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Building ownership - ACCEL Africa

Smallholder tea association taking lead in sustaining youth empowerment initiatives in Malawi

Msuwadzi Tea Association in Malawi is championing youth empowerment by continuing to support the youth training activities initiated by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project. This sustainable initiative has built skills, boosted livelihoods, and fostered...

Formalization

Research brief: Returns to education in Viet Nam: Earnings, education and the transition to formality

This brief explores whether higher qualifications still lead to better earnings in Viet Nam, and how education and training shape workers’ transitions from informal to formal employment.

Training manual for trainers

Skills development and responsible business conduct

Fundamental principles and rights at work, skills for digital transformation, and skills for environmental sustainability.

Skills Development

Enhanced approach to work-based learning promotes skills development and decent work in Thailand’s automotive industry

Thailand’s Dual Vocational Training system enhanced in line with ILO standards on apprenticeships, with training developed to equip enterprises in the automotive industry to provide quality on-the-job training.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Lao students and teachers to benefit from South-South Cooperation Skills Development Network

With support from the ILO/China Partnership Programme, a new China-Laos cooperation aims to improve skills development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Harnessing skills for peace: Mozambique adapts ILO skills guide to support recovery in conflict-hit North

In Mozambique, where violence and displacement have upended countless lives, a new initiative is harnessing the power of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to foster peace and social cohesion.

Cherry producers in Lebanon prepare for EU export markets through ILO-supported training

Awareness sessions help farmers and agricultural SMEs understand compliance protocols, strengthen value chain collaboration, and build capacity for certification.

Partnership for sustainable development

ECA and ILO forge partnership to promote social justice and inclusive economic growth in Africa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and ILO have signed a groundbreaking MoU to advance social justice and inclusive economic growth across Africa. The partnership will focus on job creation, youth and women’s empowerment, social...

Women's leadership

Maria’s leadership journey: Driving change and strengthening communities

The EU-funded Agroforestry Skills Project's Agricultural Cooperative Management Training has transformed Maria Evangelina. With support from the ILO, she has risen as a leader and role model, driving her cooperative forward and inspiring other women...

Child labour

Climate-resilient livelihoods to address child labour in Cotabato dumpsite

Climate-resilient livelihood support in duck raising and floating vegetable gardens open opportunities for community members and parents of child labourers to earn even during floods in Cotabato City.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Lao teachers gain e-commerce and social marketing skills to empower youth entrepreneurs

The ILO-China Partnership Project on Skills Development enhances educators’ expertise and fosters the delivery of quality employment opportunities.

Policy Brief

Mainstreaming disability inclusion in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Africa

This policy brief focuses on how mainstream Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and skills development systems can improve the labour market situation of persons with disabilities in Africa.

Guidance note

Strengthening skills anticipation and matching in African Union member states

Skills development

Dialogue with private sector highlights collaborative approach to skills development in Bangladesh

News

Africa unites to transform skills and apprenticeships

More than 100 stakeholders from 24 African countries gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, from 14 to 16 May 2025, to drive forward a shared vision: quality skills and apprenticeships that empower workers, especially in the informal economy.

Skills

National Apprenticeship Policy takes shape in Tonga

Stakeholders push forward development of a new policy to help alleviate skills shortages in key sectors while building a resilient, skilled workforce.

Vocational training boosts jobs and futures for youth in Jordan

Over 400 young women and men graduate from EU-funded vocational training programme for Jordanians and Syrian refugees.

Bringing Skills to Light

Ethiopia takes step towards inclusive certification through Recognition of Prior Learning

Across Ethiopia, Certification of Competency officials are putting Recognition of Prior Learning into action — turning informal skills into formal qualifications. With new tools, shared strategies, and regional action plans in hand, they’re leading...

Skills development

“My vision for the future is for cooperatives in Timor-Leste to become stronger”

The ILO-EU Agriculture Cooperative Management training has inspired the National Director of Cooperative Management Reform and Training Policy to strengthen the role of cooperatives in enhancing the livelihoods of the people of Timor-Leste.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Major progress achieved by ILO/China Partnership Programme on Skills Development in Cambodia

The initiative, focusing on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, plays a vital role in transforming Cambodia’s technical and vocational education and training ecosystem and empowering workers.