Workshop

Revisiting the collaborative platform in face of emerging challenges and opportunities in the context of SDGs and the COVID-19 pandemic

On 18 August 2021, the ILO convened labour-based training institutions in Africa for a workshop entitled “Revisiting the collaborative platform in face of emerging challenges and opportunities in the context of SDGs and the COVID-19 pandemic.” Over 50 representatives from different institutions participated in this initiative. The workshop was organized with an aim to discussing the emerging challenges and opportunities based on the survey conducted with the training institutions and revisiting the collaborative platform established based on the General Agreement of Collaboration (GAC) that was adopted in 2015 in Addis Ababa. The workshop was concluded by reiterating the importance to build on the existing GAC framework to enhance collaboration and mainstream climate actions further in their respective vocational training.