Many countries around the world are facing persistent employment challenges, including unemployment, underemployment and informality, while a range of inequalities remain key features of labour markets. Certain groups, including women, young people and the less skilled, are experiencing specific barriers to accessing decent and productive employment. Meanwhile, the world of work continues to be transformed by technological innovations, demographic shifts, the reconfiguration of trade, and climate change. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic provoked a severe economic and labour market downturn, which further exacerbated existing challenges and deepened inequalities. Growth perspectives remain weak for many countries and achieving SDGs, particularly SDG 8, will require renewed and accelerated action. In order to effectively support countries in responding to current and future employment and labour market challenges, the International Labour Organization proposes the formulation and implementation of tripartite designed, gender-responsive comprehensive employment policy frameworks. The comprehensive nature of these policy frameworks allows for a broad scope of action in addressing the threefold challenges of employment creation, work quality and access to jobs through leveraging gender responsive macroeconomic, sectoral and labour market policies that can deliver positive employment outcomes. The implementation of such comprehensive employment policy frameworks calls for a coherent, inclusive and coordinated decision making process, supported by sound social dialogue and a whole-of-government approach (beyond ministries of labour) to formulate concerted actions and build consensus. In this framework, this online course developed by the Employment Policy and Analysis Programme of the International Training Centre of the ILO in close collaboration with the ILO Employment Policy Department (EMPLOYMENT), aims at equipping participants with the insights and tools necessary at each step of the policy cycle of comprehensive employment policy frameworks that respond to the complex challenges of our era and with a robust understanding of how to foster economic resilience and inclusive job-rich growth.