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Discover your talent: European vocational skills week 2016

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05 Dec 2016

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18 Jun 2026

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Brussels, Belgium

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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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This first European Vocational Skills Week will take place from 5 to 9 December 2016 with events in Brussels and parallel activities in Member States, EFTA and EU candidate countries at national, regional and local levels.

The first European Vocational Skills Week aims to improve the attractiveness and image of vocational education and training, showcasing excellence and quality and raising awareness of the wide range of opportunities.

Discover your talent: European vocational skills week 2016

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Europe and Central Asia

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Global Education Monitoring Report: Gender Review 2016

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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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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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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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17 Oct 2016

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Creating sustainable futures for all

The Gender Review of the 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) recognizes and largely focuses on the challenges facing girls and women because of the disproportionate overall disadvantage they continue to experience in and beyond education. But it also understands that gender disadvantage can be experienced by boys and men, and that gender equality involves males, relationships and power. Gender inequality affects us all. Achieving gender equality must involve us all.

The Gender Review discusses global and regional trends in achieving parity in education access, participation and completion and in selected learning outcomes, stressing that there is much room for progress. It then shifts to an evidence-based discussion of relationships between education, gender and sustainable development by discussing work, civic and political engagement and leadership, as well as health and well-being. It concludes with ways forward: what action is implied by evidence and data for achieving more gender-equal societies and how progress towards such societies is to be measured.

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Upskilling, re-skilling and employing adult refugees

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03 Oct 2016

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18 Jun 2026

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Rome, Italy

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French

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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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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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Cedefop and the OECD are co-organising a one day experts’ forum on the role of VET and VET-related measures to help adult refugees, including people in clear need of international protection, to quickly integrate in the labour market and on how countries have responded to the recent arrivals.

Cedefop and the OCedefop and the OECD are co-organising a one day experts’ forum on the role of VET and VET-related measures to help adult refugees, including people in clear need of international protection, to quickly integrate in the labour market and on how countries have responded to the recent arrivals.

The event aims at:

- supporting exchange of national experiences;
- discussing possible European VET and VET-related solutions that could support relocation of adult people in clear need of international protection on the European territory, favouring a rapid labour market integration and possible co-operation mechanisms between a transit country and a host country.

Discussions are expected to have both a technical and policy nature, and will be interdisciplinary with issues touching upon VET, active labour market policies and migration.ECD are co-organising a one day experts’ forum on the role of VET and VET-related measures to help adult refugees, including people in clear need of international protection, to quickly integrate in the labour market and on how countries have responded to the recent arrivals.

Upskilling, re-skilling and employing adult refugees

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Europe and Central Asia

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Developing the knowledge, skills and talent of youth to further food security and nutrition

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															Developing the knowledge, skills and talent of youth to further food security and nutrition
													

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Rural employment

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

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

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Youth employability

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

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

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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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19 Feb 2016

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This document provides case studies from different regions that set out the challenges, successes and lessons learned relating to the development of knowledge, skills and capacity for youth in agriculture. Bearing in mind the necessity of addressing various approaches for targeting youth, case studies cover the areas of peer-to-peer knowledge transfer, vocational training and skills development, and education systems and research. Specific issues concerned with how to integrate traditional or inter-generational knowledge and the use of new technologies are interwoven throughout the various case studies. The conclusion offers insights into how learning from these initiatives can inform the broader policy environment as well as the design of youth targeted policies, projects and programmes - with the overarching objective of providing attractive, remunerative and sustainable livelihoods for youth in agriculture to further food security and nutrition.

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Management of training institutions

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28 Nov 2016

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18 Jun 2026

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Turin, Italy

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French

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.

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This course aims to improve the management of training centres, responding to the needs of the labour market, while maximizing internal and external efficiency.

This course aims to improve the management of training centres, responding to the needs of the labour market, while maximizing internal and external efficiency. Modules, group work and participants' presentations relate to, and troubleshoot issues in, education/training; planning; organization; management of personnel; quality control and impact evaluation; budgeting and financing, including the business plan and autonomy of training centres.

Management of training institutions

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Questions and answers on the skills for green jobs challenge

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Questions and answers on the skills for green jobs challenge

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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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Promotional material

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

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01 Sep 2016

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Developing new skills or upgrading existing ones is the key to unlocking the potential of green jobs. The Green Jobs Initiative of the ILO, the UN Environmental Programme, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been working to turn this potential into reality since 2008. ILO News talks to Olga Strietska-Ilina, Skills Development Specialist with ILO’s Skills and Employability Department, about a new landmark ILO study developed together with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skill needs for greener economies. Click on the link below to access the full interview.

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World employment and social outlook 2016: Trends for youth

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World employment and social outlook 2016: Trends for youth

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Youth employability

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25 Aug 2016

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Understanding how the uncertain economic outlook is affecting young people’s labour market and social outcomes is central to being able to shape institutional and policy responses, especially following the adoption of Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report tries to shed light on the current and future challenges faced by young people throughout the world. In particular, section 1 looks at recent developments and the outlook for a number of labour market indicators, including youth unemployment, working poverty and employment quality. Section 2 discusses the barriers and inequalities in opportunities affecting youth labour market prospects, notably the gaps between young men and women. Finally, section 3 provides some concluding remarks.

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Stratégie pour l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP) 2016-2021

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															Stratégie pour l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP) 2016-2021
													

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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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15 Aug 2016

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La Stratégie définit des domaines et des actions politiques clés pour la période allant de 2016 à 2021, dans le cadre de la Stratégie à moyen terme de l’UNESCO. Elle contribue aux objectifs stratégiques de l’UNESCO, aux priorités globales de l’Organisation pour l’égalité des genres et l’Afrique, au Programme d’action global pour l’éducation en vue du développement durable et à la Stratégie opérationnelle pour la jeunesse.

Dans ce contexte, et en pleine conformité avec l’ODD 4 visant à « Assurer l’accès de tous à une éducation de qualité, sur un pied d’égalité, et promouvoir les possibilités d’apprentissage tout au long de la vie », la Stratégie a pour but d’appuyer les États membres dans leurs efforts pour améliorer la pertinence de leurs systèmes d’EFTP et équiper tous les jeunes et tous les adultes des compétences nécessaires à l’emploi, à l’obtention d’un travail décent, à l’entreprenariat et à l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie, et de contribuer à la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 dans son ensemble.

La Stratégie englobe trois domaines prioritaires :
(1) favoriser l’emploi des jeunes et l’entreprenariat ;
(2) promouvoir l’équité et l’égalité des genres ;
(3) faciliter la transition vers des économies vertes et des sociétés durables.

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Etude sur le développement des compétences dans l'économie informelle - 2013

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Etude sur le développement des compétences dans l'économie informelle - 2013

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French

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08 Aug 2016

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La présente étude s’appuie sur des enquêtes terrain dans les pays développant une économie à forte composante informelle et auprès des acteurs économiques eux-mêmes pour montrer que l’élévation du niveau de connaissances et de compétences a des effets certains sur l’accroissement des revenus et de la qualité des productions et des services de ces acteurs.

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Discover your talent: European vocational skills week 2016

Compétences au service de l’emploi: Bulletin septembre 2016

Global Education Monitoring Report: Gender Review 2016

Upskilling, re-skilling and employing adult refugees

Developing the knowledge, skills and talent of youth to further food security and nutrition

Management of training institutions

Questions and answers on the skills for green jobs challenge

World employment and social outlook 2016: Trends for youth

Stratégie pour l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP) 2016-2021

Etude sur le développement des compétences dans l'économie informelle - 2013