Social Protection (MSc)

Short Course on "Social Protection and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities"

Short Course Disability

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science in cooperation with UNICEF, International Labour Organization and the Center for Inclusive Policy present: Persons with disabilities, which comprise 15% of the world’s population, are more likely to be poor, to face catastrophic health expenditures, and to have lower levels of education and economic participation. Barriers to employment and disability-related costs contribute greatly to their higher vulnerability. Social protection is therefore critical for their inclusion, empowerment and sustainable escape from poverty.

Next Short Course in 2025

We have had great success with over 260 participants from all over the world completing the short course since its development. No courses will be offered in 2024, as we are reviewing and updating the course. The next course will be offered sometime in 2025.

Who attends this course?

(limited to 45 participants for 2023 session Summer Session)

Government disability and social protection focal points, leaders and staff of organizations of persons with disabilities, social protection specialists. 

Who are the trainers?

Trainers include senior disability or social protection specialists from UNICEF, ILO and the Center for Inclusive Policy.

Certification

All participants who successfully complete all the assignments (submission of 3 short written assignments and 1 final policy paper) will receive a Certificate from the Bonn Rhein Sieg University of Applied Science.

Fees

Free: The course is sponsored in 2023 by UNICEF thanks to support from Norway partnership and by the Centre for Inclusive Policy.

Duration

About 4 months including 14 online classes of 2 hours [15:00-17:00 CEST] with individual readings and written assignments

Pre-requisites

  • Relevant work experience in the field of disability inclusion and/or social protection
  • Bachelor degree in social sciences, economics, law, development studies or equivalent preferred, but extensive work experience will be considered

Language

English (Sign Language interpretation can be arranged on demand for video conferences)

Outline of the course

The course is composed of 4 modules:

  • Module 1. Disability, inequalities, and inclusion: what does the data say?
    • Disability in data collection and analysis
    • Evidence about disability, inequality, intersectionality, and poverty
    • Impact of disability related costs
  • Module 2. Towards inclusive social protection for empowerment of persons with disabilities
    • Rationale for inclusive social protection for persons with disabilities across the life cycle
    • Ensuring access across social protection programs
    • Ensuring income security and coverage of health care and addressing disability related costs
  • Module 3. Disability identification assessment, eligibility determination and case management
    • Disability identification, assessment, and determination
    • Disability /equal opportunity card and registry
    • Factoring disability in poverty targeting and means tests
    • Linkage to social protection information systems
  • Module 4. Life cycle approach and inclusive social protection systems
    • Children with disabilities
    • Working age adults with disabilities
    • Older persons with disabilities

All assignments will be inter-connected and will allow participants to build step-by-step a reform proposal for more and better social protection in support to inclusion of persons with disabilities across the life cycle.

 

TO APPLY:

Download and fill out application form (see below), and send all application documents to msc-socialprotection@h-brs.de by JULY 5, 2023.

Application Document

to download

Social Protection Short Course July-October Application (.docx)

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