, forum of discussion facilitated by experts and assessment throughout the different phases of the course.
‘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 (asynchronous): Individual assignment applying the teachings acquired during the course
Participants who successfully complete all assessments including the final assignment will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
At the end of the course, participants will be required to complete a final assignment in the form of a report that will provide an opportunity to receive a certificate of completion.
Participants leave this course connected to a global network of professionals operating in skills-related programs for migrant workers and labour migration governance.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
This new online course is specifically designed for professionals in the field of skills and migration. This is what they will benefit from:
Course learning materials and tuition will be offered online in English. The following requirements are therefore essential to participate in this course:
Interested candidates should register on-line clicking on the “APPLY NOW” button at the top-right of the page.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
The cost of participation is payable in advance by the participant or his or her sponsoring organization.