Social Security and Risk Management

Course Info

Date: Dec-23-2024

Length: 2 Weeks

City: London

Fees: 8,700

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Dec-23-2024

    London

  • Jan-06-2025

    London

  • Feb-03-2025

    London

  • Mar-03-2025

    London

  • Apr-07-2025

    London

  • May-05-2025

    London

  • June-02-2025

    London

  • June-30-2025

    London

  • July-07-2025

    London

  • Aug-04-2025

    London

  • Sep-01-2025

    London

  • Sep-29-2025

    London

  • Oct-06-2025

    London

  • Nov-03-2025

    London

  • Dec-01-2025

    London

  • Dec-29-2025

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-09-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-09-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-16-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-16-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-30-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-30-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-30-2024

    Barcelona

  • Jan-06-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Jan-13-2025

    Dubai

  • Jan-13-2025

    Barcelona

  • Jan-20-2025

    Istanbul

  • Jan-20-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Jan-27-2025

    Singapore

  • Jan-27-2025

    Paris

  • Feb-03-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Feb-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Feb-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Feb-17-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Feb-17-2025

    Istanbul

  • Feb-24-2025

    Singapore

  • Feb-24-2025

    Paris

  • Mar-03-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Mar-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Mar-17-2025

    Istanbul

  • Mar-17-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Mar-24-2025

    Paris

  • Mar-24-2025

    Singapore

  • Apr-07-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-14-2025

    Barcelona

  • Apr-14-2025

    Dubai

  • Apr-21-2025

    Istanbul

  • Apr-21-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-28-2025

    Singapore

  • Apr-28-2025

    Paris

  • May-05-2025

    Amsterdam

  • May-12-2025

    Dubai

  • May-12-2025

    Barcelona

  • May-19-2025

    Istanbul

  • May-19-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • May-26-2025

    Singapore

  • May-26-2025

    Paris

  • June-02-2025

    Amsterdam

  • June-09-2025

    Barcelona

  • June-09-2025

    Dubai

  • June-16-2025

    Istanbul

  • June-16-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-23-2025

    Paris

  • June-30-2025

    Amsterdam

  • June-30-2025

    Singapore

  • July-07-2025

    Amsterdam

  • July-14-2025

    Dubai

  • July-14-2025

    Barcelona

  • July-21-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-21-2025

    Istanbul

  • July-28-2025

    Singapore

  • July-28-2025

    Paris

  • Aug-04-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-11-2025

    Barcelona

  • Aug-11-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-18-2025

    Istanbul

  • Aug-18-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Aug-25-2025

    Singapore

  • Aug-25-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-01-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Sep-08-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-15-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Sep-15-2025

    Istanbul

  • Sep-22-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-29-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Oct-06-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-13-2025

    Barcelona

  • Oct-13-2025

    Dubai

  • Oct-20-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-20-2025

    Istanbul

  • Oct-27-2025

    Paris

  • Oct-27-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-03-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Nov-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Nov-17-2025

    Istanbul

  • Nov-17-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-24-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-24-2025

    Paris

  • Dec-01-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Dec-08-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-15-2025

    Istanbul

  • Dec-15-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-22-2025

    Paris

  • Dec-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Dec-29-2025

    Amsterdam

Course Details

Course Outline

10 days course

Introduction to Social Security


  • Introduction to the concept of social security and its significance 
  • Discussing the evolution of social security 
  • Exploring types of social security benefits:


  • Retirement benefits
  • Disability benefits 
  • Spousal benefits 
  • Survivor benefits
  • Medical benefits


  • Eligibility requirements for social security benefits 
  • Case study: Analyzing examples of social security systems and highlighting its main features and challenges

Standards and Regulations for Social Security  


  • Exploring international social security standards and regulations 
  • Analyzing international social security laws 
  • Discussing the best practices in social security 
  • Analyzing social security data from different counties to measure their performance against international standards 
  • Discussing the impact of global trends on social protection

The Impact of Social Security


  • Discussing the impact of different social securities programs on individual, household, and society levels
  • Differentiating between short-term impact and long-term impact 
  • Case studies about the impact of social security 
  • Methods for assessing the impact of social security programs 
  • Discussing alternatives to social security

Barriers to Social Security 


  • Identifying the impact of social security absence 
  • Discussing challenges of current pension systems 
  • Understanding the universal health coverage and barriers to achieve it 
  • Discussing how targeting in social programs is challenging 
  • Assessing methods used for targeting

Extension of Social Security Coverage 


  • Understanding the significance of extending social security coverage
  • Discussing the challenges of extending social securities to the information sector 
  • Strategies for the extension of coverage 
  • Steps for developing an evidence-based extension coverage strategy 
  • Discussing the importance of stakeholder engagement in formulating coverage strategy 
  • Case studies about successful strategies for extension social security coverage

Financing Social Security


  • Discussing how social security system is funded:


  • Taxation
  • Trust funds
  • Trust fund investments
  • Pay-as-you-go financing 
  • Daily funding operations 


  • Understanding the parameters of financing systems
  • Understanding fiscal space and its significance in financing social security
  • Exploring methods for identifying and analyzing fiscal space 
  • Utilizing actuarial planning to assess and manage financial risks

Risk Management in Social Security


  • Risk categories in social security systems:


  • Financial risks
  • Insurance and demographic risks
  • Strategic risk
  • Operational risks


  • Understanding the enterprise risk management (ERM) approach and its role in managing social security systems risk
  • Exploring the process of risk management:


  • Strategic planning 
  • Risk identification and analysis
  • Risk measurement 
  • Risk control & treatment 
  • Risk monitoring & reporting 


  • Understanding how to strategically plan for risk management
  • Discussing how to identify risk in social security systems

Effective Management of Social Security 


  • Understanding the management structure in social security institutes 
  • Exploring good governance practices for social security 
  • Developing communication and coordination strategies for effective management 
  • Monitoring and evaluation process for measuring the performance social programs 
  • Strategies for capacity development 
  • Case studies about effective social security management

Actuarial Reports in Social Security


  • Defining actuarial report and understanding its purpose 
  • Exploring the elements of actuarial report 
  • Discussing the significance of actuarial reports in identifying social security risks 
  • Understanding the statistical methods used for actuarial reporting 
  • Discussing challenges in using actuarial reports 
  • Activity: Develop an actuarial report

Continuous Improvement


  • Understanding the political acceptability of social security 
  • Identifying the benefits of political acceptability 
  • The importance of social dialogue for social security reforms and policies 
  • Discussing the influence of political economy in social security 
  • Lesson learned and best practices
  • Course evaluation and feedback