All news: Education and training

PROSPECTS Impact

Empowered with ILO’s training, women farmers in Sudan expand cooperative and market opportunities

An ILO-supported initiative is equipping 1,000 displaced and host community women in White Nile State with practical agricultural skills, cooperative development training, and access to markets.

Skills development and responsible business conduct

ILO’s training initiatives strengthen public-private cooperation in responsible business and workforce development

Through innovative training programmes, the ILO bridges the gaps in the electronics industry between workforce skills and industry demands, empowering workers and employers with the expertise needed to drive responsible business conduct.

Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)

ILO’s EIIP launches Annual Contractor Training to strengthen sustainable infrastructure delivery in Lebanon

Over 90 local contractors are trained on ILO EIIP principles and mandates as a prerequisite training for them to participate in future tenders.

Skills development and responsible business conduct

ILO and its business partners unite to drive responsible business through skills development

Three newly published guidelines aim to enhance training programmes and professional development, equipping future professionals with essential skills while ensuring ethical labour standards.

Enterprise digitalization

A young farmer’s journey to smarter agribusiness

At 24, Maria Joyce Escosa transforms farming in Igbaras with organic produce and digital tools, blending tradition with innovation for a sustainable future.

Press release

ILO report highlights slowing employment growth in Asia and the Pacific in 2025

A new study by the ILO forecasts that recent global uncertainty will affect the region’s employment outlook for 2025.

PROSPECTS Impact

With ILO’s assistance young entrepreneurs wash away unemployment challenges

With financial and technical support from the ILO and youth-led organizations in Ethiopia, two young entrepreneurs launched their own car wash business, defying the challenges in accessing jobs and higher education.

Harnessing skills for peace: Mozambique adapts ILO skills guide to support recovery in conflict-hit North

In Mozambique, where violence and displacement have upended countless lives, a new initiative is harnessing the power of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to foster peace and social cohesion.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Lao students and teachers to benefit from South-South Cooperation Skills Development Network

With support from the ILO/China Partnership Programme, a new China-Laos cooperation aims to improve skills development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Lao teachers gain e-commerce and social marketing skills to empower youth entrepreneurs

The ILO-China Partnership Project on Skills Development enhances educators’ expertise and fosters the delivery of quality employment opportunities.

Skills development

Dialogue with private sector highlights collaborative approach to skills development in Bangladesh

News

Africa unites to transform skills and apprenticeships

More than 100 stakeholders from 24 African countries gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, from 14 to 16 May 2025, to drive forward a shared vision: quality skills and apprenticeships that empower workers, especially in the informal economy.

Skills

National Apprenticeship Policy takes shape in Tonga

Stakeholders push forward development of a new policy to help alleviate skills shortages in key sectors while building a resilient, skilled workforce.

Jordan’s occupational safety and health inspection capacity bolstered through training initiative

Under an EU-funded programme, the ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour are equipping labour inspectors with training needed to obtain globally recognised qualifications in health, safety and environmental management.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Empowering university students to champion workplace safety and health

The ILO’s series of interactive sessions on safety and health at work have engaged hundreds of students from several universities to become proactive agents of workplace safety and health.

Bringing Skills to Light

Ethiopia takes step towards inclusive certification through Recognition of Prior Learning

Across Ethiopia, Certification of Competency officials are putting Recognition of Prior Learning into action — turning informal skills into formal qualifications. With new tools, shared strategies, and regional action plans in hand, they’re leading...

International labour standards

Thirteen leading universities in Bangladesh to integrate International Labour Standards in labour law curricula

Thirteen public and private universities across Bangladesh signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ILO to integrate International Labour Standards (ILS) in their labour law curricula.

Institutional capacity building

Libyan employers take steps toward stronger representation

Libyan employer organizations gain new skills and tools with support from the ILO

Tourism

Bangladesh Tourism Board and ILO launch community-based tourism in Jaflong to empower the local Khasi community

Occupational safety and health

Employers in Uzbekistan lead national campaign to promote safer and more innovative workplaces