E-learning course on Quality Apprenticeships
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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.
ITC-ILO Course
Apprenticeships are a key aspect of skills development policies and programmes. In this course, organized in conjunction with the ILO's Employment Department, Skills and Employability branch and the European Training Foundation, participants learn about the links between training and labour-market needs, as well as how to formalize and structure apprenticeship programmes worldwide. Join this course if you are motivated to improve apprenticeships for the future of work.
Who attends this course?
Policy-makers and technical advisors of ministries; members of skills councils, national TVET authorities and similar institutions; representatives of workers' and employers' organizations involved in apprenticeships; experts and technical staff of CSOs and NGOs, and other civil society actors.
Objectives
The course facilitates the development of a holistic understanding of policies and systems related to quality apprenticeships. It is structured around seven modules that address the two main dimensions for the development of quality apprenticeships systems:
- Aspects related to national policies and to the creation and development of national or sectoral apprenticeships systems, around the six “building blocks” of quality apprenticeships;
- Topics closely related to the practical implementation of quality apprenticeship training programmes, in order to answer the key questions around the “how-to”.
Participants will be connected to a global network of competence development professionals and will be able to enhance their contribution to the design and implementation of quality apprenticeships in their country and within their organization:
- Handling diagnostic tools to identify bottlenecks and possible solutions to the challenges facing their systems
- Encouraging partnerships between countries
- Identifying emerging issues and initial ideas for solutions
- Mastering concrete tools and instruments related to quality apprenticeships.
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