Events and meetings
June 2019
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ILO and International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) Joint Conference on Cooperatives and the Future of Work
24 June 2019
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Effective investment facilitation and sustainable development
17 - 21 June 2019
This five-day course will help investment promotion agencies to strengthen their investment promotion and facilitation capacities, expand their after-care services and, more broadly, enhance the development impacts of FDI flowing into their countries, particularly as regards the creation of more and better jobs. The course is run jointly by WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Energy transition: Perspectives and opportunities for the world of work
10 June - 14 May 2019
This course will provide a conceptual framework for the creation of more and better jobs through the transition to sustainable and clean energy. It will equip participants with the knowledge and understanding of the employment creation potential and the skills required for a transition to sustainable and clean energy and the skills required, as well as concrete strategies for decent work promotion in the sector, from both public and private-sector perspectives. This will include the sharing of national experiences and approaches to managing sustainable energy transitions in rural and urban areas.
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ILO GREEN WEEK: Towards a green future of work
3 - 7 June 2019
Celebrating the centenary of the ILO, the Green Week features exhibitions, dialogues with practitioners, innovators, and strategic partners and a presentation of programmes and initiatives of the ILO in the field of environmental sustainability.
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The 10th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – A human-centred agenda for the future of work
3 - 7 June 2019
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Management course for consulting and training providers
3 - 7 June 2019
The aim of this new course is to create a space in which consulting and training professionals (working primarily in development, and specifically - in the micro and small-enterprise development sector) can learn how to improve performance of their companies, firms or departments dealing with consultancy and training.
May 2019
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Promoting a just transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development
13 - 17 May 2019
This course seeks to strengthen institutional and individual capacities to support a just transition to environmentally sustainable economies and societies. Participants will acquire knowledge and tools to help them understand the sustainable development framework, in particular the link between environmental challenges and the world of work. It will focus on the ILO Guidelines for a Just Transition: a framework and practical tool for tackling the employment and social dimensions of sustainable development, climate change and other environmental challenges.
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Multinational enterprises, development and decent work: the approach of the MNE Declaration
13 - 17 May 2019
This five-day course will look at how governments, enterprises and the social partners are encouraged to each put policies in place and engage with each other through dialogue to maximize the positive contribution of multinational enterprises to socio economic development and decent work.
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ILO Entrepreneurship Trainers Academy
6 May - 13 December 2019
The Academy offers participants the opportunity to become certified trainers in some of the key ILO entrepreneurship training packages. It also offers a new certification track on financial education.
April 2019
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Short supply chains for rural development
8 - 12 April 2019
This course will familiarize participants with best practice in sustainable tourism with special emphasis on the topic of short rural supply chains.
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Market-based livelihood interventions for refugees
8 - 18 April 2019
This training course supports practitioners working with refugee communities in the design of livelihood interventions based on a solid understanding of market trends and demand.
March 2019
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GAIN Webinar 5 (in Spanish): Empleos Verdes en Latinoamérica: ¿Cuál es la situación y qué herramientas nos permiten avanzar hacia una Transición Justa?
26 March 2019
Como indica el título, la sesión pretende, primero de todo, evaluar la situación de los empleos verdes en América Latina. En segundo lugar, se proponen como herramientas para la Transición Justa (i) la metodología desarrollada por GAIN para cuantificar el efecto de políticas verdes en el empleo, y (ii) el papel de la cooperación Sur-Sur Triangular. Finalmente, el Webinar contará con un período de 10/15 minutos dedicado a preguntas y respuestas.
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Green jobs for sustainable development: concepts and practices
18 March - 17 May 2019
This course provides an interactive e-learning opportunity to explore green jobs concepts and emerging practices. Through a review of tools, selected literature and best practices, participants are introduced to the labour-market implications of the transition to greener and more sustainable economies. The action-oriented curriculum is structured to promote the design and implementation of green jobs policies, programmes and projects
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Senior entrepreneurs and business start-ups: Policies and best practices
18 - 20 March 2019
Seniors starting up their own businesses and retired entrepreneurs mentoring young would-be entrepreneurs: this course will expose participants to best practices in this field.
January 2019
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Learning webinar: Achieving Equal Pay: Lessons from the ILO 2018-2019 Global Wage Report and Global Stakeholders
17 January 2019
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PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019: Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Economies
10 - 11 January 2019
Being hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa, the Third PAGE Ministerial Conference will take place at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town from 10 to 11 January 2019, and highlight and celebrate drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship through inclusivity in advancing green industries for a better and more sustainable future for all.
December 2018
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SME Productivity: a course for policy makers
17 - 21 December 2018
This training course aims to enhance the skills of policy makers and practitioners in assessing and designing policies to improve productivity and working conditions in SMEs.
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Localizing SDGs: Co-creating eco-systems for social innovation at the local level
3 - 7 December 2018
This course provides local policy makers and their public and private partners with the necessary insights to promote social innovation in a local context, deal with some of the stumbling blocks, and ensure desirable social and labour market outcomes.
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Private sector development in fragile and conflict-affected settings
3 - 7 December 2018
Private Sector Development is widely recognised to be a vital tool for societies to transition from conflict to peaceful development. The training course is based on the DCED framework to design and implement PSD interventions in a conflict-sensitive way, and understand the linkages and contribution of PSD to all aspects of peacebuilding and development.
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The ILO and the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP24
2 - 14 December 2018
The twenty-four session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) will be held in Katowice, Poland on 2-14 December 2018. As an observer organization, the ILO seeks to contribute to global negotiations and national actions against climate change, while promoting opportunities for decent work creation and ensuring a just transition for all.