All news: Education and training
Just transition
Geologist shapes a just transition, sustainable energy in the Philippines
A female geologist, supervisor, and union leader champions a just transition within the Philippines' geothermal sector to ensure a sustainable future for workers and the environment.
Equality@Work
Jordan moves towards a unified national mechanism to increase women’s labour force participation
The Ministry of Labour, the International Labour Organization and national partners are advancing an institutional framework to align efforts and data and track the impact of policies and programmes aimed at increasing women’s economic participation...
Strengthening Africa's skills systems
From Vision to Action: ILO support advances Africa’s Continental TVET Strategy
The ILO is helping African countries turn the Continental TVET Strategy 2025–2034 into practical reforms that strengthen skills systems, connect training with labour market needs and expand pathways to decent work. At the Addis Ababa conference on...
Quality apprenticeship
Tonga launches its first-ever National Apprenticeship Policy with ILO support
New policy aims to strengthen pathways from education and training to employment and support the development of a skilled and resilient workforce across the Pacific nation.
News
ILO launches career guidance and counselling campaign for 750 university students and job seekers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The initiative equips young people with guidance, access to employment services and knowledge of their rights to navigate the transition from education to decent work.
Just energy transition
Entrepreneurship skills help communities in Indonesia build new livelihoods beyond coal
Through the ILO's Regional Innovation Initiative for a Just Energy Transition (IKI-JET), three trainers are helping workers and communities in Indonesia build new livelihoods through entrepreneurship.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
Cambodia advances digital and industrial skills through ILO/China South-South Cooperation
Training equips Cambodian technical and vocational education and training (TVET) instructors with industrial automation and digital construction skills to support the country's manufacturing and construction sectors
Jordan's trade unions step up efforts to make workplaces more inclusive for persons with disabilities
A new ILO training-of-trainers programme empowers union leaders to promote equal rights, remove workplace barriers and advance decent work for persons with disabilities.
Capacity building and knowledge exchange
Knowledge exchange fundamental to driving productive employment amidst structural shifts
ITCILO Employment Academy underscores the importance of adapting policies to meet the needs of today’s rapidly changing labour market.
Press release
ILO supports Syria’s shift to a greener economy through skills, partnerships and policy dialogue
Green skills development is helping equip workers and institutions with the knowledge needed to support Syria's just transition and sustainable recovery.
Financial literacy
How the ILO is strengthening financial education in Indonesia
Through the Desa Berdaya Programme, the ILO is building local capacity in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara for financial education, enabling facilitators to equip communities with the financial knowledge and skills needed to strengthen their...
Teachers strengthen digital learning in vocational classrooms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The EU4Education and Employment project is empowering vocational teachers on how to apply new didactic tools and approaches to engage with students in the digital age.
Financial inclusion
How inclusive banking is creating opportunities for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia
Through their partnership, the ILO and Shabelle Bank are expanding access to affordable, inclusive finance, helping refugees and host communities in Ethiopia’s Somali Region grow businesses and build more resilient livelihoods.
Article
Employment-intensive fish farming creates green jobs in Uganda
With ILO support, a fish farming group in Isingiro District is demonstrating how employment-intensive nature-based solutions can create jobs, strengthen community cooperation and protect wetland ecosystems.
Cameroon lays foundation for recognizing skills gained through labour-based public works
Cameroon has taken an important step towards establishing a system to recognize skills gained through labour-based infrastructure programmes, paving the way for future certification and improved employment opportunities.
Youth employment
ILO helps strengthen graduate employability through core skills training in Ethiopia
Through the ILO Global Skills Programme, 40 TVT trainers and university instructors are being equipped to embed communication, teamwork, digital and problem-solving skills into teaching, helping prepare graduates for a changing world of work.
Training strengthens leadership capacities of women and young trade unionists
Practical leadership, advocacy and social dialogue skills help women and young leaders shape trade union decisions and build more inclusive, representative unions
ILO/China Partnership Programme
ILO–China South-South Cooperation strengthens Cambodian trainers' industrial robotics skills
The training strengthens institutional capacity and promotes the transfer of knowledge and practical expertise to support Cambodia's industrial transformation.
Syria and the ILO strengthen government capacity to turn strategy into measurable results
Training programme equips Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour officials with practical tools to strengthen strategic planning, project implementation and results-based monitoring.
World Youth Skills Day
From certificate to career: closing the skills mismatch
This Op-Ed by Max Tuñón, Country Director, ILO Bangladesh was published by The Daily Star, one of the leading English newspapers in Bangladesh on 15 July 2026 to mark the World Youth Skills Day.
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