About this website
This website aims to strengthen the links between education, training, and productive and decent work. It does this through sharing knowledge, information, tools and experiences from a range of international organizations and representatives of government, and employers’ and workers’ organizations. This website has been created through cooperation by the ILO, UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank and in an effort to pool relevant knowledge on skills for employment.
World Bank: The COVID-19 pandemic: Shocks to education and policy responses
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had profound impacts on education by closing schools at all levels almost everywhere. This policy note describes the shocks hitting education systems and outlines how countries can respond to them.
ILO: Lifelong Learning in the informal economy: A literature review
This literature review aims to provide an update to current debates on how to bridge the gap for informal economy workers to access and participate in relevant and quality skills development and recognition throughout their lives.
ILO: Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the future of jobs
Incorporating the most recent labour market information available, this report sets out the youth labour market situation around the world.
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Why International Labour Standards matter in a public health crisis.
As the international organization for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum is partnering with the World Health Organization to mobilize all stakeholders to protect lives and livelihoods
ILO: COVID-19 and the world of work
The ILO and its constituents will play a crucial role in combating the outbreak, ensuring the safety of individuals and the sustainability of businesses and jobs.
UNESCO Webinar: Connectivity for learning, Friday 22 May
This webinar explores questions about connectivity divides in the light of COVID-19, looking at the short, medium and long term implications of connectivity on education.
Global survey on the impact of COVID-19 on staff development and training, 27 April - 5 June
This survey aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 on training and development of employees, apprentices and interns in the private and public sector.
ILO Monitor 3rd edition: COVID-19 and the world of work. Updated estimates and analysis
The latest Monitor estimates that working hours will decline by 10.5 percent, which is equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs.
The ILO is publishing a digest of the actions taken by its member States and their social partners to lessen the impact of the pandemic on their economies and labour markets.
Policy Brief: Distance and Online Learning during time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is an occasion to reflect, innovate and build.
Inter-Agency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Newsletter - April 2020
The Inter-Agency Group seeks to better leverage the work of each member organisation to help countries design and implement more effective TVET policies.
Interactive and participatory online learning opportunities now available.
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9 Nov 2020 to 12 Nov 2020 , Berlin
European Vocational Skills Week is one tool that can help address some of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic facing...
13 Jul 2020 to 17 Jul 2020 , Turin, Italy
Technological advances, demographic and climate changes are driving massive and rapid changes in the labour market. Old jobs are d...
15 Jun 2020 to 30 Aug 2020 , Online (E-Campus)
Improving the labour market prospects and quality of work for those disadvantaged in the labour market is a key focus of the ILO. ...
8 Jun 2020 to 12 Jun 2020 , Turin, Italy
The course will highlight the latest guidelines developed by the ILO with regard to measuring skills mismatches, while also emphas...
1 Jun 2020 to 12 Jun 2020 , Online
This virtual conference will discuss the identification and implementation of new qualifications and competencies in curricula and...
27 May 2020 to 27 May 2020 , Online
In order to exchange insights, practical approaches and good practices, members of the UNESCO GNLC are convening a webinar organiz...
Portals and other resources
Skills Panorama, powered by CEDEFOP, turns labour market data into accurate and timely intelligence to offer new insights into skill needs in the European Union.
Provides timely information about skills shortages, surpluses and mismatch across a wide range of countries.
Decent Jobs for Youth knowledge facility
The Decent Jobs for Youth knowledge facility is a digital platform of tools, publications, databases, thematic resources and more to support evidence-informed action on youth employment.
Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification
STED provides guidance for the integration of skills development in sectoral policies. The programme is designed to support growth and decent employment creation in sectors that have the potential to increase exports and contribute to economic diversification.
ILO-Norway Partnership on Skills Development
Skills development is an essential prerequisite for youth employment and sustainable development. Moreover, skills are important to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
OECD: Data on skills and work WISE database
The database provides a statistical snapshot of skills development in 214 countries.
UNESCO/UIL: Lifelong learning policies database
The Collection lists abstracts and full-text links to laws, policies, strategies and plans on lifelong learning.
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The Centre is the training arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO). It provides training in subjects that further the ILO's pursuit of decent work for all.
Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training
ILO/Cinterfor is a service of the International Labour Organization (ILO), created in 1963 and established in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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