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Digital inclusion

ILO and partners bring industry-recognized digital skills certifications for Kenya’s youth

Bridging the gap between training and employment, Kenya’s first Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for digital skills graduates received industry-recognized certifications with support from the ILO PROSPECTS Partnership.

ILO discusses strategies to ensure that skills match labour market needs

At a conference on the EU’s competitiveness agenda, the ILO stressed the need for inclusive, responsive, and resilient skills and lifelong learning systems.

News

Empowering graduates with skills to secure sustainable jobs aligned with labour market needs

A graduation ceremony was held for 80 trainees who successfully completed work-based learning programs in Lebanon, conducted with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

ILO Voices | Refugee access to work

Recognition of my skills brought me new hope for the future

Celestin Mbaruku is a tailor and tailoring trainer in Nairobi, Kenya. As a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he lacked access to formal employment until his skills were certified by the Government of Kenya’s Recognition of Prior...

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical Meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition including skills and lifelong...

In accordance with established procedures, the Conclusions and recommendations will be submitted to the 355th Session (November 2025) of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration.

Suriname enterprises gain green business skills

My Green Enterprise Programme makes significant step in sustainable development.

Press release

New skills offer better employment prospects for youth in Sabah’s oil palm sector

Initiative supported by European Union and implemented by ILO and UNICEF helps youth living in and around oil palm plantations.

Care economy

Strengthening childcare services in Bangladesh: Building a skilled and certified workforce

In 2024, a study by ILO on childcare in Bangladesh reveals that, 54 per cent of working parents think that lack of accessible, affordable and quality childcare facilities is a major barrier for women to enter and remain in the workforce. Also,18 per...

Apprenticeship in Yemen

Hilal: A journey from vulnerability to empowerment

One young man’s life is transformed through a vocational apprenticeship project by the ILO and the Social Development Fund, funded by the EU and Sweden, to empower youth amid the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

EMPLOYMENT Podcast: Global challenges – Global solutions

The role of migrant skills in shaping tomorrow’s workforce

As global migration continues to grow, is the world prepared to harness the potential of migrant workers’ skills? This question is at the heart of the latest episode of the ILO Employment Global Challenges – Global Solutions podcast, where ILO...

Press release

ILO boosts facilitation and communication skills to expand social security coverage across Jordan

Part of a multi-donor project, the initiative aims to improve social security awareness and engagement across Jordan’'s diverse and most vulnerable communities.

Skills Development

Lao teachers' sharpen tailoring skills through South-South Cooperation

The ILO-China Partnership Project on Skills Development connected the Lao Women’s Training Center with Dongguan Technician College of China to advance teachers’ skills to help deliver decent employment in the tailoring sector.

How reskilling for AI could unlock new and better jobs

Education and reskilling are key if we are to ensure that artificial intelligence is beneficial to workers. This is according to experts who took part in a discussion moderated by the ILO as part of the AI For Good series.

Timetable - Promotion of decent work and a just transition, including skills development and lifelong learning, in the food and beverage...

Timetable for the Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition, Including Skills Development and Lifelong Learning in the Food and Beverage Industry (Geneva, 27–31 January 2025)

Points for discussion - Promotion of decent work and a just transition, including skills development and lifelong learning, in the food and...

Points for discussion for the Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition, Including Skills Development and Lifelong Learning in the Food and Beverage Industry (Geneva, 27–31 January 2025)

High-Level delegation highlights success of ILO's EU-funded ENABLE Project in Beirut

Key stakeholders witness socioeconomic impact of the EU-funded employment-intensive initiatives in the Lebanese capital’s Bourj Hammoud area.

Seven country cases review

Skills needs intelligence to inform migration policy and governance

This study investigates how seven countries—spanning advanced economies (United Kingdom and Canada) and emerging markets (Bangladesh, Guyana, Malaysia, India, and South Africa)—leverage skills needs intelligence to inform migration policies.

Video

Empowering lives through skills: Sewing hope for displaced communities

The ILO trained Lebanese and Syrian participants, equipping them with job skills and producing essential winter supplies to foster resilience in the aftermath of conflict.

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A young Azerbaijani turns an inherited land into an agrotourism centre

Togrul Huseynli, a history graduate from Goygol, Azerbaijan, turned his family land into Sevgi Kampı, an agrotourism site. With Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, he gained business skills to offer visitors a peaceful nature escape...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

Homegrown idea turned business success in the organic food sector

Reshma Akhter from Bagerhat, Bangladesh, founded Tahsin Food Industry, producing locally made apple cider vinegar. With ILO’s entrepreneurship training, she gained business skills, expanded nationwide, and now employs over 60 workers, bringing...