All news: Education and training

Fourth skills governance training workshop for skills development professionals held in Kishoreganj

Capacity strengthening workshops for professionals in the skills development sector continued in Kishoreganj Technical School & College from December 18-21, 2014. The goal of the fourth workshop was to use the monitoring tools developed in previous...

Co-operation

ILO and Ton Duc Thang University sign collaboration acknowledgement

Both sides agreed on an outline for future collaboration and joint activities in areas of mutual interest.

Meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group

On April 14, the second meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group created within the framework of the ILO project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy. Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation” took place in a conference hall of...

Amir starts work in first year of training through public private partnership

Amir’s parents are farmers, living a small rural village in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh. Traditionally, this would mean that Amir would also become a farmer. He was the first person in his family who had completed secondary education...

First public private partnership in technical education in Bangladesh

Graphic Arts Institute and Shamustshuk Printers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on May 3 in the presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr N I Khan. The MOU is a formal recognition of the first public private partnership to be...

Partnerships

Israel helps ILO promote decent work for Roma youth

Contribution will focus on Central and Eastern Europe

Kazakh delegation visits Germany

On 1-5 March a delegation from Kazakhstan, accompanied by ILO experts, visited Berlin to study German employment policies. Special focus was put on the German dual education system and employment legislation - issues which are currently high on the...

New ILO Study on Child Labour in South Asia

The ILO’s first South Asia report estimates almost 17 million children between five and 17 years are engaged in child labour in South Asia, with one in five of these being aged 11 or under.

Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications holds its regular meeting

On January 29, the Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications held its regular meeting in Moscow. In addition to the National Council’s members, taking part in the meeting were representatives of the presidential administration,...

Enhancing Employability through Skills Development in Galkayo

Light Engineering plays an important role in industrialisation where innovation has resulted in the creation of new products and transforming concepts and materials into products.

Sheuly picks up role model award

Shuely Akter, a disabled sewing machine operator trained by the ILO/EU TVET Reform Project picked up a Platinum Role Model Award at the Bangladesh Social and Environmental Excellence Awards 2014 in Dhaka 9 December.

Indonesia

Taking tourism beyond natural beauty

The ILO’s JOY project is changing residents’ lives in Nongkojajar, East Java and transforming the once quiet town into an agrotourism destination.

New strategy seeks to reinvigorate Bangladeshi apprenticeship system

The need to popularise apprenticeships and the benefits that this will have for both the workforce and the Bangladesh economy were discussed at a high level consultation held today

Georgian trade unions strengthen their education system

From October 30 to November 2 the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation hosted a workshop on the training of trade union educators. Twenty-five representatives of the trade union education system participated in the workshop organized within the...

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.

Nicaragua

“Supervisors of the future”

The ILO American Regional Meeting kicks off next week in Lima, Peru, with a focus on topics such as productivity, social inclusion, competitiveness and the informal economy. ILO News looks at how some of these issues have been tackled in the apparel...

Nobel Peace Prize

Guy Ryder: "This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a landmark moment in the fight against child labour"

The International Labour Organization salutes the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.

Opportunities for upgrading training programmes in Tajikistan’s education system

n October 7, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss opportunities for upgrading training programmes and curricula in Tajikistan’s education system.

World Teachers’ Day

"Investing in teachers means investing in the future"

Joint message (ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, Education International) for the World Teachers’ Day. 5 October 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of World Teachers’ Day, which commemorates the adoption of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the status...

Kazakhstan to provide free technical vocational education

Kazakhstan will provide free first technical vocational education. At a Cabinet meeting on September 23 Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov introduced a bill amending and supplementing several legal acts on education.