Academy on Skills Development
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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.
Responding to the current and future needs in the labour market, the Academy provides a range of learning opportunities in the field of skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET), covering critical policy and implementation issues.
With input from leading international experts, the overall objective of this Academy is to strengthen participants' capacities to improve the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of their skills development systems, and to formulate policies and design programmes that respond to rapidly changing labour markets and the drivers of the Future of Work, including technology and globalization.
The Academy targets senior policy-makers, technical officials and advisors to ministries of labour, education and other agencies involved in the development of skills and vocational training policies; Management and high-level staff of national training authorities and similar institutions; Representatives of workers' and employers' organizations working in the area of skills development and technical vocational education and training; Programme staff of national, bilateral and multilateral development agencies working on skills development programmes and technical vocational education and training; Directors of training institutions, curriculum developers and other practitioners.
Deadline for application: 17 May 2019
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