Advanced training on social protection statistics, Abuja, 28 & 30 May 2019
On Tuesday 28 and Thursday 30 May 2019, ILO and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment organized a two-day advanced training on social protection statistics at the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja. The training was attended by statisticians and data analysts of the Ministries and state agencies responsible for implementing and monitoring the performance of the social protection programmes working in the social protection sector.
Over the course of the two-days participants learned about the collection, analysis and use of social protection data and statistics, and in particular to fill in the Social Security Inquiry (SSI) questionnaire for Nigeria, which also serves as a reporting tool under SDG 1.3.1 on social protection floors. During this exercise, participants became familiar with concepts and definitions of social protection statistics and received training on how to use the SSI questionnaire as the collection tool for a core set of social protection indicators. Within group setting, participants worked together on filling in the questionnaire with data from their respective institutions including on numbers of beneficiaries, contributors and expenditure.
The after-training evaluation survey showed participants appreciated the training and found that they will be able to use several the skills learned directly within their jobs. Overall, participants indicated to have come to a better understanding of the SDG indicators on social protection, and in particular the methodology to calculate the SDG 1.3.1.
