Meeting the Training Needs of the new SNA
May 26, 2026: 07:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. New York Time
The meeting will take place from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., in London (GMT+1) on May 21, 2026, with hybrid options. Where appropriate, notes on the topics to be discussed will be circulated to participants in advance of the meeting. This will ensure that the sessions make use of the limited time through focused discussions.
The endorsement of the 2025 System of National Accounts (SNA) by the 56th UN Statistical Commission in March 2025, marks a significant change in the SNA landscape. As work towards the transition to the 2025 SNA begins, there are immediate challenges of stakeholders, including the need to continue providing training and support for countries working to implement the 2008 SNA, whilst clearly communicating forthcoming changes under the 2025 SNA without confusing stakeholders. This UNNES sprint session on SNA training materials will explore the challenges countries are encountering during this transition and provide anopportunity for presenters to share practical experiences and approaches to addressing them.
- 07:00 a.m. – 07:10 a.m.: Greetings and introduction
Richard Heys (UK ONS)
- 07:15 a.m. – 07:30 a.m.: The perspective from the Bahamas - The key issues around staffing and training facing a small island economy
Jamiko Deleveaux (Bahamas National Statistical Institute)
- 07:30 a.m. – 07:45 a.m.: The perspective from Canada - The key issues around staffing and training facing a larger NSI
Ziad Ghanem (Macroeconomic Accounts – Statistics Canada)
- 07:45 a.m. - 08:00 a.m.: Questions and comments
- 08:00 a.m. - 08:15 a.m.: The merits of collaboration and the IMF Community Hub
Jim Tebrake (IMF)
- 08:15 a.m. - 08:25 a.m.: Questions and comments
- 08:25 a.m. - 08:40 a.m.: The merits of sharing methodological approaches within the European Statistical System
Nicola Massarelli (Eurostat)
- 08:40 a.m. - 08:50 a.m.: Questions and comments
- 08:50 a.m. - 09:05 a.m.: The merits of “bite-size” and “modular” course designs
Dan Williams (UK ONS)
- 09:05 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.: Questions and comments
- 09:15 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.: What key questions should we explore further in the sprint series?
Panel discussion