## Inclusive Growth (IG)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Inclusive Growth (IG)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2027/igjv27-16)

## Other formats

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: JV 27.16
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: May 17-28, 2027 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by February 14, 2027

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### Program details
- Session No.: JV 27.16
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Date: May 17-28, 2027 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience.
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning
  - Officials responsible for monitoring and evaluating policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality
  - Officials addressing distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation

### Course description and core content
- Purpose:
  - Deepen participants' understanding of inclusive growth
  - Equip participants with analytical and operational tools—such as the Inclusive Growth Dashboard—to assess how macroeconomic policies affect growth, poverty, inequality, and job creation
- Topics covered:
  - Key concepts and metrics of inclusive growth
  - Fiscal, financial, and structural policies that support inclusive growth, with emphasis on labor markets, human capital, and sustainable growth
  - Economic opportunities and challenges from longer-term structural trends, including technological change (e.g., artificial intelligence) and demographic shifts
  - Country case studies to illustrate application of concepts
- Learning format:
  - Lectures covering theory and metrics
  - Interactive workshops providing hands-on experience applying concepts and designing inclusive growth strategies

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Interpret measures of poverty and inequality.
- Analyze how macroeconomic policies can promote growth, reduce poverty, and address inequality.
- Understand the growth and distributional impact of long-term structural trends—such as artificial intelligence and demographic shifts—and the associated policy challenges and implications.
- Identify obstacles to inclusive growth and design reform strategies tailored to their country context.

### Administrative note
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public. Click Learn more to find our current offerings.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=JV27.16E)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2027/igjv27-16_