The objective of the course is to provide middle and senior level officials and decision makers with comprehensive understanding social protection and care economy in Africa, including the design, financing, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of related policies and programs.
By the end of the capacity-enhancement training programme, the participants are expected to have acquired:
- Enhanced understanding of social protection frameworks and care systems.
- Knowledge of existing tools and mechanisms to address the financial sustainability of social protection systems, including insights into the relationship between social protection, public finances, and economic stability.
- Knowledge and expertise to design, implement, monitor and evaluate Social Protection Policies
- Skills to develop strategies for advancing gender and care sensitive social protection and building shock-responsive systems that enhance resilience to unexpected events, ensuring better mitigation and preparedness.
ANNOUNCEMENT IN BRIEF
Social Protection and Care Economy in Africa
Type: Short Term Course
Programme area: Social Protection
Beginning of the course: 26 January 2026
Duration: 4 weeks
Languages: English - French
Location: Web Based E-Learning
Fee: Covered by the UNECA
Application Deadline: 24th January 2026
Specific target audience: Technocrat in the fields of Social Policy