Introduction to the course

EPCC Global College of Professional Management has developed a large number of programmes to help both entrepreneurs and workers improve occupational safety and health (OSH), working conditions and productivity in small and micro -sized enterprises (SMEs).These programmes are referred to as participatory action-oriented training (PAOT), indicating some of their most relevant characteristics: building on local practice; focusing on achievements; linking working conditions with other management goals; learning-by-doing; encouraging the exchange of experience; and promoting workers' involvement. This training activity is intended to disseminate PAOT programmes by increasing the capacity of tripartite constituent organizations, United Nations programmes and projects, training institutions and other intermediate civil society organizations in their delivery.

Who attends this course?

Trainers and technical advisers from government institutions responsible for supporting SMEs in the area of OSH and working conditions; representatives of workers' and employers' organizations involved in supporting their members in improving OSH and working conditions; representatives of non-governmental organizations actively supporting SMEs in the area of OSH and working conditions; staff of technical cooperation projects supporting SMEs; consultants, university teachers and researchers working in the fields of OSH and working conditions.