ILO Training Course: Labour Market Inclusion of People with Disabilities, April 20-29, 2009, in Turin, Italy

Posted on 19 January 2009. Filed under: Announcements, Call for Nominations or Applications, Cross-Disability, Education and Training Opportunities, Employment, Fellowships & Scholarships, Inclusion, Opportunities | Tags: a901286, course A901286, developing countries, ILO, ILO International Training Centre, implementation, Inclusion, International Labouor Organization, International Labour Organisation, Italy, labor market inclusion, labour market inclusion, planning, policy making, professionals, research, social inclusion, training course, transition countries |

“Labour market inclusion of people with disabilities”
International Labour Organization Training course for professionals from developing and transition countries

Dates: 20 – 29 April 2009 – Language: English – Venue: Turin, Italy
Application deadline: 13 March 2009

Turin, 12 January 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the pleasure of announcing that the ILO International Training Centre is offering a course on “Labour market inclusion of people with disabilities” (course A901286). The course language will be English and registration is open to staff involved in policy making, planning, implementation, research of Ministries, Social Partners and other institutions working on disability and social inclusion. Please note that this course is especially designed for participants from developing and transition countries.

The course programme offers the possibility to learn more about legislation, mechanisms and mechanisms for labour market inclusion of people with disabilities in developing and transition countries and provides the opportunity to get to know different international experience and good practice.

The conditions of participation are the following:

COSTS
The price of the course is EURO 2,950. This amount includes the cost of training and subsistence (full board and lodging at the Turin Centre).

FELLOWSHIPS
The ILO International Training Centre offers a number of partial fellowships to co-finance the costs of the course. If you wish to apply for a fellowship, please contact us as soon as possible. The partial fellowships are for EURO 1,200, the difference is EURO 1,750.

AIR TRAVEL
Not included is the cost of international air travel from the country of origin to Turin, which has to be covered by the participants.

APPLICATION
In order to register and to apply for a partial fellowship, please send us:

1. A completed nomination form (attached);
2. A “letter of commitment” by the participant’s organization (or a donor organization) stating that it will cover:
a) the cost of the course, namely EURO 2,950 – or in case you request a fellowship, the remaining cost of the course of EURO 1,750.-;
b) the international return ticket to Turin.
These documents should be sent to:
Ms. Alessandra MOLZ: a.molz@itcilo.org. Tel: +39011693 6428
Ms. Elisabetta BELLORA: e.bellora@itcilo.org. Tel: +39011-693 6561. Fax: +39011-693 6451
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
13 March 2009.

Yours sincerely,
Alessandra Molz
Programme Officer

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I received this announcement via the Global Partnership for Disability and Development mailing list. People interested in attending this conference will wish to contact the organizers directly (NOT We Can Do) to request that a nomination form be sent to them. (Contact the organizers at a.molz@itcilo.org or e.bellora@itcilo.org.)

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