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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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Nouvelles Recommandations: la Recommandation sur l’apprentissage et l’éducation des adultes et la Recommandation sur l'enseignement et à la formation techniques et professionnels.

Nouvelles Recommandations: la Recommandation sur l’apprentissage et l’éducation des adultes et la Recommandation sur l'enseignement et à la formation techniques et professionnels.

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Nouvelles Recommandations: la Recommandation sur l’apprentissage et l’éducation des adultes et la Recommandation sur l'enseignement et à la formation techniques et professionnels.
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French

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International organizations

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.

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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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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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06 Apr 2016

Deux nouvelles Recommandations internationales essentielles sur l'éducation qui reflètent les nouvelles tendances mondiales et viennent appuyer le Cadre d’action Éducation 2030.

Ces instruments internationaux essentiels ont été révisés à la demande des États membres qui souhaitaient qu’ils soient adaptés à la lumière des nouvelles tendances éducatives, sociales, économiques, culturelles et politiques. Les Recommandations ont été adoptées avec enthousiasme par les États membres lors de la 38ème session de la Conférence générale tenue à Paris en novembre 2015. Ils représentent les outils les plus récents et les plus complets pour les décideurs, les praticiens, les partenaires sociaux, la société civile et les autres parties prenantes dans ces deux domaines complémentaires. Partout dans le monde, ils serviront à guider la transformation et la multiplication des opportunités d'apprentissage équitables en faveur des jeunes et des adultes.

En particulier, l'adoption de la Recommandation sur l’apprentissage et l’éducation des adultes (ALE) imprime un élan au renforcement de ce domaine, grâce à la définition de principes directeurs et d’une approche complète, intersectorielle en vue de sa promotion et de son développement dans le monde entier. La Recommandation sur l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP) reflète les nouvelles tendances en matière d’EFTP grâce à une approche intégrée et holistique de l'éducation et de la formation, assurant ainsi la promotion d'un large éventail de connaissances, d’aptitudes et de compétences nécessaires pour le travail et la vie courante.

L'adoption simultanée de ces deux instruments montre qu’une forte priorité est accordée par la communauté internationale au développement de l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie. Les instruments soulignent l'importance des opportunités d’apprentissage tout au long de la vie, de l’apprentissage et de l’éducation des adultes et du développement des compétences pour assurer une croissance économique inclusive, l'emploi et le travail décent, la réduction de la pauvreté, le bien-être social, l’égalité des sexes et des sociétés apprenantes durables.

Cliquez ici pour la Recommandation sur l’apprentissage et l’éducation des adultes (ALE).

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Nuevas Recomendaciones: Recomendación sobre el aprendizaje y la educación de adultos y la Recomendación relativa a la enseñanza y formación técnica y profesional

Nuevas Recomendaciones: Recomendación sobre el aprendizaje y la educación de adultos y la Recomendación relativa a la enseñanza y formación técnica y profesional

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Nuevas Recomendaciones: Recomendación sobre el aprendizaje y la educación de adultos y la Recomendación relativa a la enseñanza y formación técnica y profesional
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Spanish

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International organizations

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.

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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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Publication Date:
06 Apr 2016

Dos nuevas Recomendaciones internacionales relativas a la educación reflejan las nuevas tendencias mundiales y apoyan el Marco de Acción de la Agenda Educación 2030.

La revisión de estos importantes instrumentos internacionales responde a las peticiones de los Estados Miembros de que se adapten para reflejar las nuevas tendencias educativas, sociales, económicas, culturales y políticas. Las Recomendaciones fueron aprobadas con entusiasmo por los Estados Miembros en la 38ª reunión de la Conferencia General, que tuvo lugar en París, en noviembre de 2015. Son los instrumentos más actualizados y de amplio espectro a disposición de los responsables políticos, expertos, interlocutores sociales, miembros de la sociedad civil y otros interesados en esos dos ámbitos complementarios. Las Recomendaciones se aplicarán en el mundo entero para orientar la transformación y ampliación equitativa de las oportunidades de aprendizaje para jóvenes y adultos.

En particular, la aprobación de la Recomendación sobre el aprendizaje de jóvenes y adultos impulsa el fortalecimiento de esta labor, ya que estipula los principios que la rigen y ofrece un enfoque amplio y transversal para su promoción y desarrollo en el mundo entero. La Recomendación relativa a la enseñanza formación técnica y profesional (EFTP) refleja una nueva tendencia en la materia, en la medida en que proporciona un enfoque integrado y holístico de la enseñanza y la formación que asegura la promoción de conocimientos, destrezas y competencias de amplio espectro para el trabajo y la vida práctica.

La aprobación simultánea de ambos instrumentos refleja la alta prioridad asignada por la comunidad internacional al desarrollo del aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida. Los dos instrumentos insisten en la importancia de las oportunidades de aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida, el aprendizaje y la educación de adultos y la adquisición de competencias para el desarrollo económico inclusivo, el empleo y el trabajo decoroso, la mitigación de la pobreza, el bienestar social, la igualdad de género y la creación de sociedades del conocimiento sostenibles.

Click en el enlace siguiente para ver la Recomendación sobre el aprendizaje de jóvenes y adultos.

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Review of the Pacific Framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Review of the Pacific Framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

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English

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International organizations

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.

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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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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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24 Mar 2016
This Review of the Pacific Framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) aims to evaluate the progress and uptake of the Pacific TVET Framework (2012-15), and to identify lessons learned and effective practices to support a new TVET framework for the Pacific. It was conducted using a variety of methods, including desk research, survey, and in-country consultations in five Pacific countries – Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Marshall Islands and Tuvalu. The observations and recommendations from this review will inform the formulation of the new Pacific Education Development Framework (PEDF), especially the PEDF TVET outcome, in 2016.
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TVET systems

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Country strategy paper 2014-2018: Kenya

Country strategy paper 2014-2018: Kenya

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English

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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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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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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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16 Mar 2016
This Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2014-18 for Kenya supports the country’s ambitions and addresses its main developmental challenges by promoting job creation as the overarching objective. To achieve it, the CSP is articulated around the following two pillars: (i) Enhancing physical infrastructure to unleash inclusive growth; and (ii) Developing skills for the emerging labour market of a transforming economy.
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Africa

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Seoul development consensus for shared growth

Seoul development consensus for shared growth

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Seoul development consensus for shared growth
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English

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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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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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11 Mar 2016
The following document sets out the G20 concrete actions and outcomes to be delivered and developed over the Multi-Year Action Plan. These actions are directed to the following key areas: infrastructure, private investment and job creation, human resource development, trade, financial inclusion, growth with resilience, food security, domestic resource mobilization and knowledge sharing
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Development policy

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G20

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Monitoring progress in reducing the gender gap in labour force participation

Monitoring progress in reducing the gender gap in labour force participation

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Monitoring progress in reducing the gender gap in labour force participation
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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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International organizations

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.

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Gender equality

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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.

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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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Promotional material

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

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10 Mar 2016
Report prepared for the meeting of the G20 Employment Working Group Istanbul, Turkey, 7-8 May 2015 In November 2014, the G20 Leaders committed to reduce the gender labour force participation gap by 25% by 2025, as a collective commitment at G20 level. As an input to that decision, the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers issued a Declaration which included this issue and set forth 11 policy areas for potential action. This note proposes options and approaches for tracking the Leaders’ commitment to reduce the gender gap.
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Gender

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The G20 skills strategy for developing and using skills for the 21 century

The G20 skills strategy for developing and using skills for the 21 century

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The G20 skills strategy for developing and using skills for the 21 century
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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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International organizations

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.

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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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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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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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Training quality and relevance

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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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Publication Date:
10 Mar 2016

Prepared for the third G20 Employment Working Group Meeting 23-24 July 2015, Turkey.

This paper explains why a comprehensive skills strategy is needed and offers a comprehensive and integrated framework to assess and identify where policy action is needed to improve skill systems.

The framework put forward in this paper builds on the OECD Skills Strategy (2012) as well as the G20 Training Strategy (2010) and the conceptual framework underlying the World Indicators of Skills for Employment (WISE) database which was developed for the G20 Development Working Group. Building on these initiatives, the policy framework to develop and use skills better is designed around three main areas: i) Building skills for work and life; ii) encouraging firms to invest in skills; and iii) ensuring that skills are fully used (through better activation and matching of skills). Policies in these three areas are instrumental for achieving better economic and social outcomes. In addition, broader labour market settings that enable and provide the right incentives for skill acquisition, higher skill requirements and better skills use are also essential.

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Enterprises

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G20

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G20 Training Strategy

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Vocational training

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Normas y declaraciones de la OIT sobre la igualdad de género

Normas y declaraciones de la OIT sobre la igualdad de género

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Normas y declaraciones de la OIT sobre la igualdad de género
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Spanish

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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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Gender equality

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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.

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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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Publication Date:
26 Feb 2016

Las normas internacionales del trabajo son uno de los medios principales de acción de la OIT. Estas normas sirven para mejorar las condiciones laborales de mujeres y hombres, así como para promover la igualdad en el lugar de trabajo.

Los cuatro convenios fundamentales de la OIT sobre la igualdad de género son: El Convenio sobre igualdad de remuneración, 1951 (Nº 100), el Convenio sobre la discriminación (empleo y ocupación), 1958 (Nº 111), el Convenio sobre los trabajadores con responsabilidades familiares, 1981 (n ° 156.) y el Convenio sobre la protección de la maternidad, 2000 (Nº 183). Los convenios 100 y 111 se encuentran también entre los ocho convenios fundamentales de la Declaración de la OIT relativa a los principios y derechos fundamentales en el trabajo. Otros instrumentos relevantes de la OIT incluyen la Convención del trabajo a tiempo parcial, 1994 (núm 175), el Convenio sobre el trabajo a domicilio, 1996 (Nº 177), la Convención sobre las peores formas de trabajo infantil, 1999 (Nº 182), la Declaración sobre la igualdad de oportunidades y trato para las mujeres trabajadoras (1975), la Declaración de la OIT relativa a los principios y derechos fundamentales en el trabajo (1998) y la Recomendación sobre los pisos de protección social, 2012 (Nº 202).

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Globalization

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UNESCO TVET Strategy 2016-2021

UNESCO TVET Strategy 2016-2021

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UNESCO TVET Strategy 2016-2021
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English

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International organizations

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.

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Skills policies and strategies

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Skills and employment policies should be viewed together.  The full value of one policy set is realized when it supports the objectives of the other.  For investments in education and training to yield maximum benefit to workers, enterprises, and economies, countries’ capacities for coordination is critical in three areas: connecting basic education to technical training and then to market entry; ensuring continuous communication between employers and training providers so that training meets the needs and aspirations of workers and enterprises, and integrating skills development policies with industrial, investment, trade, technology, environmental, rural and local development policies.

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skills-policies-and-strategies

Training quality and relevance

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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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Publication Date:
22 Feb 2016
Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference – 28 September to 03 October 2015 This report explores the important principles, issues, actions and roles that should be taken into account when setting out the global agenda for TVET over the coming years and highlights the challenges and opportunities facing TVET in different countries. Despite these differences, the report stresses the need for international collaboration and dialogue in order to overcome the obstacles that may lie ahead, and specifically calls on UNESCO to act as a key facilitator for collaboration. The report ends with a six-point Agenda for TVET.
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Policy convergence

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Skills and training policy

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TVET systems

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Vocational training

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Directrices de política para una transición justa hacia economías y sociedades ambientalmente sostenibles para todos

Directrices de política para una transición justa hacia economías y sociedades ambientalmente sostenibles para todos

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Directrices de política para una transición justa hacia economías y sociedades ambientalmente sostenibles para todos
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Spanish

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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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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions. 

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Skills policies and strategies

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Skills and employment policies should be viewed together.  The full value of one policy set is realized when it supports the objectives of the other.  For investments in education and training to yield maximum benefit to workers, enterprises, and economies, countries’ capacities for coordination is critical in three areas: connecting basic education to technical training and then to market entry; ensuring continuous communication between employers and training providers so that training meets the needs and aspirations of workers and enterprises, and integrating skills development policies with industrial, investment, trade, technology, environmental, rural and local development policies.

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skills-policies-and-strategies
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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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international-standards

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. 

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research-papers
Publication Date:
18 Feb 2016

COP21 - París 2015

La ecologización de la economía ofrece numerosas oportunidades para alcanzar objetivos sociales: puede actuar como un nuevo motor de crecimiento, tanto en los países adelantados como en los países en desarrollo, y como un generador neto de empleos decentes y verdes que pueden contribuir en gran medida a la erradicación de la pobreza y a la inclusión social. La ecologización de la economía mejorará nuestra capacidad para gestionar los recursos naturales de forma sostenible, aumentar la eficiencia energética y reducir los desechos, y al mismo tiempo permitirá enfrentar las desigualdades y potenciar la resiliencia. La ecologización de los empleos y la promoción de los empleos verdes, tanto en los sectores tradicionales como en los emergentes, fomentarán una economía competitiva, con bajas emisiones de carbono y ambientalmente sostenible, así como modalidades sostenibles de consumo y producción, y contribuirán a la lucha contra el cambio climático.

Bajo este contexto estas directrices sostienen que políticas sostenibles coherentes deben constituir un marco de transición justa para todos con el fin de promover la creación de más empleos decentes e incluso, si procede, prever la repercusión en el empleo y favorecer una protección social adecuada y sostenible frente a la pérdida de empleos y los desplazamientos, así como el desarrollo de competencias y el diálogo social, incluido el ejercicio efectivo del derecho de sindicación y de negociación colectiva.

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Development policy

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development-policy
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136

Green jobs

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green-jobs
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623

Green skills

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645

Policy convergence

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policy-convergence
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674

Skills and training policy

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666

Skills anticipation

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677
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