What's new

June 2016

  1. Project documentation

    STED training workshop agenda- Malawi

    19 June 2016

  2. Skills

    London Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training: 21 and 22 July 2016

    What difference does it make when employers work with education and training providers? How can employer engagement best be delivered? The London conference on employer engagement in education and training, co-hosted by the Education and Employers Task Force and the Edge Foundation, with support from the UK Department for Education Business, Innovation and Skills and Barclays Life Skills, aims to focus attention on these questions.

May 2016

  1. Skills

    Why demand-driven apprenticeships make sense in increasing the employment prospects of young people and in closing skills gaps

    24 May 2016

    Participating in apprenticeships is but one of many ways employers can acquire and develop the skills they need, while improving the employability of the younger generation. In this article, Michael Axmann, ILO Senior Skills Specialist, provides the Global Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform an overview of his experience in implementing the ILO’s quality apprenticeship programme and how it opens up pathways to skilled employment.

April 2016

  1. Our impact, their voice

    Vocational training changed my life

    08 April 2016

    The vocational training path has led to success for one Bangladeshi woman. Suma had been under the impression that only students weak in their studies chose vocational training. Luckily for her, a teacher with more awareness of job opportunities suggested she rethink her decision.

March 2016

  1. Project documentation

    Workshop participants' list - Food Processing sector

    25 March 2016

  2. Project documentation

    Consultation Workshop Agenda - Food Processing in Cambodia

    25 March 2016

  3. Project documentation

    Workshop participants' list - Light Manufacturing sector

    24 March 2016

January 2016

  1. Sustaining livelihoods

    New skills and jobs for Gaza fishers

    14 January 2016

    An ILO training initiative gives a group of unemployed men from fishing families in the Gaza Strip a chance to learn new skills and increase their chances of employment in Gaza’s sea fishing sector, which is beset by severe restrictions on movement and trade.

December 2015

  1. Article

    Questions and answers: On the role of skills in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    18 December 2015

  2. International Day for Persons with Disabilities

    Turn disability into something unique, says actor R.J Mitte

    03 December 2015

    ‘Breaking Bad’ actor, R.J Mitte, urges people to have a positive perspective on disability. In a video message for the International Labour Organization, to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Mitte says disability can be an opportunity to learn and grow.

  3. International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    ILO Director-General: 'Millions of women and men with disabilities face exclusion'

    03 December 2015

    "Today, we renew our commitment to achieving full and equal rights and participation in society for all women and men with disabilities," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

  4. Event

    International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2015: A Day for All

    This year’s theme “A Day for All” gives us an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements and contributions of persons with disabilities in our families, workplaces, schools and communities. It is also a day to reaffirm our commitment toward embracing diversity in our lives, and to celebrate and welcome disability as part of human diversity.

November 2015

  1. Project documentation

    STED Training Workshop Report - Cambodia

    21 November 2015

  2. Project documentation

    STED Training Workshop Agenda - Cambodia

    21 November 2015

October 2015

  1. Webinar

    Filling the skills gaps and addressing the mismatches - What can business do?

    This one hour webinar with ILO experts on skills and employability will explore the contribution of enterprises to building a skilled workforce in their countries of operations. The discussion will focus on common challenges companies face in developing and implementing a skills and employability policy and practical examples of private sector engagement in skills systems.

August 2015

  1. International Youth Day

    Learning to work and working to learn

    10 August 2015

    An ILO programme in Bangladesh shows that quality skills training can be a powerful means not only to improve a country’s competitiveness and to reduce poverty, but also to help young people find a decent job.

April 2015

  1. Event

    National Conference on Strengthening Apprenticeship in Egypt, 27-28 April 2015, Cairo

  2. Project documentation

    Article on STED Validation Workshop - Malawi

    01 April 2015

  3. Project documentation

    STED Validation Workshop Report- Malawi

    01 April 2015

  4. Project documentation

    STED Validation Workshop Participants list- Malawi

    01 April 2015