All publications: skilled workers + unskilled workers + training + skills + lifelong learning + education and training

Regional Research Brief

Lifelong learning and skills for the future: Insights for Africa

This regional brief explores how lifelong learning and skills development can support resilience, inclusion and decent work in Africa. Drawing on new data and analysis, it highlights access gaps, shifting skills demand and priorities for building...

World of Work Series

Lifelong learning and skills for the future

This report offers a clear roadmap on how countries can build inclusive, forward-looking lifelong learning systems that support workers and enterprises in a transforming world of work.

Technical Report

The Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes on Youth

This joint ILO and World Bank report synthesizes over three decades of impact evaluation evidence across 62 countries to assess the impact of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on young people's employment and earnings outcomes.

Education, Skills and Training

Toolkit to assess current skills system for lifelong learning

This practical assessment toolkit complements a two-part report: Analytical framework and toolkit for the review of national lifelong learning systems - Part 1 and Toolkit for lifelong learning policy assessment - Part 2.

Education, Skills and Training

Analytical framework and toolkit for the review of national lifelong learning systems: Part 1

The current document is specifically designed for policymakers interested in adopting lifelong learning as a skills strategy. The present document is the first of a two-part handbook. The first part reviews the policy framework for lifelong...

Education, Skills and Training

Toolkit for lifelong learning policy assessment: Part 2

In Part 1 of this handbook, we explain the different aspects of a lifelong learning policy framework. In Part 2 of the handbook, we incorporate a toolkit for policy assessment.

ILO key messages for the EU Skills Portability Initiative

The International Labour Office has contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Skills Portability Initiative. The Initiative represents an important opportunity to improve transparency, facilitate the recognition of...

Getting Skills Right

Flexible Learning Pathways into Healthcare Occupations

Skills and Lifelong Learning

A think piece on apprenticeship development in Africa

Promoting better linkages between informal apprenticeship and formal systems.

Skills and Lifelong Learning

A think piece on apprenticeship development in Africa

Promoting better linkages between informal apprenticeship and formal systems.

ILO Research Department Training

Research Training on Evidence-Based Policy Making for Decent Work

Empowering mid- to senior-level officials with advanced research and data skills to transform evidence into effective policies for social justice and decent work. By bridging the gap between research and policy, the course equips participants to...

G7

Compendium of best practices for a human-centered development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the world of work

This compendium of best practices to advance the implementation of the 2024 G7 Action Plan for a human-centered adoption of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of work was developed under the G7 Employment Working...

Migration

Advancing Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development in ASEAN: Unlocking Opportunities for Migrant Workers through the Vientiane...

This report, developed in support of the Vientiane Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers, and its accompanying Checklist, presents a comprehensive analysis of the current challenges and opportunities in...

Full report

Workforce 2030 : Skills for thriving in the green and digital transition

This report analyses the employment impacts of the green and digital transitions, the associated implications for occupational and skills needs, and how to respond more effectively to the challenges arising.

Briefing note

Establishment of Skills Development Fund in Indonesia: Status of the discussion and possible way forward

This briefing note captures the current status of discussions and outlines a practical, four-phased approach for establishing the ISDF. It offers insights into how Indonesia can create an outcome-oriented skills financing model that empowers...

Meaningful youth engagement

A practical guide for meaningful youth engagement in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Africa

This manual provides practical, step-by-step guidance to institutionalise meaningful youth engagement in TVET systems. It is designed to help stakeholders strengthen youth participation across all levels of Technical and Vocational Education and...

Policy Brief

Powering the future: Green hydrogen and the workforce of tomorrow

This brief presents skills insights on Green Hydrogen sector.

Factsheet

PROSPECTS Partnership Kenya: Building inclusive pathways for refugees and host communities

This factsheet details the PROSPECTS Partnership's support for Kenya's progressive shift toward refugee inclusion and self-reliance. It focuses on strengthening national systems across four pillars: Protection, Education, Economic Inclusion, and...

Briefing paper

PROSPECTS in Action: Vision, Milestones, and Impact

This briefing paper details the collective action of the PROSPECTS coalition (ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF, IFC and World Bank) supported by the Netherlands to improve the lives of forcibly displaced persons and host communities. It promotes self-reliance by...

Factsheet

PROSPECTS Partnership Ethiopia: Strengthening rights, inclusion, and dignified opportunities

This factsheet details the PROSPECTS Partnership's support for Ethiopia's progressive policies. It focuses on integrating over one million refugees into national systems, enhancing their rights, and promoting dignified economic and social...