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PROSPECTS Impact
Rising from informal work to a government employee: the story of Florence Wambui
Florence Wambui shares her journey from informal work to securing a Ministry job in Kenya, showcasing how Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification and fashion training empowered her career transformation.
Asia and the Pacific
ILO Regional Skills Webinar series kicks off looking at skills and the green transition
Experts from the EU, Singapore, and the ILO share strategies to equip Asia-Pacific's workforce for a green transition, fostering dialogue on skills development, just transition, and policy innovation in the region.
PROSPECTS Impact
Vocational skills boost economic integration of Ethiopia's refugee and host youth
Seventy-five youth from refugee and host communities in Ethiopia graduate from the Jigjiga Polytechnic College through an ILO-supported vocational program, empowering them for employment and self-reliance.
PROSPECTS Impact
Jordan holds technical knowledge transfer workshop on Labour Market Information System
Organized in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), an ILO workshop has provided Jordanian institutions with advanced tools for effective labor market data management and enhanced decision-making.
ILO Launches SIYB Training of Trainers Programme to Bolster Entrepreneurship in Yemen
Supported by funding from the EU and Sweden, this training programme marks a crucial step in expanding the cadre of qualified SIYB trainers, strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem across Yemen.
News
Training on TVET institution management and improvement to promote agroforestry products in Timor-Leste
The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), under the European Union-funded Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project, recently held a transformative five-day workshop on Technical and Vocational Education and Training...
Video
The ILO in Action in Côte d'Ivoire
Discover how the International Labour Organization (ILO) supports Côte d'Ivoire's development by training and supporting young entrepreneurs and workers. Through the ProAgro Youth programme, the ILO helps thousands of young people transform their...
Care economy
Care Work and Care Jobs: Prerequisites for Decent Work and Social Justice
Yemeni Experts Complete ILO-Supported Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training
ILO’s comprehensive Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training empowers thirty Yemeni experts and equips them with vital skills to enhance national resilience and oversee recovery efforts.
News
Empowering Timor-Leste’s vanilla farmers through intensive training of trainers on vanilla cultivation
The ILO-EU Agroforestry Skills Project launches an intensive three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste to enhance the skills with best practices of vanilla cultivation of farmers, NGO technical staff, and...
Workshop on upskilling and creating an inclusive digital economy organized
14 - 18 October
Key Takeaways from ILO’s Participation at Africa Skills Week 2024
Lifelong learning
Philippines assesses lifelong learning for continuous education
Experts and partners convene and use the ILO toolkit to evaluate and improve lifelong learning programmes in the Philippines, resulting in strategic recommendations for enhancement.
Child labour
Digital child labour monitoring empowers communities in Cotabato
A digital initiative to monitor and prevent child labour enables communities, villagers and students to collect and report data to help reduce child labour, including in agriculture and armed conflict.
Advanced training programme in solar energy
ILO and FYCCI launch advanced solar energy training programme to empower technicians and strengthen Yemen's renewable energy sector
This programme, with funding from the EU and Sweden, represents a significant step toward building local expertise in renewable energy solutions.
BG4YE Project
Nurturing confidence and life skills through cooking
Since 2020, Yeukai Maposa has been teaching children aged six to twelve how to cook and bake. What began with 20 children in her kitchen has now grown to 80 students, and she has turned her passion for cooking and teaching into a business called...
News
Refugee Youth Call for Action on Education, Employment, and Leadership at Global Summit
The ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF organized a High-Level Dialogue and Reception on the margins of the Summit of the Future 2024 where young refugees advocated for stronger global commitment to inclusive and sustainable solutions for displaced youth.
14–18 October
ILO’s Commitment to Skills Development at Africa Skills Week 2024
Asia Expert Roundtable on Unemployment Protection 2024
Regional meet seeks to strengthen unemployment protection schemes across Asia
Representatives from 15 Asian countries share insights and strategies to enhance social resilience and economic stability for workers in the region.
News
ILO launches training to boost market-driven livelihood solutions for refugees and host communities in Jordan
AIMS training program equips local experts to enhance employment opportunities through sustainable, market-focused interventions as part of the ILO PROSPECTS initiative.
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