Social Impact Assessment - Excellence

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Learning objectives/outcomes

Having undertaken this course, participants will now be able to:

• Understand the ten elements of an SIA
• Recognize the use and value of SIA in development programs preparation and implementation
• Interpret project-related challenges, risks, and opportunities while implementing the ten elements of an SIA
• Evaluate application and understanding of SIA to improve the project lifecycle
• Analyze the application of the ten elements of SIA and examine if they have been correctly implemented 

Sectors (AcademiaBID)

Environmental Social Risk Management 

Learning experience and activities

Self-paced virtual learning that includes:

• Reviewing documents, audios, infographics, and videos on the ten elements of an SIA
• Answering to:
  • Self-assessment questions at the end of each topic and correction feedback after two attempts
  • Two practical cases, with six questions each, evaluated
  • An evaluated case study type "choose your own adventure" in which the participant makes decisions that lead to a result
  • Final questionnaire to evaluate the acquired knowledge

Course content

The Course has four modules that cover the following topics:

• Module 1. Initial knowledge questionnaire
• Module 2: Introduction and explanation of the ten elements of the HIA
  • Element 1: Clarifying the legal and regulatory foundations
  • Element 2: Assessing the social context
  • Element 3: Stakeholder analysis and meaningful participation
  • Element 4: Identifying benefits and opportunities
  • Element 5: Identifying Risk
  • Element 6: Defining indicators, baseline, and data collection methodology
  • Element 7: Social aspects in the design and execution of the project
  • Element 8: Production and dissemination of documents
  • Element 9: Incorporating social aspects in the project management system
  • Element 10: Monitoring, adaptive management, and evaluation
• Module 3. Evaluation
  • Case study: agricultural sector productivity project
  • Case study: rural transport efficiency project
  • Case study: EIS in a flood risk reduction program
• Module 4. Final knowledge questionnaire 

Assessment

This badge has been awarded after successfully completing:

• Two case studies, with six questions each, evaluated
• A case study in a "choose your own adventure" format, where the participant makes decisions that lead to a final result

Evaluation criteria

• Two attempts to pass each of the three case studies. The highest grade obtained is computed
• Minimum average score required: 90/100
• All activities have the same weight
• The initial and final questionnaire are not evaluated but are used to determine how much the participant learned during the course

Estimated learning effort

The course takes about four hours to complete 

Badge type

Assessment badge

*This credential is equivalent to the previous version.