The Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), together with the UNU– MERIT/ Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), are happy to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Designing and Implementing Social Transfer Programmes courses, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa (8 – 19 August 2016) and in Chiang Mai, Thailand (3 -14 October 2016).
What’s on offer?
The two week intensive course includes a number of specialised modules aimed at providing participants with an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues involved in the design and implementation of social protection programmes. The course will reinforce the skills required to identify, design and implement effective social protection programmes.
The programme attracted over 800 participants from over 70 nationalities and diverse professional backgrounds including business, public policy, government, development partners and NGO’s. The diversity in the classroom enables interaction with a wide range of perspective and creates a global experience for participants on the programme. An outstanding team of international experts, skilled professionals and leaders in the field will teach the course. The certificated course will be jointly accredited by the UNU-MERIT/ Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and the Economic Policy Research Institute.