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New Challenges in TVET Teacher Education

New Challenges in TVET Teacher Education

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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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Training quality and relevance

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30 Apr 2014
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Article appearing in the bi-annual newsletter by UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) This article, contributed by the head of UNEVOC, presents an overview of the recent trend in TVET. It highlights new challenges in TVET teacher education in the context of the emerging knowledge society, focusing on three key issues: globalization and sustainability, advances in ICT, and rapid technology obsolesces and generic skills. Examination of these issues could provide some basic foundations for shaping teacher education and refining the role of teachers and learners. The author argues that teachers of the 21st century should have the ability to flexibly learn new key issues quickly, as well as ICT skills and generic skills that increase employability and mobility of graduates. (Pages 3 to 6)
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Strengthening Local Skills Strategies

Strengthening Local Skills Strategies

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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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09 Apr 2014
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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight No.5 This OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight presents a series of principles which governments and communities can follow when developing local skills strategies.
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Skills for the digital economy

Skills for the digital economy

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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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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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09 Apr 2014
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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight No. 4 This OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight sets out how information and communication technologies (ICTs) have shaped economies and labour markets, describes 21st century demand for ICT skills and how to develop those skills.
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Apprenticeships and Workplace Learning

Apprenticeships and Workplace Learning

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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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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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08 Apr 2014
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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight Series No. 3 This OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight sets out how apprenticeships and other forms of workplace learning help people to make a successful transition from school to work, the most important practices for effective apprenticeships and the challenges often encountered.
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Employer engagement to enhance skills investment

Employer engagement to enhance skills investment

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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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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight Series No.2 This OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight sets out why employer engagement matters, what the main barriers to employer engagement in skills investment are and the priority areas for action. This document is the fruit of a workshop on “Employer Ownership: Strengthening Partnerships to Enhance Skills Investment” organized jointly by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the OECD in November 2012. The workshop brought together a diverse set of business leaders, policy makers, and practitioners from Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. Small group discussions delivered many valuable insights, a clear assessment of the main barriers facing employers and identified priority areas for action for employers and government alike.
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Nordic skills policies

Nordic skills policies

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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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Monitoring and evaluation

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Measuring the outcomes of skills systems, policies and targeted programmes is essential in order to monitor and improve their effectiveness and relevance. Elements of sound assessment processes include: institutions to sustain feedback from employers and trainees; mechanisms to track labour market outcomes of training and systems of accountability that use this information; and, quantitative and qualitative labour market information and its dissemination to all stakeholders.

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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight Series No.1 This OECD Skills Strategy spotlight sets what previous skills policies in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden have delivered. This document is the fruit of a seminar on “OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC): a foundation for reform?” that was held in October 2012 and brought together experts from governments and academia from over 10 countries.
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21st Century Skills and the Age of Responsibility

21st Century Skills and the Age of Responsibility

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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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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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Keynote remarks by José M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Assistant Director-General for Policy at the ILO, at the “Global Trade and Development Week 2014”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In his remarks, ILO Assistant Director-General for Policy, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, emphasized how skills and education need to be addressed differently today than 20 or 30 years ago. He referred to the “21 Century Skills” that involve new ways of thinking and working, a new global vision as well as new tools for working based on new information and communications technologies.

Among the key challenges highlighted by Salazar-Xirinachs is skills mismatch which partly results from the inability of the education and training system to adapt to these new realities.

Addressing the disconnects is not only a matter of public policy but also one that involves private sector engagement and responsibility, according to Salazar-Xirinachs.

He pointed out that companies should not wait at the end of the education and training pipeline for graduates with the right skills or look for new talents abroad, but should take a broader view of their workforce needs. Salazar-Xirinachs stated they should build public-private partnerships, engage pro-actively with education and training providers in order to align education with the skills needed for employment and make efforts to combine formal education and training with on the job apprenticeship opportunities.
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Designing Skill-Friendly Tax Policies

Designing Skill-Friendly Tax Policies

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Financing of training

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Initial education and training and lifelong learning benefit individuals, employers and society as a whole. Economic principles dictate that the costs for services with public and private benefits should be shared between public and private funding, or else too little training will be provided or taken up. Effective mechanisms for financing skills development vary according to countries’ economic and political circumstances and the degree and level of social dialogue established.

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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight No. 6 This OECD Skills Strategy spotlight outlines some of the ways in which taxation can affect skills development decisions, as well as some key considerations in designing skill-friendly tax policies. It focuses on skills policies targeted at third-level and adult education.
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Youth and Migration

Youth and Migration

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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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Migrant workers

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According to the ILO global estimates on migrant workers, there were around 164 million migrant workers in 2017. 

Migrant workers contribute to growth and development in their countries of destination, while countries of origin greatly benefit from their remittances and the skills acquired during their migration experience. Yet, many migrant workers face challenges in accessing quality training and decent jobs including under-utilization of skills, a lack of employment or training opportunities, lack of information, and exploitation of low-skilled workers.

To address these challenges, countries need to strengthen skills anticipation systems to inform migration policies, increase access to education and training, and establish bilateral or multilateral recognition of qualifications and skills.

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UN Youth Issue Briefs
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ITC ILO Career guidance: A strategic tool for planners and decision-makers

ITC ILO Career guidance: A strategic tool for planners and decision-makers

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07 Apr 2014
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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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Career guidance and employment services

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Career guidance and counselling, career education and lifelong development of skills for employability are key for success in learning activities, effective career transitions, livelihood planning, entrepreneurship and in increasing labour market participation. They are instrumental in promoting skills utilization, recognition (RPL), as well as in improving enterprise human resource management.

Career development activities encompass a wide variety of support activities including career information and advice, counselling, work exposure (e.g. job shadowing, work experience periods), assessment, coaching, mentoring, professional networking, advocacy, basic and employability skills training (curricular and non-curricular) and entrepreneurship training. It is often an area which is fragmented across different ministries (e.g. education, TVET, employment, youth) requiring an effort to achieve the necessary coordination to provide adequate support to individuals during learning, employment and unemployment/inactivity periods.
 

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Focuses on career guidance as a tool to prevent or reduce unemployment and skills mismatch, improve the efficiency of education and training systems and as a means to help youth and adult workers in taking adequate career decisions.

The course focusses on career guidance as a tool to prevent or reduce unemployment and skills mismatch, to improve the efficiency of education and training systems and as a tool to help youth and adult workers in taking adequate career decisions. The programme focuses on sensitizing participants about policies, tools and practices to develop and improve career guidance services.

ITC ILO Career guidance: A strategic tool for planners and decision-makers
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