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Togo: La Politique Nationale de l’Emploi

Togo: La Politique Nationale de l’Emploi

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Togo: La Politique Nationale de l’Emploi
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French

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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Training quality and relevance

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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25 Jan 2013
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La politique nationale de l’emploi (PNE) couvre la période 2013-2017. La PNE a pour objectif principal d’accroître les opportunités d’emplois décents afin de contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté au Togo.
Les principes fondamentaux qui régissent la PNE sont entre autres:
- le renforcement du rôle régalien de l’Etat en impulsant le changement et en rendant l’environnement institutionnel, juridique, économique propice à la création d’entreprises, aux investissements, à la valorisation du capital humain, au développement du commerce ainsi qu’au bon fonctionnement du marché de l’emploi;
- l’orientation de la croissance économique vers la création d’emplois au profit des groupes vulnérables (jeunes, femmes, personnes handicapées, etc.), la promotion d’investissements créateurs d’emplois décents, axés surtout sur l’entrepreneuriat;
- la réduction de la pauvreté en améliorant l’accès à l’emploi à toutes les couches sociales en garantissant les conditions d’équité, de dignité et de protection sociale, de respect des droits fondamentaux au travail et aux revenus décents, etc.

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Apprenticeships

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639

Entrepreneurship

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entrepreneurship
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Informal economy

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People with disabilities

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Poverty alleviation

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Vocational training

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Youth

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Africa

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Expanding economic opportunity and income security through workforce education, skills training, employment creation, and local economic development in Pakistan and the Philippines (TREE Project)

Expanding economic opportunity and income security through workforce education, skills training, employment creation, and local economic development in Pakistan and the Philippines (TREE Project)

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Expanding economic opportunity and income security through workforce education, skills training, employment creation, and local economic development in Pakistan and the Philippines (TREE Project)
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English

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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

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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skpATSU
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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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Rural employment

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Eight out of 10 of the world’s working poor who live on US $1.25 per day live in rural areas, where many are caught in vulnerable employment, especially in agriculture.Flourishing rural areas are vital to regional and national development. Yet, rural economies tend to face a wide range of challenges that urban areas are more likely to overcome. These include access to transportation, sanitation and health services, and a consumer base in close proximity to support small and medium enterprise development. Women and men working in rural areas also face difficulties associated with a paucity of economic opportunities, under investment, poor infrastructure and public services, including education, and, in many cases, weak governance and underdeveloped markets.

Education, entrepreneurship, and physical and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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21 Dec 2012
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Provides a summary of the evaluation of the Training for Rural and Economic Empowerment in Pakistan and the Philippines. The project’s objectives were to enhance and build on capacities for developing skills and creating employment among the most socially and economically disadvantaged social groups.
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Community development

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126

People with disabilities

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people-with-disabilities
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Rural development

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Rural employment

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TVET reform: Designing an inclusive skills development program

TVET reform: Designing an inclusive skills development program

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Document
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TVET reform: Designing an inclusive skills development program
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English

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skpEng
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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

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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skpATSU
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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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skpPSP
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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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17 Dec 2012
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The TVET Reform Project is an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh funded by the European Union and executed by the ILO in partnership with government agencies. Its objective is to strengthen economic development by ensuring that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Bangladesh is of a consistently high quality, accessible to students, internationally recognized and relevant to the needs of industry. The reform recognises that for Bangladesh to achieve a reduction in poverty, more people need to have access to both formal and informal TVET to develop relevant skills. This includes underprivileged groups, which are traditionally under-represented in skills training. To investigate which models of training and assessment work best with which student groups, the TVET Reform Project has facilitated the development of a number of partnerships between the government and the private sector. The pilot discussed in this publication is one of those collaborative efforts, focusing on increasing access of persons with disabilities and women with low levels of education to skills development programs.This pilot course is an important step in encouraging government and employers to consider the rights of persons with disabilities.
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Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a strong track record of growth and development, even in times of elevated global uncertainty.  A robust demographic dividend, strong ready-made garment exports, resilient remittance inflows, and stable macroeconomic conditions have supported rapid economic growth over the past two decades. A strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued in FY22, although a recent surge in commodity prices has presented new headwinds. 

Bangladesh reached lower-middle income status in 2015. It is on track to graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Countries list in 2026. Poverty declined from 43.5 percent in 1991 to 14.3 percent in 2016, based on the international poverty line of $1.90 a day (1).  

Like many of its Asian neighbours, Bangladesh faces a major challenge trying to develop modern, employability skills for tens of millions of young women and men. It has a large informal sector, which accounts for 94.7 percent of the total employment in 2017 (2). Youth continue to be highly affected by the lack of opportunities, with the share of youth aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training (NEET), estimated at 27.8 percent in 2020 (3). 

TVET has a huge role to play in equipping the vast young labour force of 15-29 years referred to as the country’s “demographic dividend” with employability skills and providing enhanced support services to ensure a better transition from school to work. TVET may also contribute to reducing poverty by providing employability skills, particularly to those who drop out of school early and to a large number of unemployed and underemployed adults.  

Despite many reform initiatives by the government, the TVET sector needs further strengthening through reform of policies and systems in the labour market.  Enhancing industry-relevance of TVET qualifications will furthermore require closer Government cooperation with the private sector. For one and a half decade, the ILO has worked closely with the Government of Bangladesh and its Social Partners to reform the TVET sector and to improve access for people to increase their skills and employability, in particular youth, women and people from other marginalized groups. 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had detrimental effects on the TVET sector, due to the nation-wide closure of all educational institutes for one and a half years, starting on 17 March 2020.  Most students’ learning was effectively abolished for this duration, and learning and certification was only possible through limited online learning facilities in existence at the time. Only recently has the TVET returned to its prior activity level. 

The ILO landmark programmes aim to strengthen and improve the environment for industry skills development, address the mismatch between the supply and demand for skills training, and drive the increased employability of millions of young women and men. ILO’s support to develop the skills system in Bangladesh has focused on skills system governance, development of skills policies and qualifications frameworks; delivery of quality skills training, expanding access to TVET, and involvement by the private sector.    

 

Sources 

(1) https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/bangladesh/overview

(2) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/informality/

(3) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/youth/

Country Assessment and Priority (CAP) – Bangladesh strategy for skills and lifelong learning (2022)

Situation Analysis of Bangladesh TVET Sector (2019) https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—asia/—ro-bangkok/—ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_735704.pdf_

Costa Rica: National plan for vocational integration of people with disabilities

Costa Rica: National plan for vocational integration of people with disabilities

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Costa Rica: National plan for vocational integration of people with disabilities
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English

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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skpATSU
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access-to-training

People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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14 Dec 2012
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The national plan serves as a tool to boost the human development of people with disabilities. It is structured in five chapters: Chapter one presents a profile of people with disabilities in the country; chapter two summarizes the regulatory and institutional framework and policies in force in relation to disability; chapter three describes the key interventions relating to integrating people with disabilities in the labour market and establishing steps to be taken; chapter four covers the principal bottlenecks that delay or obstruct the implementation of such interventions; and, the fifth chapter presents the National Plan for Vocational Integration for People with Disabilities.
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Economic and social rights

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264

Human resources development

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human-resources-development
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118

Inclusion

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665

People with disabilities

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323

Vocational training

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Americas

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Ethiopia: National Action Plan on Disability 2012-2021

Ethiopia: National Action Plan on Disability 2012-2021

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Ethiopia: National Action Plan on Disability 2012-2021
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English

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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skpPeoDis
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people-with-disabilities
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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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28 Nov 2012
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The Ethiopian National Plan of Action of Persons with Disabilities, 2012-2021, presents a plan for enabling Ethiopia to become a more inclusive society. It addresses the needs of persons with disabilities in Ethiopia for a comprehensive rehabilitation service, equal opportunities for education, skills training and work, and full participation in the life of their families, communities and nation. It has been developed in consultation with key Government Ministries, UN organizations, persons with disabilities and their organizations, parents of children with disabilities and organizations working on disability in Ethiopia. To advance Ethiopia towards a fully inclusive society and to achieve the Ethiopian development plan, the National Plan of Action includes 13 objectives, including to: promote and raise awareness for a non-disabling society; provide community-based rehabilitation, specialized medical rehabilitation services and technical aids; provide inclusive HIV/AIDS prevention, case and support services for persons with disabilities; provide the best education and vocational skills training; create opportunities for work and employment; provide social protection for the poor, marginalized and vulnerable sector of the society; support accessible living and transport in the community; support culture, sports, and recreation opportunities; promote full participation and equality for women with disabilities; foster leadership by people with disabilities and their organizations; support research and information dissemination; develop an aware and responsive public service; and, promote international technical cooperation.
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Economic and social rights

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264

People with disabilities

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323

Vocational training

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Africa

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Presentation: Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

Presentation: Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

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Document
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Presentation: Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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

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Other sources

Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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skpPSP
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participation-of-employers-and-workers-organizations

People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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skpPeoDis
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people-with-disabilities
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Promotional material

Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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skpAIM
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Publication Date:
23 Nov 2012
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fm11g_005616.pdf
Webinar presentation convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office The webinar was convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office and discussed the inclusion of workers with disabilities in the workplace. It also introduced the recently established ILO Global Business and Disability Network, a voluntary group of multinational enterprises, employers’ organizations and similar networks formed at national or regional levels to address the issue of disability inclusion from a business perspective.
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Economic and social rights

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economic-and-social-rights
Identifier
264

Human resources development

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human-resources-development
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118

People with disabilities

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people-with-disabilities
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323

Private sector

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229
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Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training (Final Report)

Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training (Final Report)

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Document
Content Type:
Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training (Final Report)
Language:

English

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english
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skpEng
Sources:

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

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Lifelong learning

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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.

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lifelong-learning

Training quality and relevance

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Promotional material

Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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promotional-material
Publication Date:
21 Nov 2012
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fm11g_004215.pdf
Held in Geneva, 29-30 September 2010 The purpose of the forum was to focus on employment and the working environment in the sector as well as to consider the larger lifelong learning framework to which public and private vocational education and training (VET) contributed.
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Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

People with disabilities

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people-with-disabilities
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323

Public private partnerships

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138

Vocational training

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Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)

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Document
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Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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21 Nov 2012
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Entered into force on 19 July 1977 The Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 emphasizes the roles of governments, employers and workers and the importance of social dialogue in designing and implementing training policies and programmes that are appropriate for country circumstances.
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Human resources development

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South Africa: National Skills Development Strategy III, 2011/12 – 2015/16

South Africa: National Skills Development Strategy III, 2011/12 – 2015/16

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English

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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Access to training

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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. 
 

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Training quality and relevance

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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19 Nov 2012
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The government through the Department of Higher Education and Training launched the third National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III) in January 2011 to make sure that the energy and resources of stakeholders are focused on addressing skills challenges, and that measurable impact is achieved over the next five year period. The strategy follows the integration of higher and further education and skills development into a single Department of Higher Education and Training in 2009. The key driving force of this strategy is improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the skills development system so that it impacts positively on poverty reduction and inequality. The strategy is informed and guided by other overarching government strategies, especially the Human Resource Development Strategy, the New Growth Path, the Industrial Policy Action Plan, the outcomes of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework, the rural development strategy, the new environment strategy and, sector development plans.
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People with disabilities

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Public private partnerships

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Skills upgrading

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Africa

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Good case practices on inclusion of persons with disabilities in Indonesia: Opening opportunities towards decent work, Jakarta, Indonesia

Good case practices on inclusion of persons with disabilities in Indonesia: Opening opportunities towards decent work, Jakarta, Indonesia

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Good case practices on inclusion of persons with disabilities in Indonesia: Opening opportunities towards decent work, Jakarta, Indonesia
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English

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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

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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16 Nov 2012
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The four case studies featured in this publication highlight the steps businesses are undertaking to promote disability inclusion in the workforce in Indonesia. The case study findings indicate increasing interest of companies to promote diversity and disability inclusion in the workplace through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the business case for hiring persons with disabilities. In addition, it was found that there is a need for deeper understanding of the policies and legislation regarding the hiring of persons with disabilities, and how to best approach mainstreaming disability in the workforce. The publication was prepared for the Indonesian National Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Disability Inclusion which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 25-26, 2011.
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People with disabilities

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