All news: apprentices
ILO and its labour partners jointly launch a virtual training to promote quality apprenticeship at workplaces
A multi-stakeholder partnership join forces to support the enhancement of Indonesian human capital through quality apprenticeship programme.
Indonesia and Australia to explore partnership in enhancing digital skills
The fast growing of digital technology requires advanced technical capacity to adapt the changes. Indonesia and Australia are exploring a partnership to strengthen digital skills of Indonesia’s technical vocational education and training (TVET).
Apprenticeships are good for business
ILO is supporting the Indonesian government’s goal to enhance the competence and competitiveness of human resources by highlighting the benefits of apprenticeship programmes for workers and businesses alike.
G20 Joint Education and Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
Invest in youth says ILO Director-General to the G20
Better skilling and decent work are needed to make sure that long COVID does not mean long-term marginalization of young people from the world of work, emphasized ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a speech to the G20 Labour and Employment...
ILO supports Tanzania’s 1st degree level apprenticeship programme
Did you know that apprenticeships training programmes are the oldest mode of training? Imagine a young tailor learning the craft from her mother or the neighborhood master tailor. Historically, apprenticeships helped to ease the school-to-work...
Press release
The ILO and the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) join forces to support youth and refugees in Greater Cairo
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) have signed an agreement to implement the apprenticeship programme for Egyptian youth and refugee communities in Greater Cairo.
International Training Centre of the ILO
New challenges for TVET and skills development - what do you want to learn today?
The importance of learning new skills has never been as evident as in the last year. Almost overnight, all of the global workforce had to admit they faced challenges with their digital skills. We had to switch to new ways of managing work and doing...
Zanzibar celebrates 1st RPL graduation ceremony
The 64 candidates were awarded VTA certificates in four priority occupations selected through consultative meetings
ILO and partners pave way for higher-level apprenticeships
The two-day consultative workshop aims to provide a platform for social dialogue on expanding apprenticeship programmes in Tanzania.
Girls in ICT Day
Pursuing passion in technology: The journey of a female tech entrepreneur
A young Indonesian female engineer and tech entrepreneur, Fransiska Hadiwidjana, shares her inspiring journey to pursue her passion and to encourage more women to enter the digital world.
COVID-19: Promoting skills development
Soft skills training to prepare youth entering the world of work
Technology advancement and industrial change have substituted manual jobs with machine and digitalization, requiring humans to acquire new skills to survive in the world of work. While technical skills are still relevant, soft skills play a key role...
COVID-19: Promoting skills development
ICT jobs are in demand and for everyone
With a growing transformation of digitalization in Indonesia, everybody can enter the promising ICT sector. Having more people joining the digital workforce, it will bring positive impact to the national economy that benefits both industry and...
COVID-19: Promoting skills development
It is time for young women to grab opportunities in ICT Sector
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector are in demand, providing promising careers for both men and women. The ILO supports wider involvement of women in the sector.
COVID-19: Promoting skills development
Indonesian skills training instructors move towards digital transformation
COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated online transformation in all human activities, including in the skills training sector. Training instructors, thus, need to develop their digital skills to deliver online courses more effectively.
COVID-19: Promoting skills development
Soft skills improve the employability of youth and job seekers
The ILO improves the employability of youth and job seekers, particularly from the marginalized and vulnerable groups, through a series of soft skills training programmes.
EU and ILO mark anniversary of the Council Recommendation on a European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships
At a high-level conference on quality and effective apprenticeships, organized by the ILO and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, the ILO Director-General said that the pandemic has severely affected skills and lifelong learning. The effects...
Tanzania takes another step towards strengthening RPL
The exercise is part of the Government of Tanzania’s objective to expand the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Programme nationwide.
Our impact, their voices
How Indonesian youth respond to COVID-19 pandemic
The ILO conducted two complementing surveys to learn about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic to Indonesian youth. The results revealed how youth deal with this ongoing crisis.
Skills development
Vocational training hampered by COVID-19 pandemic
A new report based on an inter-agency survey on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) highlights the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as innovations in teaching and learning.
Skills development partnerships in the Global South: A global event - an initiative led by Africa.
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