CINTERFOR 50 years. Countries' iniciative, ILO's response.

This document brings together some of the many experiences that have been developed during more than seventy years of implementation of vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean; they are a reflection of the efforts, commitment and vision of VTIs. It can also be observed that countries are working to adjust their education and training systems to meet the current and future demands of skills, and that they strive to improve the quality of education and training while working in a coordinated way. To achieve this, they have profited from the sustained participation of social partners who contributed to set national priorities, develop policies and monitor their implementation within the governing bodies of institutions, sectoral qualification councils, and other bodies where employers’ associations and unions establish the training needs required, assure the quality and harmonization of classroom and on-the-job learning, share costs and adopt decisions.