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

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.

Ethiopia Showcases Job Centres as Cornerstone of Skills-Led Economic Revolution

On 21 April 2026, high-level EU and Swedish officials visited Ethiopia's Bole Woreda 12 Job Centre to witness the country's employment and labour migration reforms. The visit demonstrated how Ethiopia's coordinated approach to labour market...

Youth employment

Finding a place in tech: A young woman’s story of learning, participation, and inclusion in Viet Nam

A story of Nguyen Phuong Thao, a young Vietnamese woman who turned self-doubt into confidence and became an advocate for gender equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and green jobs.

ILO project strengthens resilience and social cohesion through inclusive livelihoods and jobs in Mali

The initiative, funded by Japan, demonstrates how employment‑intensive approaches can promote decent work and build resilience among displaced and host communities.

Press release

ILO and Banda Aceh City Government collaborate to strengthen MSMEs and support the Perfume City Programme

A collaborative effort to strengthen the patchouli value chain as part of realizing Banda Aceh as a Perfume City by expanding MSMEs’ access to finance, markets and digitalization.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

ILO/China Partnership Project drives inclusive skills development in Cambodia

The project supports the transformation of Cambodia’s TVET system, equipping workers with skills aligned to labour market needs while advancing South–South and Triangular Cooperation.

Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ekibastuz

Workers, employers and inspectors build practical skills to improve safety in the mining sector with ILO support.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Cambodia advances stronger public–private partnerships for skills development

With the support of ILO-China partnership project on Skills Development, Cambodia is advancing efforts to better align skills development with labour market demand through strengthened collaboration between public institutions and private sectors.

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.

ILO, Kerala strengthen efforts to promote decent work for migrant care workers

Focusing on nurses, care assistants and domestic workers from Kerala, the ILO-supported dialogue proposes ways to strengthen institutional frameworks for safe migration for migrant care workers from India.

Saudi Arabia strengthens national capacities in cooperative development

Saudi Arabia is strengthening its national capacities to promote cooperatives by building a pool of certified cooperative trainers to expand access to locally delivered training and advisory services across the country.

ILO supports Guinea in strengthening employment and SMEs through labour-intensive public works

The ILO initiative strengthens the capacity of public sector actors and trainers to support SME participation in procurement for labour-intensive public works projects.

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...

PROSPECTS Impact

Climate solutions drive dairy livelihoods for refugee and host communities in Ethiopia

A partnership led by the ILO is helping refugee and host communities in Ethiopia’s Somali Region increase incomes and build resilience through climate-smart dairy solutions.

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.

Learning event

ILO-led workshop supports countries to strengthen recognition of prior learning systems

Countries from Africa and the Middle East share practical solutions to strengthen recognition of prior learning and expand access to decent work.

Trade and digitalization

AI training opens doors for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines

In the Philippines, women entrepreneurs in a remote Benguet community harness the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen their small businesses and expand opportunities.

skills, talent, youth employment

ILO champions youth employment at Sanaa festival 2026

The International Labour Organization (ILO) participated in the Sanaa Festival 2026, a dynamic platform that brought together young people, artists, entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and policymakers to explore opportunities for...

Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial...

Points for discussion for the Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry (Geneva, 13-17 April 2026)

Cooperatives create new livelihood pathways for informal workers in India

A cooperative approach to enterprise development could unlock opportunities and deliver decent work, particularly in the care sector in Bihar, India.