Description | Target Audience | Registration Information “Jobs for a Globalizing World: Labor Market Policy” is a two week course offering a unique learning experience on how employment is being transformed in today's rapidly changing, globalizing environment. The course identifies key labor market challenges within the context of overall poverty reduction and other economic and social development goals, and explores what policy makers and others can do about them. It builds on the latest research findings by the World Bank and other academic and research institutions, as well as on practical lessons learned from country experiences. The content of the course will focus specially on developing and transition countries. The course featured parallel sessions, focusing separately on labor issues in low-income and middle income countries. This structure allowed a more in-depth exploration of the policy options for each etting. Participants also presented and discussed challenging labor market issues in their own country, and work toward solutions with other participants and experts. Description The course adopts a mix of learning methods, including presentations based on the latest World Bank knowledge, case studies of country reforms, team-based exercises, role-play, and hands-on experience with the latest modeling tools. The course is taught by experts from the World Bank, top academic and research institutions, and other leading agencies. This course comprises five inter-related and complementary modules: Understanding Labor Markets; Creating Jobs: Investment Climate and Skills Development; Balancing Flexibility and Security: Labor Market Institutions; Supporting Workers: Active and Passive Labor Market Policies; Labor Market Challenges.
Target Audience The course is designed for senior policymakers, technical staff of government agencies, researchers from academic organizations, training institutions, trade unions, employer groups and NGOs involved with labor issues in client countries, as well as operational staff from the World Bank and from bilateral and multilateral donor agencies. The content of the course will be of interest not only to Labor Ministries but also to those with responsibility for economic policy, industry and education. To build institutional capacity, we encourage interested countries to nominate a team of participants engaged in design, implementation and evaluation of labor policy and related programs. Language The course will be conducted entirely in English and therefore a good command of English is essential to fully benefit from it.
Costs The two-week course is offered at the subsidized rate of US$2,400 per participant from client countries. For participants from international organizations, donor agencies and developed countries, the fee is US$2,800. The fee includes tuition, training materials, medical insurance and other conference costs. Participants will be responsible for their own transportation to and from Washington, D.C., as well as hotel and subsistence costs. WBI is negotiating a group rate with hotels in the Washington area, and participants may benefit from these rates on the first- come-first-served basis. Application and Contacts Registrationn is closed. For more information, please contact Ms. Nene Mane E-mail: nmane@worldbank.orgFax: 1-202-676-0961 Address: World Bank Institute, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington DC, 20433, USA
(For further information on participation, course fees and related administrative/logistical matters, please contact Ms. Nene Mane)
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