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Blog: Preparing The Future of Work We Want

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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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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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ILO PROSPECTS in Egypt - at a glance

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

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22 Dec 2022

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Egypt has a long history of being both a transit and destination country for forcibly displaced persons (FDPs). In recent years, a series of crises, conflicts and political unrest in Syria and across the African continent has led to an exponential rise in the number of FDPs seeking protection in the country

The PROSPECTS Partnership aims to improve the living standards of refugees, asylum-seekers and host communities.

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Competency standards

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Challenges related to informality and formalization in Turkana County, Kenya

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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.

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22 Dec 2022

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The study gathered important information from key stakeholders on: challenges of informality; current, planned or potential initiatives to reduce vulnerabilities and improve services and support to actors in the informal economy in Turkana County; the challenges and threats to the formalization of actors in the informal economy in Turkana County; and the opportunities to formalize the informal economy in Turkana County.

This report details the findings of this study in a clear and succinct way with a view creating dialogue among the stakeholders involved in addressing the challenges of informality in Turkana County.

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Informal economy

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Labour market

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Legislative and Policy Coherence on the Extension of Social Security Coverage in Jordan

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22 Dec 2022

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This report supports the objectives of the PROSPECTS strategic partnership between the ILO, the World Bank, IFC, UNICEF and UNHCR, as well as the ILO’s “Estidama + +” project. The assignment was carried out under the guidance of Sandra Silva (ILO) with Meredith Byrne (ILO). Clara Decamps (Development Pathways) and Shea McClanahan (Development Pathways) authored the report, with research support from Daisy Sibun (Development Pathways). Key informant interviews were carried out by Ahmed Tamemi (Independent Consultant) and members of the Development Pathways team in August and September 2022. The authors are grateful for the time and insights of the experts and practitioners who made themselves available for interviews. The report benefitted from detailed feedback from Meredith Byrne (ILO) and Jullnar Kudi (ILO).

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The role of employer and business membership organizations in promoting the labour market integration of refugees

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22 Dec 2022

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This brief highlights the role that Employers\' and Business Member Organizations (EBMOs) can play in promoting the labour market integration of refugees. It showcases good practices of EBMOs from around the world, and how these organizations have worked with their members, government, workers’ organizations and other stakeholders to facilitate the labour market integration of refugees.

The content of the brief was developed through a two-fold approach: first, a global stocktaking exercise of relevant EBMOs’ experiences was undertaken, covering Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Türkiye and Uganda. Second, based on the depth of information available and the diversity of displacement crises, four countries were selected – Colombia, Germany, Türkiye and Uganda – to develop country-specific case studies with an overview of the displacement context and the displacement response of EBMOs, and a conclusion that summarizes the good practices of EBMOs from around the world.

These are organized into six themes:
(1) advocating for evidence-based policies;
(2) making the business case for hiring and working with refugees;
(3) matching refugee labour with employers’ needs;
(4) providing employers with legal and human resource support;
(5) publicly recognizing employers’ good practices; and
(6) engaging with development cooperation partners.

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Revitalizing career guidance and vocational training at vocational high schools in Korea after COVID-19

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07 Dec 2022

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30 May 2025

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Hybrid: Seoul Sejong University and online.

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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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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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Career guidance

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Lifelong learning

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MOOC on combating forced labour through skills and lifelong learning

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17 Oct 2022

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30 May 2025

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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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Skills for transition to formality

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Most young people around the world do not have the chance to attend formal institutions of learning. The capacity of formal education and training systems is often limited due to inadequate training infrastructures and the relatively high costs of full-time, centre-based training. Consequently, large numbers of youth are learning and then working in the informal economy.

Informal apprenticeship systems that transmit the skills of a trade to a young person in a micro- or small enterprise have operated for generations in many countries. They are considered by far the most important source of skills training in Africa and South Asia.

Women and men in the informal economy often do not possess a formal proof of their skills. Skills acquired informally are not visible and hence are often not recognized by employers. Transitions to the formal labour market can also be facilitated if skills are assessed and recognized. Systems of Recognition of Prior Learning are being introduced by countries to offer access to further learning or to formal labour markets.

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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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Introduction to the course

The MOOC specifically addresses how to design education and training interventions tailored to the needs of people who may be at risk of or have directly experienced forms of modern slavery, such as forced labour or trafficking for labour exploitation. This MOOC is part of the ITC-ILO's training offer on skills development and fundamental principles and rights at work.

Who attends this course?

The MOOC is aimed at government officials, development practitioners, key ILO and UN staff working on related topics, as well as representatives, managers and staff of key TVET stakeholders, such as:

Technical staff from ministries working in TVET and skills development, education, social protection, and labour and human rights;
Experts and technical staff from CSOs, NGOs and other civil society actors, working in the field of human rights and/or TVET;
TVET teachers and trainers, in-company trainers and mentors;
Pedagogical staff of TVET trainers' training centres;
Managers of vocational training centres;
Representatives of workers' and employers' organisations involved in the implementation of TVET;

What will I learn?

Module 1: 1. Key concepts on forced labor and modern slavery and the root causes of vulnerability
Module 2 : Approaches to combating forced labor
Module 3 : The role of education and training in prevention
Module 4 : Victim-centred needs assessment, career guidance and post-training support

What will I be able to do?

Through this MOOC you will have the opportunity to :

Identify the key concepts related to the different forms of forced labour, the root causes of these phenomena and the socio-economic vulnerabilities of the victims;
Recognise the needs of people who are or have been at risk of being directly affected by modern slavery and the range of services required for their successful reintegration;
Design and implement effective education and training programmes to build the resilience of at-risk populations and victims and help them access decent work opportunities.

Learn more:
https://www.itcilo.org/courses/mooc-combating-forced-labour-through-skills-and-lifelong-learning

MOOC on combating forced labour through skills and lifelong learning

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Pitch Day: The power of innovation

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04 Nov 2021

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30 May 2025

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Informal economy

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Skills mismatch in ETF partner countries

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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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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.

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Case studies and good practices

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

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24 Aug 2022

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Skills Mismatch Measurement_final report_EN.pdf

Skills mismatch problems in the labour market have been widely recognized by both current literature and policymakers. Skills mismatch indicators inform policies to improve the matching between labour demand and labour supply, making labour markets more efficient and reducing the wage penalties due to over-education or other types of mismatches. The skills mismatch indicators have been measured, so far, only for a limited number of the European Training Foundation (ETF) partner countries and they are not always comparable. This report provides an update and an extension of the work which has already been done to measure skills mismatch in ETF partner countries. The analysis following the choice and the construction of skills mismatch indicators provides a timely overview of this labour market issue which will be important for governments, stakeholders, and other stakeholders to shape future labour market policies.

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Skills and Lifelong Learning Forum

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Tools and guidance

The platform includes a variety of practical tools and guidance materials developed by the ILO at global and national levels. The resources include guides, case studies, cheklist, visual materials and more, and they cover a wide range of topics. Some are specifically aimed at certain groups of stakeholders, for example employers, workers or governments, and some are designed to support specific groups of beneficiaries.

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Skills and Lifelong Learning Forum

Le forum sur les compétences et l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie héberge des communautés de pratique (CoP) sur divers sujets. Une CoP est une communauté d'apprentissage virtuelle, où le personnel de l'OIT et les praticiens du développement des compétences se réunissent et échangent des idées et des outils pour améliorer collectivement leur expertise et créer des solutions aux divers défis de compétences sur le terrain.

Le Forum sur les compétences et l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie complète la plate-forme de partage des connaissances (KSP) de l'OIT sur les compétences et l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie en offrant un espace de communication ouvert à la fois au personnel de l'OIT et aux praticiens du développement des compétences non membres de l'OIT et rend leurs contributions facilement partageables, traçables et consultables.

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