Course Details:
| Course Title | Online Training Programme on Migration and Development: Issues and Perspectives |
| Course Aim | Migration is one of the defining features of the contemporary world of work and is integral to the process of social and economic development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides for a strong link between decent work and migration in Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG) of promoting ‘sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’. The huge potential contribution of labour migration to an inclusive development process can be fully harnessed only if there is a nuanced understanding of the emerging forms and nature of labour flows, on the one hand, and their impacts and implications at the micro and macro levels in the sending and receiving regions, on the other. This programme aims at aims at developing the capacities of researchers and policy makers towards explicating the emerging issues in migration, especially in terms of research and policy concerns. |
| Course Objective | The programme is being organised by the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute with the following main objectives:- 1- Understand the concepts and theories relating to migration 2- Examine the emerging trends and patterns in migration 3- Discuss key components of contemporary migration policies 4- Analyse developmental potential of migration |
| Course Profile | Conceptualizing Migration; Theoretical Approaches Explaining Migration; Emerging Trends and Characteristics of Migration; Migration Policies; and Migration and Development. |
| Methodology | This training will be delivered in an online mode. The training will primarily make use of lectures, case studies and experience sharing. It will also include group discussions and thus be participative in nature. |
| Participation Level | Government Officials, Researchers and social partners dealing with internal and international migration issues. |
| Faculty | Dr. S. K. Sasikumar, Senior Fellow Email: sasikumarsk2[dot]vvgnli[at]gov[dot]in |
| Date | From 08-02-2022 to 11-02-2022 |
| Training Details | Domestic Training Programmes |
| Venue | Online Training Programme |
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| Download Course Info | Download Course Info (Online Training Programme on Migration and Development Issues and Perspectives, February 08-11, 2022.pdf) |
| File Size | 800.13 KB |