Books and reports

October 2011

1. 

   Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

   06 October 2011

   This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.

May 2011

1. 

   Protecting the working poor. Annual report 2010

   09 May 2011

   This is the third Annual Report of the Microinsurance Innovation Facility, launched in 2008 by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

April 2009

1. 

   Training manual to fight trafficking in children for labour, sexual and other forms of exploitation

   27 April 2009

   The Training manual consists of three Textbooks and one exercise book; 1. Understanding child trafficking, 2. Action against child trafficking at policy and outreach levels 3. Matters of process 4. Exercise book. There is also a facilitators’ guide on CD-ROM This is a joint ILO, UNICEF and UN.GIFT project.

February 2009

1. 

   SIMPOC Training modules on child labour data collection, processing, analysis and reporting

   13 February 2009

   In this manual, SIMPOC has developed a complete and self-contained training kit for practitioners collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting data related to child labour.

June 2008

1. 

   Skills, productivity and employment growth. The case of Latin America

   24 June 2008

   The aim of this study is to illustrate the relations between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in societies in Latin America by means of an analysis of the existing information and case studies of four different countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru). A review of the activities of ...

January 2007

1. 

   Firm and worker training in the Caribbean. A report for the World Bank

   24 January 2007

   Assesses the extent to which Caribbean governments, private sectors and workers' associations have succeeded in promoting productivity through training policies.

April 2005

1. 

   Key competencies and lifelong learning

   29 April 2005

   This book is an initial effort towards systematising experiences involving the application and development of new training approaches. It presents a systematic approach from three perspectives. The first of these is the trend towards organising national qualifications frameworks, genuine national systems of reference for competencies at all levels, along with definitions of performance areas and mechanisms to facilitate labour mobility. The second perspective synthesises the increasing interest in key competencies, which are competencies that allow the worker to perform in a wide spectrum of labour areas. The third perspective has to do with the development of procedures for the recognition and certification of labour competencies.

June 2004

1. 

   Quality management in vocational training. The use of standards and their different applications

   02 June 2004

   Presents an outline of relevant standards, namely ISO 9000 on institutional management, ISO 10015 on human resources management, and ISO 17024 on the certification of persons. Gives information about practices in the application of standards by training institutions and supervisory bodies in South America.

March 2004

1. Moving forward. Toward decent work for people with disabilities. Examples of good practices in vocational training and employment from Asia and the Pacific

   10 March 2004

August 2003

1. Human resources development and training. Report 92 IV (1)

   22 August 2003

   International Labour Conference, 92nd Session 2004, Report IV (1). This report contains the text of the proposed Recommendation concerning human resources development and training which is based on the Proposed Conclusions adopted by the Conference at its 91st session.