All events: skilled workers + unskilled workers + training + skills + lifelong learning + education and training

1st Knowledge Sharing Workshop of all Africa Labour-based Training Institutions

The Knowledge Sharing Workshop brings together trainers from 18 National Educational and EIIP Training Institutions in Africa. The workshop mainly aims to provide a forum for exchanging of teaching/training experiences among the participating...

Tacloban and Samar Haiyan response culminating event

Culminating Event of ILO's Haiyan Response in Tacloban and Samar

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Emergency Employment and Livelihood Recovery (EELR) Project for Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) draws to a close in October 2015. In commemoration of the occasion, the Project...

Financial and management information for collective bargaining

Understanding Company Financial and Management Information for Collective Bargaining

The ILO’s Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV), in collaboration with ILO CO-Manila, organized a national workshop for trade unions on the topic ‘Understanding company financial and management information for collective bargaining’ on 29-30...

Global Labour University

Application for Global Labour University Programmes in Brazil and South Africa

ASEAN Meeting of Skills Focal Points In Collaboration with the Department of Skill Development Ministry of Labour of Thailand

The ILO Regional Skills Programme through its Korea-funded Project on “Towards a Mutual Recognition of Skills in CLM (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar) Countries for AEC 2015 and Beyond” and the ILO ASEAN TRIANGLE project (ATP), in collaboration with...

Certificate Course in Trade Unionism for Social Justice in East Africa

Investing in youth and ensuring decent jobs to harness the demographic dividend

On the occasion of the first-ever World Youth Skills Day, joint side event of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

Basic trade union leadership

Young Trade Union Leaders in Luzon Trained on Basic Trade Union Leadership

At least 12 workers’ organizations at the national and local union levels, who participated in these series of trainings, are able to use knowledge they have gained specifically on trade union rights and employment relations in implementing their...

Tourism-related skills training

Skills Development and Placement Opportunities for Tourism in Cebu (SPOT Cebu) Trainees’ Orientation

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Cebu (PGC) and the St Jude Foundation (SJF), and with funding from the Government of Japan and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC),...

Global Labour University

Application for Global Labour University Programmes in Germany, India and USA : Final Deadline

Implementation of National Skills Development Policy Gaining Traction

A four day workshop on capacity strengthening for monitoring the implementation of the National Skills Development Policy implementation plan was held in Kisoregonj from December 18 – 21, 2014.

Centre of Excellence for Leather (COEL) trained nearly 12000 people

Dhaka: The Centre of Excellence for Leather (COEL) has trained close to 12,000 persons in leather sector as Machine Operator, Supervisor and Machine Maintenance Technician. Employment rate for these newly trained people stands at a staggering...

TESDA's skills and livelihood training

Launching of TESDA Skills and Livelihood Training Programme in Calubian, Leyte

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with Save the Children and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Region VIII (TESDA R-8), implemented a series of skills development training courses on carpentry and...

Centre of Excellence

First Competency Based Training for RMG Enterprise Trainers/Assessors held in Bangladesh

Selected trainers and assessors working in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) industry learned how to introduce Competency Based Training to workers 13-18 September 2014.

Media Training for Disabled People’s Organizations

The role of media is crucial in shaping people’s mindset about disability and to help addressing stereotypes and misconception about disability. Media also serves as the main source of information for services and opportunities and to provide useful...

Training of Trainers on Financial Education

The Mentawai Islands Livelihoods Recovery Programme aims at supporting the recovery of the productive economy in among households of Pagai Utara (North Pagai) and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai) affected by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami through...

Language skills a key factor for migrant workers' empowerment

Returned migrant workers from the Middle-Eastern countries identified language skills as key factor for workers empowerment and in ensuring better working relations with the employer

EU-ILO cooperation

ILO panel "Skills for Bangladesh" at European Development Days

The ILO organizes a panel on a joint ILO - EU skills project in Bangladesh at the European Development Days, the European Commission’s yearly forum on international affairs and development cooperation.

Training: "The labour dimensions of trafficking in children"

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) is organizing its annual interregional course “The labour dimension of trafficking in children” that will run from 28 October to 1 November, 2013 in Turin.

Youth in Jordan receive training on rights and responsibilities in the workplace

Young Jordanian men and women to learn about international conventions, national labour laws and other work related issues.