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

4 in 1 - training handbook for non-formal training providers

The “4 in 1 Approach” developed by the Government of Indonesia’s Ministry of National Education and the ILO seeks to address some of the key challenges faced in the skills development system for out-of-school youth by focusing on orienting skills...

Skills for rural development

Key issues and policy options to promote training and skills development in rural areas.

Background note for Green Jobs, Greener Business Training for Constituents and Partners – Thailand

Provides background information on the Green Jobs, Greener Business Training for Constituents and Partners – Thailand

Labour market project: Better information for creating jobs and developing skills in Viet Nam (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project VIE/07/02/EEC - Evaluation Consultants: Leowinata Sevilla and David Smawfield

Report on the implementation of elimination of child labour actions by trade unions as a follow-up of Workshop on “Strengthening Capacities...

As part of the action programme "Mobilisation and Capacity Building of Teachers’ Association and Wider Trade Unions in Indonesia in Eliminating Child Labour", PGRI, with the support of technical assistance from ILO-IPEC, has conducted the workshop...

Protecting the working poor. Annual report 2010

This is the third Annual Report of the Microinsurance Innovation Facility, launched in 2008 by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Skills development, employment services and local economic recovery for the construction sector (Final Evaluation Evaluation Summary)

Project LEB/07/03/ITA - Evaluation consultant: Wolfgang Schwegler-Rohmeis and Khalil Asmar

Report: Training needs assessment for industrial relations court judges

ILO and the Education and Training Center for Technical Law and Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia (Technical Training Unit) are collaborating to strengthen the technical capacity of judges of the Industrial Relations Court...

A Skilled Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth

The training strategy for strong, sustainable and balanced growth addresses strategic issues as well as practical arrangements on Skills Development.

Mainstreaming environmental issues in sustainable enterprises: An exploration of issues, experiences and options

Employment Working Paper No. 75

Manual: business continuity planning (in Bahasa Indonesia)

Given the importance of business continuity planning efforts, one of the activities conducted through the Business Continuity project in a pandemic situation is entered into the business continuity planning-related training by using risk management...

A study on informal apprenticeship in Malawi

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 9

Economic and other benefits of the entrepreneurs’ cooperative as a specific form of enterprise cluster

This book presents entrepreneurs’ cooperatives - cooperatives formed by groups of entrepreneurs, independently owned businesses, tradesmen, professionals, or by municipalities and other public bodies. It shows that cooperatives have helped...

What role for labour market policies and institutions in development? Enhancing security in developing countries and emerging economies

Employment Working Paper No. 67

Regional Workshop on the Role of Trade Unions in Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers in Arab Countries: Background Information

There are today millions of domestic workers. They represent an important and growing segment of the labour force and their work is enabling others to improve their living standards. The great majority of them are women and many are migrant workers.

Discussion paper

Industrial Skills Councils for Bangladesh

This paper sets out a rationale and proposal for the establishment of a network of Industry Skills Councils (ISC) in Bangladesh.

Socialization and training module for the prevention and withdrawal of child domestic workers (in Bahasa Indonesia)

This training manual of CDW is expected to be utilized by various parties that directly or indirectly related to the handling of child domestic workers. For example, institutions implementing the training in the delivery area, transit or in the...

Leaflet on the Joint Programme on Gender Equality

Provides a brief summary about the Joint Programme on Gender Equality funded by the Spanish Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund.

Leaflet on the Better Work Viet Nam Project

Provides a brief summary about the project funded by Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Background Paper - Skills development in the workplace

This paper addresses the need for skills development in companies and different approaches internationally to learning and training in companies. It is designed for the ILO SKILLS-AP/Japan regional technical workshop and study programme on skills...