Face-to-face component of the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations
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Face-to-face component of the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations
5–16 May 2025
The course is available in English
Key features
MODERN METHODS
Learn by doing, through case studies, workshops, and group exercises
INSPIRING DISCUSSIONS
Exchange ideas with international students and faculty
HIGH-LEVEL RESOURCES
Engage with experts from the ILO and the ITCILO, practitioners and university professors.
Introduction to the course
The Master in Industrial and Employment Relations partnered by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) and the University of Turin, Italy, offers an optional residential phase at the ITCILO campus in Turin, Italy, fostering networking among students and to deep dive in our learning centre, before changing focus to the research for the Master thesis. During this optional phase of the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations, the training expertise of the ITCILO combined with experts in different topics using an action-oriented and highly participative approach will boost the learning experience by combining group discussions, case studies, forum debates, role-play exercises and group work using up-to-date learning methods and technologies. A study visit at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva will also be organized, providing students with engaging sessions with experts from the ILO.
Who attends this course?
The optional residential phase is open only to students and former students from the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations.
Objectives
General objectives
The optional phase of the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations is designed to provide deep knowledge and skills for those with professional interests in industrial and employment relations, notably with an interest in negotiation skills and workplace practices. Students will be exposed to international and comparative industrial and employment relations practices and will be able to discuss and compare with their own countries’ practices and context.
Specific objectives
After the optional phase of the Master in Industrial and Employment Relations, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply different approaches to negotiations enhancing their skills;
- Understand key concepts of economics for industrial relations practitioners and apply to negotiations;
- Increase their knowledge of ILO standards and discuss current trends on industrial and employment relations.
Methodology and resource persons
Methodology
Professors, practitioners and other resource persons will use lectures, case studies, case law judgments, excerpts of collective agreements and legislation, discussions, group work and practical exercises to strike a balance between theory and practice and to stimulate interaction with the resource persons and among students.
Resource persons
Resource persons are selected based on their professional experience and subject matter expertise. They consist of experts from the ILO and ITCILO, university professors and practitioners.
Fees and applications
PRICE
- Subsistence fees: 650 Euros (accommodation and breakfast)
- Total fees: 2,580 Euros. The cost of participation must be paid in advance by the student or his/her sponsoring organization
- Applications should be made through the online application form on this webpage: https://oarf2.itcilo.org/STF/A9018039/en
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
- Deadline to apply: 02 February 2025
PAYMENT, CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
- The ITCILO’s payment, cancellation and refund policy can be consulted on the following website: https://www.itcilo.org/applications-payments-cancellation
