Call for expression of interest: The ILO Toolkit for Quality Apprenticeships-Volume II: Guide for practitioners to develop and implement apprenticeship programmes
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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
Access to training
Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.
This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.
Youth employability
Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.
Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.
Promotional material
Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.
Deadline for submission: 21 September 2018.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is issuing a 'Call for expression of interest for the development and implementation of quality apprenticeship programmes, Volume II'. While Volume I of the series, launched in December 2017, presented the defining features of the ILO’s approach to Quality Apprenticeship systems and aimed to support policymakers in the design of national apprenticeship systems, Volume II will focus on the practicalities of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating quality apprenticeship programmes.
The primary target group for the second volume are practitioners in TVET institutions, intermediary organizations, enterprises and other organizations responsible for designing and managing apprenticeship programmes. This Guide is expected to include a compendium of tools to be used by the key stakeholders of the Quality Apprenticeships value chain; highlight best practices and examples from various developed, emerging & developing countries, and provide essential templates.
Interested consultant/s should submit a brief expression of interest including the CV/s of those to be involved in the project and budget.
The full details of the assignment are provided in the PDF document below.
Proposals should be sent to Ashwani Aggarwal and Josée-Anne Larue by 21 September, 2018 . See contact information located at the top right hand side of the page.