Capacity Building Programme

The Capacity Building Programme is a long - term training programme and large scale capacity development project designed, steered and fully funded by the SESRIC. The Programme covers various public sectors from statistics, central banking, health to occupational health and safety. It involves collecting information from the relevant official authorities, assessing the needs and capacities of the member countries, twinning the provider and the receiver countries, implementing training through short - term courses or workshops, evaluating the outcomes and impacts of the training and disseminating the activities.

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Planned / Implemented CBPs

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Statistical Training Course on ‘Quality Management in Statistical Processes’
Date : 11-12 June 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Statistical Training Course on “Quality Management in Statistical Processes” on 11-12 June 2025. The course brought together 130 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant authorities of 40 OIC countries.

Training Course on 'Exploring the Potential of Central Banks Digital Currencies (CBDC) in the OIC Member Countries'
Date : 27-28 May 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Central Banks Capacity Building Programme (CB-CaB), SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Exploring the Potential of Central Banks Digital Currencies (CBDC) in the OIC Member Countries” on 27-28 May 2025.

Training Course on ‘International Trade Statistics’
Date : 14-15 May 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “International Trade Statistics” on 14-15 May 2025. The course brought together 47 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and responsible authorities for the foreign trade statistics of 14 French-speaking OIC countries.

Training Course on ‘Environment Statistics’
Date : 29-30 April 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organized an online Training Course on “Environment Statistics” on 29-30 April 2025. The course brought together 120 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant ministries of 14 Arabic-speaking OIC countries.

Training Course on ‘Information Society and Digitalization’
Date : 29-30 April 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Information Society and Digitalization” on 29-30 April 2025. The course brought together 61 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant ministries of 18 OIC countries.

SESRIC Participates in the Saudi Statistics Forum
Date : 27-28 April 2025 Venue : Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Under the patronage of H.E. Faisal bin Fadhel Al-Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning and Chairman of GASTAT’s Board of Directors, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has successfully organised the first-ever Saudi Statistics Forum on 27-28 April 2025, in Riyadh, under the theme “Statistics for Sustainable Opportunities”. The Forum brought together high-level participants, including ministers, leaders and representatives of international organizations, statistical office experts, and both local and international specialists working in the field of statistical development.

Technical Workshop on ‘Marriage and Divorce Registration and Vital Statistics Production in Central Asia’
Date : 18 April 2025 Venue : SESRIC Headquarters, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), successfully organized a Technical Workshop on “Marriage and Divorce Registration and Vital Statistics Production in Central Asia” on 18 April 2025 at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye.

Meeting of Central Asian Civil Registrars Held at SESRIC Headquarters in Collaboration with ESCAP and UNFPA
Date : 15-17 April 2025 Venue : SESRIC Headquarters, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized the Meeting of Central Asian Civil Registrars from 15 to 17 April 2025 at its Headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye.

Training Course on ‘Safety and Health in the Use of Chemicals at Work’
Date : 09-10 April 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC organised a virtual Training Course on “Safety and Health in the Use of Chemicals at Work” on 9-10 April 2025, in collaboration with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) of the Ministry of Human Resources of Malaysia. The training was held within the framework of SESRIC’s Occupational Safety and Health Capacity Building (OSH-CaB) Programme and in line with the OIC Occupational Safety and Health Network (OIC-OSHNET) Work Plan 2024-2025.

SESRIC Participated in the Workshop on the Development of the ASEAN-OSHNET Work Plan 2026-2030
Date : 24 March 2025 Venue : Virtual- Singapore

SESRIC participated in the Workshop on the Development of the ASEAN-OSHNET Work Plan 2026-2030, held on 24 March 2025. The workshop brought together key stakeholders to shape the future of occupational safety and health (OSH) collaboration within the ASEAN region and beyond.

Workshop on ‘Eco-Friendly Livestock Production Practices for Sustainable Agriculture’
Date : 18-19 March 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of SESRIC’s Agriculture and Food Security Capacity Building Programme (Agri-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), organised a Workshop on “Eco-Friendly Livestock Production Practices for Sustainable Agriculture” on 18-19 March 2025.

Webinar on ‘Encouraging Green Skills for Youth towards Sustainable Development’
Date : 13 March 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye, the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), and the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation, organised a webinar on "Encouraging Green Skills for Youth towards Sustainable Development" on 13 March 2025.

Training Course on ‘Sustainable Cotton Production in OIC Countries: Strengthening Farmer Resilience and Economic Growth’
Date : 11-12 March 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Cotton Capacity Building Programme (Cotton-CaB), SESRIC organised an online Training Course on “Sustainable Cotton Production in OIC Countries: Strengthening Farmer Resilience and Economic Growth” on 11-12 March 2025.

Statistical Training Course on 'Forecast Modelling'
Date : 11-13 March 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Forecast Modelling” for the benefit of the 19 statisticians, financial analysts, accountants and HR specialists working at the Agency for Sustainable and Operative Social Provision (DOST Agency) of Republic of Azerbaijan on 11-13 March 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

SESRIC Organized the Side Event on ‘Harnessing Technological Developments for Modernizing National Statistical Systems in OIC and ESCWA Member Countries’ in the Margins of the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
Date : 06 March 2025 Venue : New York, USA

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), organized a side event titled “Harnessing Technological Developments for Modernizing National Statistical Systems in OIC and ESCWA Member Countries” on 6 March 2025 in the margins of the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) at the Turkish Mission (Türkevi Centre) in New York.

Webinar on ‘Prospect for Bioenergy Production from Sugar Palms’
Date : 26 February 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

As part of its Agriculture and Food Security Capacity Building (Agri-CaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Webinar on “Prospect for Bioenergy Production from Sugar Palms” on 26 February 2025, with the facilitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

Statistical Training Course on 'SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) Indicators'
Date : 25-26 February 2025 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) Indicators” with the attendance of 56 participants from 26 National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of the OIC countries on 25-26 February 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

SESRIC Organised a Side Event on ‘Accelerating Data-Driven Energy Transitions through Collaborative Data Ecosystems’ in the Margins of the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
Date : 18 February 2025 Venue : Virtual-New York, USA

In collaboration with AITRS, ESCWA, IEA, TURKSTAT, and UNSD, SESRIC organised a virtual side event titled “Accelerating Data-Driven Energy Transitions through Collaborative Data Ecosystems” in the margins of the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC).