Financing Job Creation
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Financing Job Creation
17 mars–18 avril 2025
Le cours est disponible en English
Présentation du cours
This course is designed to empower policymakers, financial planners, labour market analysts, and social partners with the skills and knowledge to analyse public expenditure, as well as to align public budgets and expenditure systems with national employment goals. In doing so, the course will delve into the strategic role of public finance in fostering job creation, improving job quality, and ensuring inclusive access to employment.
Participants will explore how to assess and review public expenditure, optimise spending patterns, navigate fiscal constraints, and implement pro-employment budgets that drive sustainable economic growth while addressing the challenges of underemployment, informality, and inequality. The course will also look at the important role of Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) and how they can be shaped and improved towards achieving employment and decent work targets, including those defined under SDG8.
What will you learn?
This course is essential for anyone seeking to understand and implement effective strategies for financing job creation and shaping public expenditure for inclusive employment. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to make a meaningful contribution to improving labour market outcomes in your country.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the principles of pro-employment budgeting and its importance in achieving national employment goals.
- Identify the key issues for financing the implementation of employment policies and for making financing flows more conducive to job creation.
- Analyse and assess the impact of various public expenditure policies on employment creation, job quality, and access to employment.
- Conduct employment-related public expenditure reviews (ERPEs) to identify resource needs and make strategic reallocations that support employment.
- Identify how to integrate employment targets into national and regional development plans and frameworks.
- Use labour market information systems (LMIS) to inform employment policies and budget decisions.
- Understand the importance of a well-functioning, tripartite and inter-ministerial coordination structure for effective pro-employment budgeting implementation.
- Advocate for employment-friendly budgets and mainstream employment issues in national planning processes.
Who attends this course?
This course is tailored for senior government officials, policymakers, budget planners, financial analysts and researchers who are involved in shaping national employment policies and public expenditure frameworks. It is ideal for professionals from Ministries of Finances and Economy, Ministries of Labour, and National Planning Authorities, as well as representatives from workers' and employers' organizations, international organizations, and development agencies.
Whether you're responsible for drafting budgets, designing employment strategies, or implementing fiscal policies, this course will equip you with the tools and insights needed to drive job creation and promote inclusive employment through strategic public finance.
Join us to learn how to transform public expenditure into a powerful tool for inclusive employment growth!
