Tipo
Course
Introduction to Integrating Business and Trade Statistics
Ubicación
Web-based
Fecha
-
Duración
9 Months
Área del programa
Public Finance and Trade,
Other
Sitio web
Precio
0,00 US$
Correo Electrónico del Centro de Coordinación del Evento
a2030@unitar.org
Inscripción
Open-registration event
Tipo de aprendizaje
E-learning
Idioma(s)
English
Pilar
Prosperity
Colaboración
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) (854)
Antecedentes
The Handbook on Integrating Business and Trade Statistics (HIBTS), endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2025, provides practical guidance for linking business and trade data to produce more coherent and comprehensive insights on enterprises engaged in international trade. This introductory e-learning course aims to strengthen the technical and institutional capacities of National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Through interactive lessons, learners will gain foundational knowledge and practical skills to apply the Handbook on Integrating Business and Trade Statistics HIBTS framework, supporting the production of higher-quality, more consistent, and more policyrelevant statistics. HIBTS, endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2025, provides practical guidance for linking business and trade data to produce more coherent and comprehensive insights on enterprises engaged in international trade.
Objetivos del aprendizaje
By the end of the course, participants will be better positioned to:
- Explain the importance of linking business and trade statistics to support broader economic analysis and informed policymaking
- Identify the main statistical frameworks, units, data sources aligned with quality framework that underpin business and trade integration
- Describe the main steps and methods for compiling and linking business and trade statistics
- Recognize dissemination strategies and confidentiality considerations. Identify emerging innovations in statistical integration
Contenido y estructura
Lesson 0: Course Overview gives instructions on course navigation and introduces the course. It is followed by 6 lessons:
Lesson 1: Policy drivers for integrating business and trade statistics
Lesson 2: Conceptual frameworks
Lesson 3: Data sources & Data Quality framework
Lesson 4: Methods and Process for linking business and trade statistics
Lesson 5: Dissemination and confidentiality of integrated statistics
Lesson 6: Innovation in linking business and trade statistics
Metodología
This self-paced e-learning course is developed in English and consists of six lessons. Each lesson is developed around the overall learning objectives, as well as second-level learning objectives specific to each lesson. The course adopts a learner-centered, interactive approach to build practical skills in integrating business and trade statistics. Participants progress through self-paced modules that combine clear explanations, examples, and short quizzes to reinforce learning, while practical case studies demonstrate how integrated statistics inform policy and decision-making. It is estimated that the total course study time is around 1.5-2 hours.
Público objetivo
The e-learning course on integrating business and trade statistics targets the National Statistical Offices and all other relevant stakeholders.
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