Skip to main content

Africa

Region Image

Growth, Poverty and Inequality Interactions in Africa: An Overview of Key Issues

Growth, Poverty and Inequality Interactions in Africa: An Overview of Key Issues

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Growth, Poverty and Inequality Interactions in Africa: An Overview of Key Issues
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
skpEng
Sources:

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpIntOrg
Slug
international-organizations
Topics:

Access to training

Thumbnail

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. 
 

Identifier
skpATSU
Slug
access-to-training
Knowledge Products:

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpRPS
Slug
research-papers
Publication Date:
16 Nov 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184908.pdf
UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa’s (RBA) Working Paper Series Volume 1, No.1 The specific objectives of the research project are to: (i)Provide a comparative analysis of inequality and examine several forms of elasticity of poverty and inequality across African countries and sub-regions;

(ii)Identify key factors responsible for the inequality and poverty changes observed in Sub-Saharan Africa during the last twenty years, so as to orient future policies towards inclusive growth. An important objective is to identify best practice policies and programs in countries that have experienced favourable progress on inequality trends over the past decade;

(iii)Examine empirically whether the countries which experienced a transition to democracy and the election of more accountable governments experienced improvements in growth and or inequality, and assess whether trade-offs (if any) between these two are unavoidable or can lead to win-win situations;

(iv)Analyze the relative importance of various economic, social and political factors in the observed changes in inequality and poverty in different clusters of economies; and

(v)Identify existing bottlenecks still impeding rapid progress such as dependence on commodity exports, weak industrial policy, reliance on volatile foreign savings, as well as other impediments that could hinder progress in sustaining an inclusive pro-poor growth in the future.
Subject Tags:
Regions:

Africa

Region Image

Why is growth less poverty reducing in Africa?

Why is growth less poverty reducing in Africa?

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Why is growth less poverty reducing in Africa?
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
skpEng
Sources:

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpIntOrg
Slug
international-organizations

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.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpOSource
Slug
other-sources
Topics:

Access to training

Thumbnail

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. 
 

Identifier
skpATSU
Slug
access-to-training

Other topic

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpOIssue
Slug
other-topic
Knowledge Products:

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpRPS
Slug
research-papers
Publication Date:
16 Nov 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184907.pdf
Paper presented at the 2016 Jobs & Development Conference, 2- 3 November. This paper analyses the economic impacts of growth on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, exploiting a rich and unique dataset covering 56 countries between 1990 and 2012. Albeit the high economic growth rates of the last decades, there have been increasing concerns that growth is not benefiting African population at large. In line with the view that certain sectors are more poverty reducing than others, we find that during the period 1990-2012 productivity gains in agriculture played a smaller role in Africa than elsewhere. At the same time, employment shifts out of agriculture have contributed only half as much to poverty reduction than in the rest of the world, and especially there has been no impact of movements into manufacturing employment, which instead have been at the basis of the poverty reducing strategies of South and East Asia in the past decades. Forecasted projections for the years to come suggest that African governments would need to double their efforts towards structural transformations in order to achieve sustained poverty reduction.
Subject Tags:

Agriculture

Slug
agriculture
Identifier
225

Economic growth

Slug
economic-growth
Identifier
166

Poverty

Slug
poverty
Identifier
148
Regions:

Africa

Region Image

Impacts à Court et Moyen Terme sur les Jeunes des Travaux à Haute Intensité de Main d’œuvre (THIMO)

Impacts à Court et Moyen Terme sur les Jeunes des Travaux à Haute Intensité de Main d’œuvre (THIMO)

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Impacts à Court et Moyen Terme sur les Jeunes des Travaux à Haute Intensité de Main d’œuvre (THIMO)
Language:

French

Slug
french
Identifier
skpFrn
Sources:

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpIntOrg
Slug
international-organizations
Topics:

Youth employability

Thumbnail

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. 

Identifier
skpYoEmp
Slug
youth-employability
Knowledge Products:

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.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpEvalRep
Slug
evaluation-reports
Publication Date:
16 Nov 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184909.pdf

Résultats de l’évaluation d’impact de la composante THIMO du Projet Emploi Jeunes et Développement des compétence (PEJEDEC) en Côte d’Ivoire.

Ce rapport présente les résultats d’une évaluation d’impact de la composante Travaux à Haute Intensité de main d’œuvre (THIMO) du Projet Emploi Jeune et Développement des Compétences (PEJEDEC). Cette étude est le résultat d’une collaboration entre les équipes de la Banque mondiale, les experts internationaux et les équipes multisectorielles mises en place par le Gouvernement. Ce rapport s’inscrit dans la politique de la Banque mondiale d’appuyer les pays à mettre en place des outils qui permettent d’analyser les politiques publiques pour instruire des politiques soutenables et pérennes. Cette étude présente le mérite inhérent aux évaluations indépendantes car ses résultats permettent de fournir des informations importantes sur la portée stratégique de l’instrument THIMO qui vont au-delà de la Côte d’Ivoire.

Subject Tags:
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:

Independent evaluation of ILO’s strategy and actions to promote skills development for jobs and growth (2010–2015)

Independent evaluation of ILO’s strategy and actions to promote skills development for jobs and growth (2010–2015)

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Independent evaluation of ILO’s strategy and actions to promote skills development for jobs and growth (2010–2015)
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpILO
Slug
ilo
Topics:

Other topic

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpOIssue
Slug
other-topic
Knowledge Products:

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.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpEvalRep
Slug
evaluation-reports
Publication Date:
15 Nov 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184902.pdf
Skills development increases the employability of workers, the competitiveness of enterprises and the inclusiveness of growth. This high-level evaluation explores the extent to which the ILO’s strategy, programme approach and interventions to promote skills development for jobs growth achieved their intended results from 2010-15. It also aims to facilitate the alignment of the ILO’s skills-related work with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and informs the development of the strategic plan 2018-21. The evaluation identifies recommendations for improving the ILO’s skills-related work and reflects on lessons learned and emerging good practices in an effort to contribute to organizational learning.
Subject Tags:

Economic growth

Slug
economic-growth
Identifier
166

Employability

Slug
employability
Identifier
643

Skills and training policy

Slug
skills-and-training-policy
Identifier
666

Sustainable development

Slug
sustainable-development
Identifier
658
Regions:

Africa

Region Image

Americas

Region Image

Arab States

Region Image

From the field: How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas

From the field: How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas

Type:
Document
Content Type:
From the field: How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpILO
Slug
ilo
Topics:

Access to training

Thumbnail

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. 
 

Identifier
skpATSU
Slug
access-to-training

Gender equality

Thumbnail

Women represent both half of the world's population – and half the world's economic potential. Their participation in the labour market reduces poverty because they often invest 90 per cent of their income in the well-being, education and nutrition of their families. Yet labour force participation by women has stagnated at about 55 per cent globally since 2010. Moreover, women are disproportionately represented in precarious work – low-paid, low-skilled and insecure jobs.

Training plays an important role in the pursuit of equality of opportunity and treatment for women and men in the world of work. Yet women often lack access to technical and vocational education and training. Many also lack the basic functional skills, such as literacy and numeracy, to participate meaningfully in the work force. Overcoming this challenge requires the adoption of a life-cycle approach. This includes improving girls’ access to basic education; overcoming logistic, economic and cultural barriers to apprenticeships and to secondary and vocational training for young women; and meeting the training needs of women re-entering the labour market and of older women who have not had equal access to opportunities for lifelong learning.

Identifier
skpGenEqul
Slug
gender-equality

Rural employment

Thumbnail

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.

Identifier
skpREmpl
Slug
rural-employment
Knowledge Products:

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. 

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpCaseStdy
Slug
case-studies-and-good-practices

Promotional material

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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpAIM
Slug
promotional-material
Publication Date:
14 Nov 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184893.pdf

Implementing the G20 Training Strategy: The “Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low Income Countries”, a project being implemented by the ILO, with support from KOICA of South Korea.

Unemployment and underemployment are major concerns throughout the developing world, but are particularly acute in Mozambique. Tackling these challenges requires effective measures to increase employment opportunities for the growing supply of labour, in particular women and men living in rural areas, with the relevant and quality skills they need to enter the labour market. The “Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low Income Countries” project being implemented by the ILO, with support from KOICA of South Korea, addresses the need to create more quality jobs and increase the employability of vulnerable groups, in particular young women and men in Mozambique. The ILO’s Chief Technical Advisor in the country, Ana Cristina Paulo, talks about the project, now approaching the midpoint of its three-year period.

Subject Tags:

Access to training

Slug
access-to-training
Identifier
683

G20 Training Strategy

Slug
g20-training-strategy
Identifier
644

Low skilled workers

Slug
low-skilled-workers
Identifier
650

Women

Slug
women
Identifier
318
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:

Policy Brief: Malawi - Providing out-of-school adolescent girls with skills: A review of the global evidence

Policy Brief: Malawi - Providing out-of-school adolescent girls with skills: A review of the global evidence

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Policy Brief: Malawi - Providing out-of-school adolescent girls with skills: A review of the global evidence
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
skpEng
Sources:

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpIntOrg
Slug
international-organizations
Topics:

Youth employability

Thumbnail

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. 

Identifier
skpYoEmp
Slug
youth-employability
Knowledge Products:

Policy and strategy

Recommendations and advice on resolving policy challenges related to skills development systems and their linkages to the world of work.  Concise syntheses of experience from the international organizations.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpPolOp
Slug
policy-and-strategy
Publication Date:
28 Oct 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184295.pdf
Skills development offers a range of benefits to out-of-school adolescent girls and alleviates a key obstacle to youth employment in developing countries. This policy brief reviews recent rigorous evidence on skills development programs for adolescent girls and examines the potential for such interventions to delay marriage and pregnancy.
Subject Tags:

Vocational training

Slug
vocational-training
Identifier
124

Women

Slug
women
Identifier
318
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:

Renforcer les compétences au Cameroun: Développement inclusif de la main-d’oeuvre, compétitivité et croissance

Renforcer les compétences au Cameroun: Développement inclusif de la main-d’oeuvre, compétitivité et croissance

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Renforcer les compétences au Cameroun: Développement inclusif de la main-d’oeuvre, compétitivité et croissance
Language:

French

Slug
french
Identifier
skpFrn
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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpILO
Slug
ilo
Topics:

Training quality and relevance

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpTrainQR
Slug
training-quality-and-relevance
Knowledge Products:

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpRPS
Slug
research-papers
Publication Date:
28 Oct 2016
Open
wcmstest4_184293.pdf

Le présent rapport est destiné à aider le Cameroun à augmenter les compétences de sa population active afin d’accroître la productivité et la compétitivité dans le domaine du travail et de créer des emplois, tout en reconnaissant que de nombreux facteurs autres que les compétences peuvent inhiber cette productivité et cette création d’emplois. Plus précisément, l’objectif de l’étude est d’appuyer une stratégie nationale de développement des compétences et de politiques et institutions connexes aux fins de soutenir la compétitivité, la productivité et la création d’emploi.

Subject Tags:

Access to training

Slug
access-to-training
Identifier
683

Development policy

Slug
development-policy
Identifier
136

Economic growth

Slug
economic-growth
Identifier
166

Sectoral approaches

Slug
sectoral-approaches
Identifier
676

Skills and training policy

Slug
skills-and-training-policy
Identifier
666
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:

Africa youth report 2011: Addressing the youth education and employment nexus in the new global economy

Africa youth report 2011: Addressing the youth education and employment nexus in the new global economy

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Africa youth report 2011: Addressing the youth education and employment nexus in the new global economy
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
skpEng
Sources:

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpIntOrg
Slug
international-organizations
Topics:

Youth employability

Thumbnail

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. 

Identifier
skpYoEmp
Slug
youth-employability
Knowledge Products:

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpRPS
Slug
research-papers
Publication Date:
20 Oct 2016
Open
wcmstest4_183894.pdf
This report seeks to promote new and deeper knowledge of the potential of African young people and the broad conditions that have an influence on this potential. It acknowledges the predicament of African young people today, noting that they share visions and aspirations that are seemingly beyond their reach, yet are essential elements of today’s societies and the future which awaits coming generations. Accordingly, the report focuses on the youth-education employment nexus in a global economy, because having access to education and later to employment is a precondition for poverty reduction, political stability, peace and security, and sustainable development. Well-educated young people are a source of efficient and productive labour, and a highly skilled and motivated workforce is essential to remaining globally competitive. The report analyses the interdependent relationship between education and employment and the challenges and opportunities facing African young people in these two realms within the context of regional integration and globalization. It provides information, describes best practices and poses questions that policymakers should take into consideration when working on issues that affect young people.
Subject Tags:

School-to-work transition

Slug
school-to-work-transition
Identifier
652

Skills and training policy

Slug
skills-and-training-policy
Identifier
666

Youth

Slug
youth
Identifier
319
Regions:

Africa

Region Image

Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries

Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpILO
Slug
ilo
Topics:

Rural employment

Thumbnail

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.

Identifier
skpREmpl
Slug
rural-employment
Knowledge Products:

Promotional material

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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpAIM
Slug
promotional-material
Publication Date:
13 Oct 2016
Open
wcmstest4_183482.pdf

A technical cooperation project implemented by the ILO, with funding provided by KOICA of South Korea. The project supports the implementation of the ILO/G20 Training Strategy for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth. Project dates: December 2014 to December 2017.

The project main objective is to improve the access of persons from local communities to training and to opportunities to turn that training into productive livelihoods. It aims to reach a broader base of job creation, along the value chains in the extractive industry, through an accelerated development of human capital, focusing on the most vulnerable groups, especially young people and women.

The project places a large emphasis in the acquisition of skills for employability and in supporting services to the development of SMEs. The project is being implemented using the ILO methodology TREE (Training for Rural Economic Empowerment) and in partnership with government institutions. This will create the necessary technical capability for continuity after the end of the program. To provide strategic direction and coordination of the activities of this project, a Steering Committee composed by representatives of the Mozambican Government, the United Nations and the social partners would be created.

Subject Tags:

Rural development

Slug
rural-development
Identifier
152

Sectoral approaches

Slug
sectoral-approaches
Identifier
676

Small enterprises

Slug
small-enterprises
Identifier
181

Women

Slug
women
Identifier
318
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:

Skills for green jobs: Occupational changes in the green economy

Skills for green jobs: Occupational changes in the green economy

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Skills for green jobs: Occupational changes in the green economy
Language:

English

Slug
english
Identifier
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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpILO
Slug
ilo
Topics:

Training quality and relevance

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpTrainQR
Slug
training-quality-and-relevance
Knowledge Products:

Promotional material

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

Thumbnail
Identifier
skpAIM
Slug
promotional-material
Publication Date:
06 Oct 2016
Open
wcmstest4_182897.pdf
This fact sheet analyses the potential occupational changes from a transition towards a green economy in Namibia.
Subject Tags:

Green jobs

Slug
green-jobs
Identifier
623

Green skills

Slug
green-skills
Identifier
645

Occupational qualification

Slug
occupational-qualification
Identifier
409

Skills and training policy

Slug
skills-and-training-policy
Identifier
666
Regions:

Africa

Region Image
Countries and territories:
Subscribe to Africa