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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.
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...
Vocational training boosts jobs and futures for youth in Jordan
Over 400 young women and men graduate from EU-funded vocational training programme for Jordanians and Syrian refugees.
Skills development
“My vision for the future is for cooperatives in Timor-Leste to become stronger”
The ILO-EU Agriculture Cooperative Management training has inspired the National Director of Cooperative Management Reform and Training Policy to strengthen the role of cooperatives in enhancing the livelihoods of the people of Timor-Leste.
Project story
Over 1000 Women and youths in Bulawayo to benefit from Financial Education Training
The Business Growth for Young Entrepreneurs component of the SEDWAY project has impacted 1,017 entrepreneurs (668 women and 349 men), generating 2,246 jobs (1,196 for females and 1,050 for males) in the districts of Hauna, Mutare, Mutoko, Karoi,...
ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills
Major progress achieved by ILO/China Partnership Programme on Skills Development in Cambodia
The initiative, focusing on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, plays a vital role in transforming Cambodia’s technical and vocational education and training ecosystem and empowering workers.
Women's empowerment
When a mother learns, a family grows
Evangelinha Mafalda da Silva, a single mother from Tiriloka, Baucau, gains new skills for a better future for her family through the virgin coconut oil training programme provided by the Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project,...
Gender equality
Creating opportunities for women in construction in India: A call for action
Tourism
Bangladesh Tourism Board and ILO launch community-based tourism in Jaflong to empower the local Khasi community
Institutional capacity building
Libyan employers take steps toward stronger representation
Libyan employer organizations gain new skills and tools with support from the ILO
ILO and partners highlight pathways to post-crisis recovery in Syria through social dialogue
An ILO-led meeting in Damascus focused on the crucial role of decent work, social protection and labour rights towards realising social justice and sustainable peace in Syria.
Occupational safety and health
Employers in Uzbekistan lead national campaign to promote safer and more innovative workplaces
Empowering South Asia’s Youth for a Greener Future: ILO and UNICEF held a regional webinar on Skills for Green Jobs
The webinar spotlighted the urgent need to equip South Asia’s youth with skills required for a just transition to environmentally sustainable economies
Video
Improving Safety and Health for Tea Workers in Nepal
Thanks to safety and health training provided through the ILO/Japan project “Safety + Health for All Workers in South Asia,” Kamala Bhujel, a tea worker in Jhapa, Nepal, has seen improvements in her working conditions. The project, part of the ILO’s...
Partners celebrate a decade of impact from ILO Job Search Club training
ILO and Ministry of Youth and Sports highlight ten years of youth empowerment in Egypt.
Specialized training tackles violence and harassment in the world of work in Jordan
The ILO and national partners hold a training workshop that coincides with World Day for Safety and Health at Work and International Workers' Day to promote a to promote a safe and violence-free working environment.
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