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Digital skills
Philippines advances digital construction skills
The Philippines is building a new pool of master trainers in digital construction to help young workers gain better jobs and prepare the industry for modern, high-value projects at home and abroad.
Core skills for employability
ILO strengthens core skills in Ethiopia’s vocational training system to boost employability
Through the ILO Global Skills Programme, TVT trainers in Bahir Dar are turning core skills into classroom practice, helping institutions strengthen communication, teamwork, critical thinking, green skills and digital literacy so young people can...
PROSPECTS Impact
ILO supports youth innovators in Sudan to create jobs and solutions for local challenges
Through the i-UPSHIFT programme, the International Labour Organization brought together 160 young entrepreneurs from refugee and host communities supporting them to showcase innovative solutions and promote inclusive economic opportunities.
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ILO-supported skills recognition initiative in Uganda opens pathways to decent work for refugees and host communities
An ILO-supported initiative in Uganda is helping refugees and host community members transform informally acquired skills into nationally recognized qualifications, improving access to employment, enterprise opportunities and economic inclusion.
Employment in Focus blog series
Employment services explained: Key questions on labour market challenges and opportunities
Employment services are central to connecting people to opportunities and supporting labour market transitions. Senior ILO expert Michael Mwasikakata explains why, and sheds a light on issues around technological transformation, skills development,...
PROSPECTS Impact
ILO empowers Sudanese partners to advance employment-intensive infrastructure development
The ILO brought together Sudanese institutions, contractors and infrastructure specialists in Addis Ababa to strengthen employment-intensive approaches that promote job creation, local recovery and resilient infrastructure development in Sudan.
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New teaching skills help a young teacher transform her classroom in Timor-Leste
Through hands-on training and new teaching methods, one young educator is helping students learn with greater confidence and understanding.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
Lao teachers learn tailoring and bakery skills from Chinese counterparts
ILO/China initiative strengthens women’s skills development and promotes gender equality in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
PROSPECTS Impact
From skills to income: youth in Ethiopia turn training and grants into businesses
Supported by the ILO’s Youth-to-Youth Fund, refugee and host community youth in Ethiopia are using business training and seed funding to launch enterprises and generate income.
Lifelong learning must become a strategic policy priority
A new ILO report warns that without stronger, more inclusive lifelong learning systems, the digital, green and demographic transformations risk deepening inequality.
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Timorese women turn coconut waste into business opportunities
From discarded husks to marketable products, women in Timor-Leste are building greener livelihoods and new sources of income.
New financial education manual equips young entrepreneurs with practical tools for better money management
The ILO has launched a new financial education manual to help young entrepreneurs in Rwanda’s digital economy strengthen their money management skills. Through practical exercises and real-life examples, it builds knowledge in budgeting, savings,...
Quality apprenticeship webinar
From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean
ILO-facilitated webinar brings Caribbean and Latin American experts together to share evidence-based approaches to designing quality apprenticeship systems that respond to real labour market needs.
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Bringing knowledge to the fields: How mobile training is transforming vanilla farming in Timor-Leste
Farmers in remote communities are gaining skills, confidence, and new opportunities through mobile training delivered directly to their villages.
Youth employment
Finding a place in tech: A young woman’s story of learning, participation, and inclusion in Viet Nam
A story of Nguyen Phuong Thao, a young Vietnamese woman who turned self-doubt into confidence and became an advocate for gender equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and green jobs.
Saudi Arabia strengthens national capacities in cooperative development
Saudi Arabia is strengthening its national capacities to promote cooperatives by building a pool of certified cooperative trainers to expand access to locally delivered training and advisory services across the country.
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Bridging the gap between training and work in Timor-Leste
Employment counsellors and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers are gaining the skills to help job seekers navigate the country’s upgraded online job portal.
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ILO-led workshop supports countries to strengthen recognition of prior learning systems
Countries from Africa and the Middle East share practical solutions to strengthen recognition of prior learning and expand access to decent work.
Trade and digitalization
AI training opens doors for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines
In the Philippines, women entrepreneurs in a remote Benguet community harness the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen their small businesses and expand opportunities.
Zambia aligns education with tourism to boost skills and job creation
Zambia has reaffirmed its commitment to aligning education with tourism development to boost skills and job creation. Leaders and partners highlighted curriculum reforms, decent work and skills programmes to drive sustainable tourism growth.
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