• Familiarize with the concept of decent work in the rural economy in the changing world of work, in order to adapt it to their own national and local contexts;
• Attribute the roles of policy makers - including workers’ and employers’ organizations - required for promoting an integrated and inclusive rural development in a building back better perspective;
• Recognize the importance of considering just transition in the promotion of decent work in the rural economy in the framework of a human-centered recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

• ILO’s tripartite constituents
• The United Nations system
• Non-specialists
• The broader public

The course is divided into seven modules:

• Module 1 - Decent work in the rural economy: a priority agenda;
• Module 2 - Policies for decent work in the rural economy;
• Module 3 - A just transition towards a resilient and sustainable rural economy.
• Module 4 - Advancing towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in rural areas
• Module 5 - Youth in the rural economy: Boosting action towards decent jobs for youth in agri-food systems and rural economies
• Module 6 - Social Protection for Rural Populations
• Module 7 - Reducing poverty and advancing social justice in rural areas through decent jobs in tourism 

Participants need to take a short Knowledge Assessment Test before and after completing the seven modules. The Certificate of Participation will automatically unlock once the Knowledge Assessment Tests and all the seven modules are completed.