Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC, in collaboration with the OIC Labour Centre, the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs of Azerbaijan, organized a training course on “Conducting and Analyzing Labour Force Surveys for Monitoring the Labour Market” on 9-10 October 2024, through an online video conferencing platform.

The training course was provided by competent experts from the SSC of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs of Azerbaijan for the benefit of 115 participants from the National Statistical Offices and other governmental organizations of 25 OIC Countries.

The course covered the following topics:

• Introduction to Labour Statistics: Data Sources and Guidelines for Data Collection
• Data Sources and International Comparison
• Organisation of the LFS, Data Collection, and Dissemination Tools
• Formation of Sample Design of Households, Data Processing and Estimation
• Key Indicators of Labour Market: Decent Work, SDGs, etc.
• Tools and Techniques for Labour Market Monitoring - Case of National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs (Introduction)
• Tools and Techniques for Labour Market Monitoring - Case of National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs (Fieldwork Operation)
• Best Practices and Case Studies in Labour Market Monitoring

All course materials for the training course are available at this link

For more information on the SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php