• The strategic role of digital governance across the entire labour migration cycle (from pre-departure to reintegration)
• How to achieve policy coherence and cross-border coordination using whole-of-government data governance approaches
• Gender-responsive and inclusive design principles for interoperable systems, including offline and hybrid access models for low-literacy and hard-to-reach users
• Emerging technologies for fair recruitment, contract transparency, skills anticipation and matching, digital credential recognition, and safe remittances
• Using data as a strategic asset: real-time dashboards, case-management, and evidence-based policy feedback loops
• Ethical data governance: privacy, consent, portability, secure cross-border data exchange, and safeguards against misuse
• Institutional digital maturity assessment and capacity needs, with lessons from practical examples and platforms
• Promoting responsible digital innovation that mitigates risks of exploitation while empowering migrant workers.

• Define digital governance for labour migration and its core principles and elements
• Understand the key challenges and risks in the use of digital technologies in labour migration governance
• Map the end-to-end labour migration policy cycle and identify high-impact digital entry points
• Conduct a rapid institutional digital maturity/self-assessment and prioritise gaps for action
• Analyze and compare digital solutions for ethical recruitment, job-matching, grievance handling, and wage monitoring.
• Promote meaningful engagement of ministries, PES, PRAs, social partners and civil society in co-design and governance
• Advocate for the need to balance the push towards digitalisation and digital transformation with protection of migrant workers’ rights
• Design digital solutions that mitigate risks of exploitation while empowering migrant workers
• Draft a practical action plan and roadmap to pilot or scale digital reforms in labour migration management

The course will consist of a total of 60 learning hours, divided as follows:

• Online Phase (15 hours): Online learning combining self-guided modules on the e-Campus platform with live sessions and expert presentations covering the foundational concepts behind digital governance.
• Residential Phase (40 hours): 5-day intensive training at the ITCILO in Turin providing a deep dive into the most pressing digital challenges, trends, and emerging technologies applied in social protection.
• Post-Course Assignment (5 hours): Individual work to develop an applied project combining the learning outcomes of the course.

The workshop will be conducted in English and participants are therefore expected to have a good command of the English language.

• The Turin Centre is known for its innovative learning tools and methodologies and decades of international experience
• Learn from global experts and real-world case studies, benefitting from insights shared by leading practitioners and applying lessons from successful international experiences.
• Strengthen your ability to responsibly apply new technologies and digital solutions in the governance of labour migration
• Engage in hands-on learning: engaging sessions, case studies and exercises that bridge theory and practice.
• Successful participants receive an ITCILO Certificate of Achievement.

The ILO promotes equality of opportunities and strongly encourages women’s applications.

To apply for this course, please click on the APPLY NOW button (on the top right corner of this page) and fill out the online form before the application deadline.

If your application is sponsored by your Institution, you will be required to attach a sponsorship letter, covering the course fees.

Applications will be reviewed through a standardized selection process. Successful candidates will be notified.

The total price of this training activity includes full board accommodation at the ITCILO campus, routine medical care, medical insurance, and use of computer and internet facilities. The listed prices do not include the cost of travel between the participant's home country and the course venue. Participants are responsible for holding a valid passport and obtaining the appropriate visa (Schengen). Listed prices do not include the costs of passports, visas, and airport taxes.

Payment can be processed by bank transfer or credit card through an electronic payment link. The total price of this training activity must be paid in advance by the participant or his/her sponsoring organization.

If an enrolled participant wishes or must withdraw from a course, they must notify the Centre, in writing, of their decision at least 14 days prior to the start date of the course. Cancellation of participation in regular courses will result in penalties. For more details on this matter, please check our payment and cancellation policy webpage.