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Skills for Prosperity Programme in Philippines

Learning to make TVET and skills systems inclusive for all

The ILO provides practical training on social inclusion for partners in the Philippines.

Kyrgyzstan: TVET institutions align their enrolment with results of the analysis of demand for the skilled labour force

The capital city of Kyrgyzstan hosted an on-line meeting to discuss the report entitled “Analysis of demand for skilled labour force and demand-driven TVET enrolment planning in Djalal-Abad region”.

Opening address at the ILO-TESDA National TVET trainers academy train-the-trainers graduation

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-TESDA National TVET trainers academy train-the-trainers graduation, 25 March 2021, Manila, Philippines...

ILO Voices | Forced labour

A future with hope, free from bonded labour

Padma Kumari Tamata was born into a bonded labour family, in which debts are passed from one generation to the other. Her life has turned around following ILO-supported skills training in Nepal that aims to rehabilitate former victims of forced...

Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience

Skills for Prosperity South-East Asia Programme

Build back better: A post-COVID commitment to women

ILO skills specialists outline strategies for helping girls and women in Southeast Asia survive and thrive in the post-pandemic workplace

Skills for Prosperity South-East Asia Programme

Workshop paves way for further developing Malaysia’s workforce with the right mix of skills

Current and future skills needs for construction and food processing industries discussed at ILO online gathering

Vocational education and training

New academy builds capacity for effective and efficient skills development in Lebanon

The ILO has launched the Skills Academy Lebanon to build the capacity of partners in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector, through a customised, online training programme and coaching services.

ILO Voices | Domestic workers

A vision for domestic workers

Mendy Lerato Lusaba, founder of the Domestic Workers Association of Zimbabwe and winner of the ILO Skills Innovation Challenge, has big plans to improve the life of domestic workers in her country.

Cambodia boosts youth entrepreneurship through vocational trainings

The ILO and Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training collaborated on a three-day workshop integrating entrepreneurship skills in vocational curriculums to empower young Cambodians’ careers.

Joint ILO - UNDP Action Supports Local Crafts and Small Artisans in Turkey’s Gaziantep for Face Mask Production against the Coronavirus...

UNDP and ILO joint action with EU-KfW funding will support Gaziantep Union of Chambers of Artisans and Craftsmen (GESOB) with production and delivery of 25,000 face masks daily. The masks will meet the needs of thousands of workers in the city’s...

Automotive industry

Urgent need to promote decent and sustainable work in the automotive industry

With the COVID-19 crisis placing massive economic strains on the automotive industry, governments, workers’ and employers’ representatives agree a roadmap to ensure a future that works for all in the sector.

Resources on career guidance policy and practice in the pandemic

Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia

Statement at the Webinar: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment to Prepare Youth Generation in a Diversity of Professions and Organization

By Mary Kent, Chief Technical Advisor of the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia (SfP-Indonesia), at the webinar organised on 19 February 2021 by PoliMarin (Politeknik Maritim Negeri Indonesia) via ZOOM.

Lifelong learning

Why Trade Unions should act on Skills Development – and how?

To build a ‘better normal’ in the post-COVID-19 world of work, skills development and lifelong learning need to be part of economic transformation. This responsibility should not reside with governments and companies alone. Trade Unions have an...

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.

Core Skill Development Training Workshop successfully held online

On 25th January, the ILO project ‘Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning in China’ successfully organized Core Skill Development Training Workshop online. Over 120 participants from 71 pilot enterprises, TVET institutions and public agencies...

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 for Prosperity Programme in Philippines

Human-centric skills - critical for workers at all ages

Integrating human skills into technical education and training can help prepare young people for- first jobs, says leadership summit in Asia

ILO Voices | Equality and diversity

Diversity is the best ingredient

The Argentinian celebrity chef, Paola Carosella, explains why she joined the ILO’s “Kitchen and Voice” project, which helps marginalized and vulnerable people in Brazil find work in the hospitality sector.