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- Employment, Decent Work and Social Justice for Sustainability
- Link between Employment, Work, Income and Wealth
- Measuring Decent Work and SDG 8
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Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
Learn how we can ensure steady, sustainable, and inclusive economic development for all, with the Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future course.
Intermediate
Online
6 Weeks
Free
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
2-4 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
The world we live in today is financially fragile. Even with all the economic growth and improvements in the standard of work and labour, there still aren’t enough opportunities for people to find decent jobs. So much so that there are over 200 million unemployed people around the world.
This situation is unsustainable in the long run. If this is an issue that concerns you, then the Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future course by edX is for you.
Take the Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future online course to learn about the state of work in the world and what we, as a society, need to do to ensure steady, sustainable, and inclusive economic development, from experts from Harvard University, International Labour Organisation, and other renowned institutions.
The Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future certification course is a six-week, intermediate-level programme in Economics & Finance, brought to you by the SDG Academy. You can watch the video lectures and learn at your own pace. English transcripts are also available, making it easier for you to follow along. There are two varied options to enrol in the course, namely, paid and free. In the free mode, the learners will get access to the course only for a limited duration.
The highlights
- Learn for free
- Six-week course
- Self-paced training
- Shareable course certificate
- Requires 2-4 hours of the weekly study
- Video lectures in English
- Intermediate-level course
- SDG Academy program
Program offerings
- Free course
- Six-week course
- Intermediate level course
- Shareable course certificate
- Sdg academy program
- Self-paced training
Course and certificate fees
Type of course
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
What you will learn
The Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future syllabus will cover these topics in-depth:
- The Link Between Work, Employment, Wealth, and Income.
- Institutional and Structural Models for the Future of Work.
- Gender Disparity, Child Labour, and Informal Employment.
- Novel Policy Instruments and the Modern Welfare State.
- Global Perspectives on Changes to Formal Employment.
- The Future of Work and Artificial Intelligence.
Admission details
Step 1: Directly open the Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future program page on edX by tapping on this hyperlink: https://www.edx.org/course/work-and-employment-for-a-sustainable-future
Step 2: Now, tap the ‘Enrol’ button available at the top to proceed with the registration process.
Step 3: From here, you'll have two options: either create an account with edX or log in with your Google/ Microsoft/Apple/Facebook account.
Step 4: On successful registration, you can start learning from the go.
Filling the form
edX does not require candidates to fill out any cumbersome application forms while applying to the Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future online course. All they need to do is open the edX website, sign up for an account, and apply to this program for free. They can also register through their existing accounts on Google/Facebook/Microsoft/Apple.
The syllabus
Module 1: Decent Work for Sustainable Development
Module 2: Transitions in Employment and Work
- Structural Shifts in Economies and Work
- Skill Bias
- Work in a Post Manufacturing World
- Macroeconomic Context of Diminishing Returns to Labor
- Social Democratic Model
- Disaggregating Productivity Gains
- Global Perspectives on Changes to Formal Employment
Module 3: Challenges of Work: Informality, Gender and Child Labor
- Informal Employment: Definitions and Debates
- Global Data: Size, Composition and Characteristics
- Urban Informal Self-Employment
- Informal Self Employment: Informal Enterprises
- Informal Self Employment: Dependent Contractors
- Challenges for Policy for Informal Workers and Enterprises
- Formalization and Decent Work
- Women in the Informal Workforce
- Child Labor
- Case Study: Modern Slavery and Children
Module 4: Current Policy Responses
- Tracing the Rise of a Modern Welfare State
- Features of a Modern Welfare State
- New Policy Instruments
- Developing Policies for the Education to Work Pipeline
Module 5: Structural and Institutional Models for the Future of Work
- The New Dilemma of Development
- The Knowledge Economy and Its Future
- Labor and Capital
- Finance and the Real Economy
- The Capable Agent: Education
Module 6: Future of Jobs and Work
- Automation, Work and Wellbeing
- The Political Economy of Automation
- Skills and the Jobs of the Future
- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
- Challenge and Opportunities for Stable Inclusive Societies
Module 7: Special Module in Partnership with the ILO: Achieving SDG 8 and Realizing Decent Work for All
- Promoting Full and Productive Employment
- A Transformative Agenda for Gender Equality at Work
- International Labour Standards
- Labor Market Governance and Social Dialogue in the Face of Rapid Changes
- Policies to Realize the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- Universal, Adequate and Comprehensive Social Protection
How it helps
The Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future certification course will benefit learners in numerous ways. They can learn for free, and at their own pace through video lectures that come with English transcripts.
Learners can also purchase the sharable completion certificate and attach it to their CV/Resume/LinkedIn profile to highlight their achievements and improve their employability. The certificate will bear the signature(s) of the instructor(s) and the SDG Academy logo.
Instructors
Mr Jeffrey D. Sachs
Professor
Columbia University,...
FAQs
You will need six weeks to complete this course.
The video transcripts are available in English.
There is no admission fee. You can apply for this course and learn for free.
No, it is a self-paced learning program. You can watch the video lectures on your own time. But ideally, you should be spending two to four hours a week studying for this course.
The SDG Academy is offering this course. But you will learn from experts from Harvard University, International Labour Organisation, and other renowned institutions from around the world.
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