
Please note that, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, all ISSA residential courses will not take place in 2022. Only ISSA online courses will be available.
Each year we run a series of courses on the key components of effective social security administration in collaboration with the International Social Security Association (ISSA). All seven courses are eligible for the Diploma for Social Protection Managers.
The ITCILO offers a series of e-learning courses as well as residential courses. All courses are focused on key technical areas covered by the ISSA/ILO Guidelines. The ISSA/ILO Guidelines provide a framework for the courses and a solid ground to develop staff competencies on international professional standards in social security administration.
See below for the specific details of the e-Learning courses that will run in 2022.
The e-learning courses are designed to mirror the ISSA residential courses and they are entirely run online, offering a blend of e-Learning, e-collaboration and e-communication tools as well as e-tutoring by ISSA-accredited experts. These highly specialized courses enable you to join a virtual global network of social security practitioners flexibly and without the need to travel.
These courses are designed for managers, administrators, experts and staff working in ISSA member institutions who have a professional interest in one or more of the specific sets of Guidelines and who would like to develop their knowledge and competencies. All seven courses qualify for the Diploma for Social Protection Managers.
Please note that all learning materials and tuition are offered online in English. The following requirements are therefore essential to participate in the e-Learning courses:
Each course aims to provide participants with an overall understanding of the core areas and international professional standards of one set of ISSA/ILO Guidelines and to enable the application of these standards by ISSA member organizations.
The e-Learning courses consist of a number of modules offered through the E-Campus online platform. Each course is to be completed over a period of six weeks, for an estimated total of 60 learning hours.
Courses are broken down into three phases:
Each e-Learning course on a set of ISSA Guidelines costs 900 EUR. This is payable in advance by the participant’s sponsoring organization.
Through its pivotal role in social security management, strong partnerships with other social security institutions and comprehensive technical cooperation projects around the world, the ISSA and the ITCILO are able to draw on a worldwide network of social security experts from its own staff, social security institutions, recognized universities and research institutes and senior consultants for both the residential and the online courses.
Note: These courses are not available in 2021 due to COVID-19 outbreak.
These courses are designed for managers, administrators, experts and staff working in ISSA member institutions who have a professional interest in one or more of the specific sets of Guidelines and who would like to develop their knowledge and competencies. All seven courses qualify for the Diploma for Social Protection Managers.
Each course involves up to 25 participants from ISSA member institutions.
Each course aims to provide participants with an overall understanding of the core areas and international professional standards of one set of ISSA/ILO Guidelines and to enable the application of these standards by ISSA member organizations.
Each training course is focused on one set of ISSA Guidelines. It is structured in three phases, to total around 60 hours of course work.
Each residential training course on a set of ISSA Guidelines costs 2285 EUR (1650 EUR for tuition + 635 EUR for subsistence), excluding international air travel and airport transfers. This is payable in advance by the participant’s sponsoring organization.
This covers: tuition fees; the use of training facilities and support services; training materials and books; accommodation and full board at the Centre’s campus; emergency medical care and insurance.