Fundamentals of Social Accountability Training Course

Level Understanding Duration 1 day

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This course aims to help clients who adopt the SA 8000® to upskill employees and their supply chain in the purpose, role, and requirements of the standard and how it can add value to an organization

How will you benefit?

This course will help you:

To explain the fundamentals underpinning the concept of social accountability with reference to SA 8000® requirements.
To help employees talk confidently about the purpose, value, and role of social accountability in promoting a more ethical and socially conscious way of working
To identify approaches using SA 8000® to reduce costs, improve quality and on-time delivery of products and services by working collaboratively with the supply chain
To build trust with clients, improve brand value, and the relationship between the organization, community, and its stakeholders.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to explain the value and benefits of implementing social accountability management practices in your organization. By implementing social accountability, you will provide an auditable, voluntary statement based on the UN declaration of human rights, the ILO conventions, and other national and international labour norms. You will be able to manage the workforce using an ethical employee-centric framework and describe the benefits and features of decent work. You will understand how to align what you do to the ILO conventions and the UN declaration of human rights to ensure you are aligned to international recognized best practice.
This course is ideal for those who have an awareness of social accountability principles and are seeking to audit, implement, or manage an SA 8000®-aligned management system. The multi-sector applicable standard reflects labor provisions contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Labour Organization conventions.
On completion you will received a globally recognized BSI certificate of attendance, upgraded to a certificate of competence upon successful completion of the end of course assessment

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