THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Wednesday launched what it called ‘Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) under the theme: “Making Universal Social Protection a Reality ”.
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The ILO, in a publication on its website, said MOOC is designed to enable learners to understand the key social protection concepts and the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to social protection. It also provides participants with critical insights into policy options and social protection strategies in the context of decent work and general socio-economic development.
The course, the ILO said, provides a useful resource package for policy makers, social partners, civil society organisations, development actors, university students and others who may or may not be directly involved in social protection issues but who work or are likely to work in a related field such as development cooperation, public finances, economic and social development, rural development, environmental issues, etc.
This MOOC has been produced by the ILO in collaboration with the French National Social Security School (EN3S) and SDG Academy. It builds on ILO knowledge and field experience on the development of universal social protection systems based on the application of international social security standards, particularly the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), and the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), ILO said on its website.
