Evidence-based Policies for Social Protection Analysts
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Evidence-based Policies for Social Protection Analysts
31 March–4 April 2025
The course is available in English
Introduction to the course
This course provides a panorama of tools and techniques for integrating evidence into social protection policy design. Participants will have an opportunity to explore practical application of evidence in policy design embedding the use of theory of change to their policy development cycles. The course follows a step-by-step approach to defining clear pathways from evidence to actionable policy, translating key decision-making considerations into context-specific recommendations.
Who attends this course?
Participants will be officials with sound analytical skills and a strong commitment to advancing social protection who already have a number of years' work experience in this field. They should hold a bachelor or advanced degree and have a strong quantitative background in economics, business, public administration, political science, public policy, finance, actuarial studies, mathematics, statistics or a related field.
Typical participants will be professionals working in ministries responsible for the development and monitoring of social protection systems, such as ministries of labour, finance and planning, health or social protection/social affairs; representatives of the social partners involved in the governance of social security institutions; officials of UN agencies working in the field of social protection; members of non-governmental organizations engaged in social protection.
