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Meeting the Training Needs of the new SNA

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.

  1. 07:00 a.m. – 07:10 a.m.: Greetings and introduction

    Richard Heys (UK ONS)

  2. 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
  3. 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)

  4. 07:45 a.m. - 08:00 a.m.: Questions and comments
  5. 08:00 a.m. - 08:15 a.m.: The merits of collaboration and the IMF Community Hub

    Jim Tebrake (IMF)

  6. 08:15 a.m. - 08:25 a.m.: Questions and comments
  7. 08:25 a.m. - 08:40 a.m.: The merits of sharing methodological approaches within the European Statistical System

    Nicola Massarelli (Eurostat)

  8. 08:40 a.m. - 08:50 a.m.: Questions and comments
  9. 08:50 a.m. - 09:05 a.m.: The merits of “bite-size” and “modular” course designs

    Dan Williams (UK ONS)

  10. 09:05 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.: Questions and comments
  11. 09:15 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.: What key questions should we explore further in the sprint series?

    Panel discussion

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