GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) welcomes your interest in our advanced training programme. The ILT Social Security is eligible for applicants form Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Please find more detailed information on the requirements and application procedure on this website and in the Course Announcement (see below links to announcement, application and appendixes). Please be sure to read these documents carefully. They provide all relevant information you require to complete a successful application.
The training course is designed to enable medium-level management staff from the diverse actors in the field of social security, in partner countries to become familiar with modern management instruments and to learn about effective macro policies and strategies in the social sector. Individual achievements in the training will increase effective, efficient and needs-oriented management in governmental policy making and insurance/health care systems management. The participants are supposed to take on a multiplier role in implementing reform in the social security sector in their home countries in the Southeast Asian region.
The course will provide an overview on social policy development and social security.
The course will provide an overview on social policy development and social security.
- On completion of the course, participants will be able to
- understand and apply management tools required for result-oriented work in the social security sector;
- analyse and compare social security policies (macro and micro policies) and fully understand their impacts on society and a country’s development;
- identify/ determine and implement social security strategies for needs oriented reforms;
- communicate and take on a role as multiplier of lessons learned within the home institution;
- make use of an international network of social security professionals from Southeast Asia and Europe for future co-operation.
Where does it take place?
Participants stay in Germany for seven months. During that period, the International Leadership Training on Social Security provides opportunities to improve managerial skills, technical expertise, and intercultural competencies. An important element of the International Leadership Training in Germany is the two month internship within a private company, government organisation, training or research institute.
Germany offers many advantages as a location for International Leadership Training, especially for the internship. This gives participants the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of economic, social, and organisational change processes. Examples of elemental changes in Germany include ongoing social security reforms in the health and pension system, state instruments to mitigate unemployment, and the process of political unification within the European Union.
What are the key topics for training in management?
Three one week modules of management skills training (before, during and at the end of the professional training) aim at improving participants’ international management competence. During the International Management Competence (IMK) modules, the participants acquire important key-competences and a sound understanding of the principles, methods and functions of management. Topics such as communication, presentation and negotiation, project- and change-management will be the main areas to be worked on in all of the three IMK-modules.
The management trainings accompany the learning process of the participants continuously during the seven months of the ILT and are related to the participants’ current needs in daily life and working situations. They offer both process- and effect-oriented methods and concrete support for a successful professional and personal development.
Participants stay in Germany for seven months. During that period, the International Leadership Training on Social Security provides opportunities to improve managerial skills, technical expertise, and intercultural competencies. An important element of the International Leadership Training in Germany is the two month internship within a private company, government organisation, training or research institute.
Germany offers many advantages as a location for International Leadership Training, especially for the internship. This gives participants the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of economic, social, and organisational change processes. Examples of elemental changes in Germany include ongoing social security reforms in the health and pension system, state instruments to mitigate unemployment, and the process of political unification within the European Union.
What are the key topics for training in management?
Three one week modules of management skills training (before, during and at the end of the professional training) aim at improving participants’ international management competence. During the International Management Competence (IMK) modules, the participants acquire important key-competences and a sound understanding of the principles, methods and functions of management. Topics such as communication, presentation and negotiation, project- and change-management will be the main areas to be worked on in all of the three IMK-modules.
The management trainings accompany the learning process of the participants continuously during the seven months of the ILT and are related to the participants’ current needs in daily life and working situations. They offer both process- and effect-oriented methods and concrete support for a successful professional and personal development.
What should your profile be?
Participants are expected to be qualified young professionals with academic background such as bachelors degree or advanced diploma in economics, public or business administration, public policy, health economics, public health, social or actuarial science or equivalents. They should be able to show relevant and practical experience in the social security sector, of at least 3 – 5 years. We particularly welcome applica-tions from female candidates.
What requirements must be met?
The following requirements must be met by applicants:
Participants are expected to be qualified young professionals with academic background such as bachelors degree or advanced diploma in economics, public or business administration, public policy, health economics, public health, social or actuarial science or equivalents. They should be able to show relevant and practical experience in the social security sector, of at least 3 – 5 years. We particularly welcome applica-tions from female candidates.
What requirements must be met?
The following requirements must be met by applicants:
- hold a university degree ʶ professional experience (3 –5 years) ʶ applicants‘ employers must support the participants long-term training plans and careers and provide a written statement guaranteeing reintegration
- in addition, the support of the participant’s family, their support in their home country must be ensured for the duration of the applicants‘ stay in Germany
- an outline for a transfer project (see p.7) has to be agreed upon by the superior and presented with the application
- fluency in English: possibly TOEFL score of at least 220 (computer based) or 550 (paper based) or a IELTS score of at least band 6 or a Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) is required for admission and has to be provided with the application
- willingness to learn German in a short period of time
- physically suited for the programme (approved with a health status certificate)
- not older than 42 years (exceptions from this rule need to be justified and recommended to GIZ)
- applicants have to indicate their field of interest within the social security sector.
What sort of qualification will you achieve?
The International leadership Training is practice oriented. Participants will receive an official certificate issued by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), confirming your successful participation and a detailed description of your personal training structure. A formal degree, however, is not awarded. Yet some of the technical modules receive credit points (ECTS) which are recognised as partial fulfilment of the International Health Master Programme within the European TropED training network.
The International leadership Training is practice oriented. Participants will receive an official certificate issued by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), confirming your successful participation and a detailed description of your personal training structure. A formal degree, however, is not awarded. Yet some of the technical modules receive credit points (ECTS) which are recognised as partial fulfilment of the International Health Master Programme within the European TropED training network.
How to apply for a scholarship?
For candidates from Cambodia and Vietnam, the Human Capacity Development Unit/GIZ Office in Hanoi supports in the application process and the pre-selection of participants. Please fill in the application form (link to GIZ web-site: https://gc21.giz.de/ socialsecurity/) and send it together with a short motivation letter, with reference to “ILT-Social Security 2012/13”, to:
Ms. Phuong Thao Pham
Human Capacity Development Unit
GIZ Office Hanoi
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer International
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
R. 6-04, 6th Floor, Hanoi Towers
49 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem
Hanoi, Vietnam
T +84 4 3934 4951, Ext. 233
F +84 4 3936 1968
E thao.pham@giz.de
Application Deadline is the 20th of July 2012!
For candidates from Cambodia and Vietnam, the Human Capacity Development Unit/GIZ Office in Hanoi supports in the application process and the pre-selection of participants. Please fill in the application form (link to GIZ web-site: https://gc21.giz.de/ socialsecurity/) and send it together with a short motivation letter, with reference to “ILT-Social Security 2012/13”, to:
Ms. Phuong Thao Pham
Human Capacity Development Unit
GIZ Office Hanoi
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer International
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
R. 6-04, 6th Floor, Hanoi Towers
49 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem
Hanoi, Vietnam
T +84 4 3934 4951, Ext. 233
F +84 4 3936 1968
E thao.pham@giz.de
Application Deadline is the 20th of July 2012!
[Download the course announcement here]
[Download the application form here]
Moreinfo: https://gc21.giz.de/socialsecurity
