ISSA Diploma training and Master’s courses
Between mid-2022 and mid-2023, the ISSA Diploma training transitioned from online to onsite courses, and a completely new international Master’s degree in social security was launched.
The Diploma training courses are unique opportunity to build knowledge and skills in key areas of social security administration in an international setting with peers from other countries. The courses that build on the ISSA Guidelines are only open to staff from ISSA member organizations. Upon successful completion of a course, the participant receives a valued professional diploma.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the ISSA worked closely with its training partners to establish online courses. This offer was a success and the flexibility of combining training and work was appreciated by participants. At the same time, it was a pleasure to be able to welcome participants back to onsite courses again.
Diploma training partners
EN3S – French
The National School of Social Security (École nationale supérieure de sécurité sociale – EN3S) offers courses in French.
In 2022, it offered a combination of online and onsite courses and in 2023 all its courses take place in person in Paris, France.
ITCILO – English
The International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) offers courses in English.
In May 2023, ITCILO gathered participants from all over the world for a week with seven parallel training courses at its campus in Turin, Italy.
Muhanna Foundation – Arabic
The Muhanna Foundation offers courses in Arabic.
In 2022, Muhanna offered its courses as e-learning. In 2023 it has announced six courses to be held in Amman, Jordan and Muscat Oman in the second half of the year.
International Master’s in social security
An exciting development in the last year was the launch of the Executive Master’s in Public Performance Management and International Social Security in partnership with the Frenc institutions Sciences Po Bordeaux and Forhom (Egis Conseil). The new Master was first announced, and received great interest, at the World Social Security Forum in Morocco in October 2022. During the first half of 2023, the ISSA organized a series of webinars together with its partners to present and explain the programme. The full programme will take two years and is divided in four autonomous learning blocks. While most training takes place online, each block includes a face-to-face session.
The first Executive Master’s in Public Performance Management will be offered in French and starts in September 2023.
