Welcome
Social development is a key priority of the UN's Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. The 2015 Commission on Social Development stated that vulnerabilities across the board are intensifying and that it is ultimately the poorest that are bearing the brunt.
Course Overview
The importance of sustainable social development to economic prosperity, international security and community well-being is well documented. This year, the UN noted that 80% of the global population has no access to comprehensive social protection. This limited progress of the MDGs demonstrates the critical need for greater awareness, funding and leadership to tackle issues such as lack of equal access to education and health provision.
Throughout this programme, participants examine how such topical areas can be integrated into organisational and policy frameworks in a sustainable manner. Expert trainers in the field will cover the current international frameworks, initiatives, and best practice, to inform discussion and the analysis of case studies. Detailed knowledge of how to integrate relevant issues such as gender, as well as how to engage society in the policy-making process, will be analysed, followed by monitoring and evaluation mechanisms that are crucial for governments to effectively monitor progress and implement meaningful change. This combination of knowledge and skill development will provide participants with the ability to improve social access in their organisation and community.
Agenda
Day 1
Delegates' introductions and discussion of experiences
A brief overview of the history of social development
Role of social development in mainstream programmes
A brief overview of the history of social development
Role of social development in mainstream programmes
What role has and will social development play in the development agenda?
Determining appropriate measurement mechanisms for social development schemes
Mainstreaming social development concerns into wider planning
Determining appropriate measurement mechanisms for social development schemes
Mainstreaming social development concerns into wider planning
What is social development attempting to overcome? Ensuring buy-in for aims and objectives
Mechanism of social exclusion and inequality: analysing social construction of racism, sexism, homophobia and class differences
Role citizenship and empowerment can play
Multidimensional poverty
Mechanism of social exclusion and inequality: analysing social construction of racism, sexism, homophobia and class differences
Role citizenship and empowerment can play
Multidimensional poverty
Developing and utilising mechanisms of assessing policies
Ensuring effective mechanisms for intergrating social concerns into policy development
Case studies
Ensuring effective mechanisms for intergrating social concerns into policy development
Case studies
Structuring a written piece of work for assessment - generic overview and principles
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to demonstrate all the assessment criteria
Blending social development content into these structure
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to demonstrate all the assessment criteria
Blending social development content into these structure
Day 2
Examining links between health systems and social development outcomes
Integrating social development concerns into health planning: access and voice in planning processes and consequences for provision of services
Developing and implementing strategies for wider access
Integrating social development concerns into health planning: access and voice in planning processes and consequences for provision of services
Developing and implementing strategies for wider access
Participatory provision of services and consequences for rights and voice issues Developing roles for women and socially excluded groups: building communities and confidence beyond unidirectional provision Security of sexual health services and wider access for development goals
Role of education in developing civic pride, social awareness, and citizenship
Empowerment through education structures: analysing the relationship between knowledge and power
Integrating citizenship and social development concerns into curriculum and teacher training
Empowerment through education structures: analysing the relationship between knowledge and power
Integrating citizenship and social development concerns into curriculum and teacher training
Links between anti-corruption and social development: role of civil society in combating corruption
Developing structures of public governance and feedback mechanisms
Campaigning and engaging with public bodies for improved transparency
Developing structures of public governance and feedback mechanisms
Campaigning and engaging with public bodies for improved transparency
Day 3
Analysing types and methods of electoral and parliamentary systems and relationship with social development and communities
Beyond voting: decentralised decision making processes and possibilities for local governance
Levels and structures of electoral and parliamentary systems
Beyond voting: decentralised decision making processes and possibilities for local governance
Levels and structures of electoral and parliamentary systems
Building participation in elections and the consequences of improved engagement
Local governance and decision making systems: examining the relationship with national politics
Interrogating the links between electoral processes and citizenship development
Local governance and decision making systems: examining the relationship with national politics
Interrogating the links between electoral processes and citizenship development
Sources and methods of finance for social programmes
Obtaining finance and delivering projects: principles and applications
Obtaining finance and delivering projects: principles and applications
Supporting new social schemes and developments through legislation
Using government agencies to support social aims
Analysing the links between economic and social development and exploring the consequences this has for policy
Using government agencies to support social aims
Analysing the links between economic and social development and exploring the consequences this has for policy
Historical role of civil society and social movements in facilitating and driving social change
Strategies for facilitating development and role of civil society organisations
Case studies of recent civil society driven change
Strategies for facilitating development and role of civil society organisations
Case studies of recent civil society driven change
Day 4
Analysing existing participatory planning processes: are they participatory enough?
Beyond stakeholder engagement: methods of delivering improved services through effective participation
Participation-led planning and consequences for services and delivery
Beyond stakeholder engagement: methods of delivering improved services through effective participation
Participation-led planning and consequences for services and delivery
Examples of policy development: participatory budgeting processes
Appraising the consequences of implementing policy through and with societal structures
Methods of facilitating interest and engagement in policy development
Appraising the consequences of implementing policy through and with societal structures
Methods of facilitating interest and engagement in policy development
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Developing awareness of gender, ethnicity and sexuality issues, and other concerns and involved in policy frameworks
Equality assessments as part of policy development: developing assessment tools and ensuring implementation
Stakeholder engagement and beyond in policy implementation: what can be accomplished with expanded accountability?
Equality assessments as part of policy development: developing assessment tools and ensuring implementation
Stakeholder engagement and beyond in policy implementation: what can be accomplished with expanded accountability?
Day 5
How do you measure social development? Construction of HDI and MDPI, and analysis of other methods
Participation and engagement rates as measurement of social development
Developing social surveys and accountability mechanisms
Intangible measurements - scrutinizing what needs to be known
Participation and engagement rates as measurement of social development
Developing social surveys and accountability mechanisms
Intangible measurements - scrutinizing what needs to be known
Wrapping up the week: key messages
What is important in facilitating social development?
Key take away points
Certificate presentation
What is important in facilitating social development?
Key take away points
Certificate presentation
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