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If you work in education, TVET or skills development and want to keep up with the latest developments, the online courses offered by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO) may be just right for you. They will bring you in-depth knowledge and introduce you to refreshing new ideas. The e-Campus offers you the possibility to learn from whatever place, time and mobile device you choose. Tutors and E-workshops will keep you on track with your learning and the interactive learning methodologies may even inspire you to use E- and blended learning in your own work context.

The following courses are addressed at Government officials, experts, directors and practitioners in TVET, skills development and lifelong learning, as well as and representatives of Employers’ and Workers’ organisations. Upon request, the ITC-ILO might be able to run “tailor-made” courses that are translated, adapted and implemented with simultaneous interpretation. We wish you a successful learning experience!

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
26 APRIL - 11 JUNE 2021
A large proportion of workers acquire knowledge and skills through non-formal and informal means and therefore do not have the corresponding recognised qualifications. This course enables participants to understand how the recognition of prior learning helps individuals to get their skills validated and acquire official qualifications that match their knowledge and skills. Participants will identify challenges and good practices in implementing RPL and understand the fundamentals of building an effective RPL system.
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Language: English; Location: Distance

Management of Vocational Training Centres
26 APRIL - 25 JUNE 2021
This course provides an insight into the systemic management approach and discusses practical concepts and skills needed for vocational training providers to face the challenges of the future of work. The course facilitates the development of a holistic understanding of education management.
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Language: English, French, Spanish, Russian; Location: Distance

The Skills Dimensions of Labour Migration
3 MAY - 25 JUNE 2021
In the world of today, many countries experience simultaneous inflows and outflows of migration. However, migrant workers often do not enjoy decent work conditions and cannot make full use of their skills. In this course, participants learn about the skills dimensions of migration and how to design programmes that diversify and improve the development and recognition of migrants’ skills.
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Language: English, French; Location: Distance/ E-Learning

Skills for a Greener Future
31 MAY - 9 JULY 2021
The shift to environmentally sustainable economies is changing industries, labour markets and skills needs. The knowledge and competences that workers need to find jobs and to operate in a green economy will never be the same. This course explores how to anticipate the skills that workers need for changing “green” job profiles, sectors and occupations. It examines how to build green competency and qualification standards and how to move towards the “greening” of TVET, skills development and life-long learning.
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Language: English; Location: Distance/ E-Learning

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)
17 MAY – 2 JULY 2021
This e-learning course will help participants to acquire cutting-edge knowledge on skills anticipation and matching with a focus on those economic sectors and industries that can foster economic diversification and smart specialization with an orientation towards trade and employment-creation.
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Language: English; Location: Distance/ E-Learning

Quality Apprenticeships
31 MAY - 16 JULY 2021
Apprenticeships are a key instrument for designing labour-market responsive skills development policies and programmes. In this course, participants learn about strengthening the links between training and labour-market needs, as well as how to formalize and structure apprenticeship programmes.
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Language: English, French; Location: Distance/ E-Learning

Social Partners' Involvement in Skills Development
31 MAY - 2 JULY 2021
An active participation of social partners in skills development at national, sectoral and enterprise levels is key to ensuring the relevance and quality of training programmes, minimizing skills mismatches and thus improving business sustainability and decent work opportunities. This course enables social partners' representatives to identify strategies for enhancing their involvement in skills-development policies and systems, building on best practices from around the world.
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Language: English, French; Location: Distance/ E-Learning

Fostering the Social and Professional Reintegration of Return Migrants
14 JUNE–23 JULY 2021
Return migration is one of the least considered aspects of migration policy, despite its crucial socio-economic significance. A successful management of return migration needs to take into account the pre- and post-return conditions of migrant workers, their reasons for emigration and return and the “catalysts” for effective reintegration, such as employment and investment opportunities. This calls for a development-oriented approach that places migrants' skills, rights, aspirations and know-how at the centre of the discussion. In this course, participants will examine innovative reintegration mechanisms, study comparative data, and analyse tools and instruments for a sustainable management of return migration. Participants in this course qualify for obtaining the ITCILO Diploma for Labour Migration Experts and Practitioners.
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Language: English; Location: Distance / E-Learning

E-Learning Lab on Digital TVET
20 SEPTEMBER–5 NOVEMBER 2021
This “Lab” is designed to assist TVET specialists, managers and teachers in strengthening their capacities to design and facilitate e-Learning and blended learning. Through hands-on experiences they will learn how to adapt available materials for online delivery and to operate distance-learning programmes, with a strong focus on multimedia, digital, mobile and inter-active learning solutions. The aim of the e-Learning Lab is to rapidly build the capacities of TVET professionals for improving the quality and outreach of e-Learning in TVET and fostering different forms of digital engagement of TVET students.
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Language: English, French; Location: Distance / E-Learning
ILO Budapest facilitates the adaptation and translation the contexts of two development projects in Ukraine and of Bosnia Herzegovina, to strengthen the skills of TVET experts, teachers and trainers in developing and delivering E-Learning in TVET.

Management of Vocational Training Centres - Advanced
30 AUGUST–17 DECEMBER 2021
This training builds on a holistic understanding of the management of vocational training providers, giving participants the opportunity to strengthen their analytical and managerial capacity. The course will addressthe different aspects of the management of vocational training centres and schools, including the creation of a conducive environment in which training providers can thrive for the benefit of the learners and communities they serve.
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Language: English, French, Spanish, Russian; Location: Distance / E-Learning

Financing Skills Development
20 SEPTEMBER–5 NOVEMBER 2021
This e-Learning course examines different approaches and financing mechanisms for sustainable TVET and skills-development systems. The course reviews existing arrangements, incentives and practices as well as their advantages, challenges and possible pitfalls. In particular, it discusses the options and considerations for combining a variety of funding sources and the resulting implications in terms of governance, sustainability and equity.
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Language: English, French; Location: Distance / E-Learning

Sectoral Approaches to Skills Development
20 SEPTEMBER–29 OCTOBER 2021
Skills are a key catalyst for the development of industries and economic sectors. A sectoral approach allows to customize skills development policies and programmes by focusing on the actors, dynamics and skill-sets needed in an industry. This course helps participants to understand better the characteristics, methodologies, institutional arrangements, as well as the governance mechanisms needed for identifying current and future skills needs. Participants will be able to recognize possible labour market imbalances, and actively involve all stakeholders in developing a sectoral framework that fosters competitiveness and productivity.
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Language: English; Location: Distance / E-Learning

Basics of Skills Anticipation and Matching in Labour Market Information Systems
20 SEPTEMBER–5 NOVEMBER 2021
Making training more pertinent, demand-driven and coherent with the challenges of current and future economic development is a central challenge. This course supports key stakeholders in labour market and skills systems to understand the possibilities and limitations of skills needs anticipation, and the main instruments and approaches for identifying skill needs and analysing labour market imbalances.
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Language: English / French; Location: Distance / E-Learning

Lifelong Career Guidance
15–19 NOVEMBER 2021
In times of changing labour markets and accelerated technological developments, career guidance is becoming increasingly important in helping people to navigate a complex world. Making the right decisions about education, training and employment at any stage in life is not an easy task. Career guidance services and professionals need to provide better access and innovative ways of visualizing lifelong learning pathways to youth and adults. This course provides new insights and innovative examples from around the world on how to make career guidance more effective and impactful.
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Language: English; Location: Distance / E-Learning

Tools for Quality Apprenticeships in Enterprises
This online-course is organized as an interactive, self-paced e-learning journey that will lead you through the design and implementation of Quality Apprenticeship and Dual Education programmes. It proposes a step-by-step introduction to the key elements and introduces you to practical tools used by companies around the world. The course is available for free on the ITCILO e-Campus. Click to start the course anytime.
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Language: English, Français, Español; Location: Distance / E-Learning