All news: vocational training + vocational guidance

Youth labour market integration: the case for quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Blog by Gonzalo Graña, ILO/CINTERFOR Specialist on Quality Apprenticeships

RIDE for YwD

Around 600 people, including 100 youth with disabilities, participated in "Cycling for Inclusive and Decent Employment for Young Persons with Disabilities - RIDE for YwD" by cycling and walking in Phnom Penh on 20 August 2022. About 200 cyclists...

ILO Voices | Tourism recovery

How my tourism business survived COVID-19

When COVID-19 struck Indonesia, Dekha Dewandana’s previously thriving ‘homestay’ tourism business was pushed to the verge of collapse. With the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO), his business survived and grew.

Skills Challenge Innovation Call

Five awards up for grabs for equality and diversity prototypes in Malaysia’s TVET

The ILO’s 1st Malaysia Skills Challenge Innovation Call searches for innovative ideas and solutions to enhance gender equality and social inclusion in TVET and training institutions.

FAIRWAY in Ethiopia supporting Ethiopian returnee migrant workers to obtain vocational skills training for reintegration within the country

As part of the COVID-19 response and in line with Government of Ethiopia's priority to facilitate reintegration of returnee migrant workers, FAIRWAY in Ethiopia is providing different vocational skills training to 500 returnee migrant workers.

Construction of new facility to aid in vocational training for marginalized youth in Saint Lucia

The facility, will host a new state of the art hospitality and catering block for the vocational curriculum.

Skills development

Indonesian student embarks on her dream of becoming a ship’s captain

Women remain underrepresented in the maritime sector, but a female Indonesian maritime student is charting new territory as she joins an international cargo ship for a year-long training.

Skills development

Villagers jump-start their businesses with new marketing strategies

An ILO-UK programme gives post-training support to boost the business potential of entrepreneurs from Indonesia’s coastal tourism villages.

Skills and employability

New pact to boost skills in Malaysia construction industry

ILO and Master Builders Association Malaysia team up to increase employability and facilitate career progression of workers, particularly women and vulnerable youth.

ILO lends technical assistance to Suriname in the review of its TVET Programmes covered by the Foundation for Labour Mobilization and...

At the end of the review, recommendations were presented to the Minister Mac Andrew and the Management of the SAO for consideration and implementation.

Opening address at the Learner-centred STEM in TVET national workshop graduation

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Learner-centred STEM in TVET national workshop graduation, 30 May 2022, Manila, Philippines

TVET in Ukraine

Education under fire: Vocational training and education in Ukraine during times of war−The example of Sumy region

Since February 24, people in Ukraine have been living and working under the conditions of a full-scale war by the Russian Federation. One of the focus regions of ILO’s work on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was the Sumy...

WorldSkills Africa underlined the importance of skills development for refugees

The ILO and its partners supported a team of trainers and a refugee contestant to participate in this internationally-recognized skills competition, providing them with a powerful opportunity to learn from global talents and strengthen their...

Article

Industry exposure for vocational trainers to address skills gap in Ethiopia

A public-private partnership led by ILO PROSPECTS Ethiopia is providing industry interface to trainers from vocational institutes, enhancing their understanding of skills in demand and evolving management practices.

ILO Caribbean Office-CINTEFOR launch new course on Quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Participants from Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago representing Ministries of Labour, employers’ and workers’ organizations and technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions are taking the course

Community of Practice on Digital Skills and Digitalization of TVET system was held, with a focus on business incubation and innovation in...

On 29 March 2022, the twelfth session of the Community of Practice (CoP) on digital skills and digitalization of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems was held. In the presence of three guest speakers, it focused on business...

Vocational education

“Virtual” is now a TVET training reality in North Macedonia

When mishandling equipment can cause damages or even fatal accidents, investment into quality training is indispensable. This holds especially true for electrotechnical professions. In North Macedonia, the ILO and partners introduced for the first...

ILO supports key partners to deliver employment and career guidance in Lebanon

A three-day training focused on ILO’s “Career Guidance and Employment Services: How to Choose my Future Profession,” a training tool for institutions providing employment and career guidance for jobseekers.

International Women's Day

Transforming Indonesian women into entrepreneurs

The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia has equipped women in coastal villages with practical and relevant entrepreneurial skills.

Op-Ed

The role of career guidance in a changing world of work

Human-centered career guidance and employment services can support the transition or re-entry of job seekers into employment, meet the needs of enterprises and contribute to economic priorities.