Lifelong career guidance in changing labour markets
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ILO
The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org
Lifelong learning
There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.
Technological advances, demographic and climate changes are driving massive and rapid changes in the labour market. Old jobs are disappearing and new jobs are emerging. Effective lifelong career guidance is the much needed answer as it supports individuals through more frequent and increasingly complex transitions in the labour market.
In this context, the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) join forces to organize this course, which will explore innovative policies and practices of lifelong career guidance around the world.
Who attends this course?
- Policy makers in the employment and labour market field, TVET and educational services at national, regional, and local levels
- Representatives of employers' and workers' organizations, unions, and educational and training institutions
- Educators, trainers, experts, and technical staff of public and private employment services, job centres, schools, vocational training centres, and other institutions.
Application deadline for course: 31 May 2020
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