Events and meetings

March 2023

  1. Employment policies for social justice

    The 2023 Symposium, organized in partnership with the European Commission's (EC) Joint Research Centre (JRC), focuses on the theme of employment policies and social justice. The Symposium will highlight the latest thinking on how integrated national employment policies tailored to the circumstances of countries promote inclusive transitions and social justice.

February 2023

  1. Launch of the Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF)

    The launch of the Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF) aims at increasing awareness of ILO’s support to member States on comprehensive employment policies, including in the areas of employment diagnostics, policy design, implementation, financing, and monitoring.

January 2023

  1. Strengthening apprenticeship systems in the informal economy in Africa to promote quality, innovation and transitions to formality

  2. Soft-Launch of Handbook and Knowledge Sharing Workshop on GEDSI integration into Learning Process in the Polytechnic

    The overall objective of the soft launch and training workshop are at improving equity in access to maritime education, training and employment of under-represented groups including women and promoting social inclusion at maritime workplaces

December 2022

  1. Masterclass Series The SKILLS Bridge - Episode 2: Digital transformations: Modernising apprenticeships and matching the needs of the digital economy

    The Masterclass series serves as a unique platform to take stock of innovative approaches, identify new practices, and evaluate recent developments in the dual VET and apprenticeship ecosystems.

November 2022

  1. The SKILLS Bridge - Episode 2: Digital transformations: Modernising apprenticeships and matching the needs of the digital economy

    The SKILLS Bridge: Harnessing the potential of public and private sectors through dual VET Systems and Quality Apprenticeships

  2. First Global Careers Month kicks off on 8 November

    The first Global Careers Month is being launched in November. Organized jointly by the Inter-Agency Career Guidance Working Group, the initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the importance of career guidance in helping individuals access decent work, careers, and the support they need to plan and develop their careers. The event runs from 8 November to 13 December.

  3. COP27 Event – How can we green skills for a just transition?

  4. COP27 Event - Check your skills readiness for a just transition

    Do you want to know how ready you are for a just transition? The ILO, European Training Foundation (ETF) and LinkedIn will host a two-way knowledge exchange session through a panel session which will be followed by a small competition on finding creative solutions for greening jobs and skills for a just transition. The session will focus on discussing how the world of work is transitioning towards a greener economy, what jobs and skills are most in demand, how education and training, particularly TVET plays a crucial role in the transition and how countries are preparing their current and future workforce for the green transition. It is expected to expand the collective knowledge and build community of ideas on the green and just transition with skills perspective while triggering new thoughts and discover innovative solutions for greening jobs and skills for a just transition. The winners of the competition will receive a package of souvenirs.

October 2022

  1. Capacity Building Study Tour to the UK for Skills for Prosperity Polytechnics

    A Study Tour to the UK is conducted to allow four polytechnic partners to spend two weeks at their corresponding partner institutions, with intensive programmes designed to provide intensive institutional knowledge sharing.

September 2022

  1. Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Refugees: Greening the Southern Africa Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Ecosystem

    The United Nations Transforming Education Summit - TES: Solutions Day aims to mobilize collective actions and initiatives around Thematic Action Tracks - that require greater attention and action to accelerate progress on the education 2030 Agenda and transform education. This event will contribute to the second Thematic Action Track of "Learning and skills for life, work, and sustainable development".

  2. NGOPI #6: What is the future of non-formal and lower-than-Bachelor degree education and training graduates?

    The ILO is collaborating with Skilvul to organize this webinar as part of the NGOPI programme with the purpose of presenting different perspectives and gaining insights and understanding in regards to distance training and education.

  3. High Level Policy Dialogue: Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection For Just Transition at Work in Africa

    The ILO in collaboration with the African Union will hold a high level policy dialogue centres around how African constituents can harness the opportunities of the Global Accelerator to create decent jobs and accelerate social protection coverage towards regional targets.

  4. Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Refugees: Skills and Labour Market Transitions in Contexts of Fragility

    The United Nations Transforming Education Summit - TES: Solutions Day aims to mobilize collective actions and initiatives around Thematic Action Tracks - that require greater attention and action to accelerate progress on the education 2030 Agenda and transform education. This event will contribute to the second Thematic Action Track of "Learning and skills for life, work, and sustainable development".

August 2022

  1. NGOPI #5: How can technology be useful in education and training?

    The ILO is collaborating with Skilvul to organize this webinar as part of the NGOPI programme with the purpose of presenting different perspectives and gaining insights and understanding in regards to distance training and education.

July 2022

  1. Career Opportunities as a Motion Graphic Artist

    Along with the development of the digital world and design, Motion Graphic Artist has become one of the professions that has an important and popular role in the industry. It can be used as an option in pursuing a career, especially for fans of the design field.

June 2022

  1. Career Opportunities as NetDevOps: The Future Career of Network Engineer

    This webinar is to increase the knowledge of participants who are interested in the field of Information Technology to better understand the NetDevOps profession, which is the future career of Network Engineers.

  2. Knowledge sharing workshop on the development of skills partnerships on migration in Central Africa

    The International Labour Organization and the Economic Community of Central African States organized a virtual exchange workshop for the development of partnerships for skills and migration in Central Africa on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

  3. National Forum and Discussion on Skills Development in Indonesia

    The forum and discussion aims to improve skills development policies and systems for Indonesia to respond effectively to changing skills demand of the economy.

  4. NGOPI #4: Virtual Internship: The Right Solution?

    The ILO is collaborating with Skilvul to organize this webinar as part of the NGOPI programme with the purpose of presenting different perspectives and gaining insights and understanding in regards to distance training and education.