Skills Virtual Fair: South-south and triangular cooperation
The first ILO Skills Virtual Fair aimed to foster South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC), to tackle specific skills development challenges. It focused on four main topics: 1) quality apprenticeships; 2) skills needs anticipation; 3) digital skills and digital transformation; and 4) skills in agriculture.
The Fair gathered more than 1,000 registered participants from 132 countries and included over 10 panel discussions with policy-makers and representatives of training institutions from Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Fair also featured thirty-nine virtual booths highlighting examples of good practices and digital solutions for skills development.
Participants had the opportunity to present innovations, engage and exchange knowledge and experiences directly with others to broaden their networks and build partnerships. As a direct positive result of the two-days virtual event, at least six new partnerships were developed among partners from South Africa, India, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, Brazil and Tanzania.
You can find the video recording of the sessions and the contents shared by participants by clicking on the links provided below.
Recording of the sessions (videos)
Day 1: 21 April
- SSTC experiences on Skills in Asia (EN, FR)
- Human Stories: The role of SSTC in achieving SDGs (EN, FR, AR)
- Thematic session: Fostering SSTC in Skills Anticipation and Matching (EN, FR)
- Global Opening - SSTC in Skills (EN, FR, AR, ES)
- Thematic session: Fostering SSTC in the Digital Transformation of Skills Systems (EN, FR)
- SSTC experiences on Skills in Latin America and Caribbean (EN, FR, ES)
- Conversation with SENAI (EN, FR, ES)
Day 2: 22 April
- SSTC experiences on Skills in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a focus on Agriculture (EN, FR, AR)
- SSTC experiences on Skills in Africa (EN, FR)
- Thematic session: Innovative practices to engage SMEs and use digital technology in apprenticeships (EN, FR)
- Global Opening – Tech Fair (EN, FR, AR, ES)
- Thematic sessions on: “Tech solutions for the development of digital and soft skills” and “Tech solutions for the development of technical skills” (EN, FR, ES)
- Presentation of potential partnerships (EN, FR, AR, ES)
- Thematic sessions on: “Tech solutions for job matching” and “Tech solutions for e-Governance” (EN, FR, ES)
Exhibition Booths and Tech Fair content available here.