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Global Accelerator
ILO training strengthens employment counselling in Uzbekistan
Employment counsellors from four regions completed interactive ILO training, strengthening interviewing and assessment skills across public employment services in Uzbekistan.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
Cambodia’s National TVET Day 2026 strengthens partnerships for skills and workforce development
The annual event showcases the role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in creating jobs, improving productivity and equipping workers with skills through South-South Cooperation.
Green skills
Philippines pilots new green skills construction training
A new core team of master trainers will promote foundational skills on sustainable building materials, renewable energy, and climate-resilient design to prepare young workers for the construction industry’s green transition through the ILO-Korea...
ILO/China Partnership Programme
Cambodian trainers advance new electric vehicle skills through South-South Cooperation
ILO-supported training enhances technical trainers’ capacity in new energy vehicle technologies to support the country’s green transition and growing demand for NEV expertise.
Advancing skills and climate-resilient roads in rural Zambia
A pilot road project in Mikango, Chongwe, is creating jobs, building skills and promoting climate-resilient construction. Using labour-based methods, 22 participants gained hands-on training while improving rural road access and supporting...
2026 World Youth Development Forum
The ILO joins efforts with youth leaders to shape the AI-driven future world of work
On 16 June 2026, over 300 delegates from 120 countries participated in the 2026 World Youth Development Forum-Thematic Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Youth Empowerment, sharing insights and innovations on how AI enhances youth development.
Labour migration and skills development
Latin America and the Caribbean moves closer to mutual recognition of skills certifications through digital credentials
In Panama, representatives from 13 countries advanced the Skills Passport, a regional mechanism designed to verify competencies and facilitate labour mobility through mutually recognized digital credentials.
Digital skills
Digital construction skills for a better future of work
As the construction industry embraces digital transformation, the International Labour Organization and the Government of the Republic of Korea are helping young Filipinos gain the skills needed to thrive in a more technology-driven future.
Voices from ILO PROSPECTS
A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia
Through entrepreneurship training and access to finance under the PROSPECTS programme, Hussien Saleman has expanded Al Nur Poultry Farm, created jobs for young people and strengthened local supply chains in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
ILO and partners back Africa's push to put apprenticeships at the centre of its decent work agenda
Ministers, employers, workers and skills practitioners from across Africa gathered in Abuja to accelerate the transition from informal apprenticeships to quality, recognised skills pathways.
Social protection
ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste
The ILO training programme brings together stakeholders in Timor-Leste to expand social security coverage and strengthen protection for workers in the informal economy.
Podcast
Lifelong learning and the future of work
In a world shaped by AI, the green transition, and demographic change, lifelong learning is key to supporting good jobs and more inclusive societies. But new ILO research shows access to quality learning is still deeply unequal.
News
EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to deliver agroforestry skills training for employment, climate resilience and economic diversification in Timor-Leste.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
From uncertainty to confidence: Yann Ratha’s journey into Cambodia’s EV future
ILO/China partnership strengthens TVET teachers’ capacity to support Cambodia’s transition to electric mobility.
Financial education
ILO strengthens Indonesia’s Financial Education Network through trainer certification and capacity building
New trainers certified and national network refreshed to expand quality financial education across communities and sectors in Indonesia.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
Driving Cambodia’s green skills transition through South-South cooperation
ILO/China Partnership Programme helps Cambodian technical and vocational education and training (TVET) teachers gain skills to maintain New Energy Vehicles.
RISE for Impact
Uzbekistan strengthens capacities on international labour standards and social dialogue
Participants from Uzbekistan completed specialized ITCILO training programmes on international labour standards, collective bargaining and social dialogue with support from the ILO.
ILO launches African work-based learning network
The International Labour Organization has launched a continental network of master trainers to support stronger, more inclusive work-based learning systems across Africa.
ILO/China Partnership Programme
New energy, new confidence: South–South Cooperation prepares Cambodia’s electric vehicle trainers
Training through South–South Cooperation equips Cambodian technical teachers with skills, confidence and networks to support the country’s green transition.
Launch of Financial education programme for migrant workers communities in Italy
New programme equips Embassies, Consulates and migrant community leaders to deliver certified financial education training and promote decent work for migrant workers in Italy.
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