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Education and Training 2020: Highlights from the working groups 2014-2015

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Education and Training 2020: Highlights from the working groups 2014-2015

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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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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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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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lifelong-learning

Older workers

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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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09 May 2016

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Education and Training (ET) 2020 Working Groups, involving over 400 experts from European Union (EU) Member States' administrations and other stakeholders, are one of the main instruments of the EU ET 2020 tool box. Through mutual learning and the identification of good practices they support Member States in addressing the key challenges of their education and training systems and the common priorities agreed at European level. Between 2014 and 2015, there have been six ET 2020 Working Groups. This publication highlights the key messages delivered in these groups for the period 2014-2015.

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Apprenticeships

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apprenticeships

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Older workers

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Qualification frameworks

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qualification-frameworks

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Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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Skills upgrading

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skills-upgrading

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TVET systems

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661

Vocational training

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vocational-training

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Europe and Central Asia

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Aprendizaje de calidad y preparación de los jóvenes para el trabajo en Argentina

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															Aprendizaje de calidad y preparación de los jóvenes para el trabajo en Argentina
													

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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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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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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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06 May 2016

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El presente informe tiene como objetivo presentar un panorama actualizado de las experiencias en Argentina correspondientes a las políticas y normativas vigentes en materia de aprendizajes y a la transición de la educación al mundo del trabajo, su influencia en la reducción del empleo informal/precario así como el grado de desarrollo y los desafíos para un aprendizaje de calidad, orientadas a los jóvenes y al mejoramiento de sus condiciones de vida y de trabajo. Asimismo, el informe documenta y sistematiza experiencias innovadoras y buenas prácticas a nivel público y privado, que a diferentes niveles (nacional, provincial, municipal, cadenas productivas) están promoviendo el aprendizaje de calidad y la transición de jóvenes de la escuela al mundo del trabajo.

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Apprenticeships

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apprenticeships

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639

Internships

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internships

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648

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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666

Vocational training

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vocational-training

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124

Youth

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youth

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Americas

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Argentina

Rural skills training - A generic manual on training for rural economic empowerment (TREE)

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															Rural skills training - A generic manual on training for rural economic empowerment (TREE)
													

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English

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ILO

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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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06 May 2016

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The Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE) methodology ensures that training is linked to economic and employment opportunities, and that disadvantaged target groups, including poor women and people with disabilities, can realize these opportunities and thereby be economically empowered.

This Manual is a source of information and guide to designing, planning and implementing a national programme related to the processes of the TREE methodology. Its content specifically reflects the considerable experience gained by the ILO through implementation of TREE-related technical assistance projects. The TREE Generic Manual is not a blueprint for a project, but a guide developed specifically for planning, designing and implementing training and post-training support programmes to empower poor people and their communities. It is a comprehensive document illustrating systematic processes of setting up a skills development programme based on TREE methodology. It contains guidelines, implementing tools and materials to assist planners, project managers and implementing partners of skills development programmes as part of poverty reduction and empowerment strategies.

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Development policy

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development-policy

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Poverty

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poverty

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Poverty alleviation

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poverty-alleviation

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Rural development

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rural-development

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Global

Making youth employment work: Essential elements for a successful strategy

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Making youth employment work: Essential elements for a successful strategy

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English

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Employers' organizations

Employers invest in training in order to improve productivity, innovate and adopt new technologies, and compete in changing markets. Case studies and research from individual employers and associations of employers on the Global KSP deal with apprenticeship and workplace skills provision, quality assurance and governance of training institutions, and employers’ roles in anticipating skill needs and in influencing national and sector policies on skills development.

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Youth employability

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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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06 May 2016

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This report looks at youth employment through the lens of the business community and argues that youth hiring practices are not just ‘good to do’ but also serve a valuable business function. The paper notes five competitive advantages of employing young adults, outlines approaches to implementation, and identifies common barriers to success and the essential elements necessary to mitigate those challenges. Additionally, the report offers an employer checklist and case studies of companies who have been successful in their efforts.

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apprenticeships

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employability

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employers

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inclusion

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internships

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648

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private-sector

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229

Productivity

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productivity

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188

School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition

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652

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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Skills mismatch

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654

Technology

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technology

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youth

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Americas

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United States of America

Recasting American apprenticeship: A summary of the barriers to apprenticeship expansion research project

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															Recasting American apprenticeship: A summary of the barriers to apprenticeship expansion research project
													

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English

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06 May 2016

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This report is a review of findings from varied investigative efforts and a set of recommendations for businesses to realize apprenticeship as a workforce development strategy. The study addresses three topics: The value to employer, overcoming the start-up challenge and apprenticeship and equity.

The final section of this paper describes recommendations for exposing more businesses to the value of apprenticeship, moving stakeholders beyond the traditional barriers to apprenticeship and structuring training with intentionality to engage non-traditional populations.

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Apprenticeships

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apprenticeships

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Employability

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employability

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inclusion

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job-matching

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649

Private sector

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private-sector

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229

Productivity

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productivity

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188

Public private partnerships

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Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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666

Youth

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youth

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Americas

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United States of America

El aprendizaje y la preparación de los jóvenes para el trabajo en Brasil

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El aprendizaje y la preparación de los jóvenes para el trabajo en Brasil

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Spanish

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ILO

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Apprenticeships

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Quality apprenticeships based on robust social dialogue and public-private partnerships can improve employment prospects for young people while developing high level skills identified by employers as necessary for growth and increased productivity. Both informal and regulated apprenticeship systems are important learning resources enabling young people to overcome the work-inexperience trap, gain new and enhanced skills and recognized qualifications.

Upgrading informal apprenticeships and expanding regulated ones is a cost-effective way to invest in a country’s skills base, promote economic growth and enhance the employability of youth.

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Youth employability

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youth-employability

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06 May 2016

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Este informe trata de políticas, normativas, avances y desafíos en el ámbito de la formación y trabajo de jóvenes en Brasil, en este comienzo de siglo. También destaca experiencias innovadoras, en el sector público y privado, que tienen como objetivo promover una formación de calidad y facilitar el tránsito del joven entre escuela y trabajo.

El informe se organiza en tres capítulos: El primero proyecta un cuadro de la inserción de los jóvenes en el mercado de trabajo en el país, destacando dos índices de la calidad de esa participación: protección social y remuneración. El siguiente resalta, en el ámbito de la política educativa, las acciones y propuestas que tienen mayor impacto en la formación de la juventud, con un especial énfasis en las metas del Plan Nacional de Educación 2014-2024. El tercero aborda programas innovadores en la esfera pública y privada, así como sistemas de evaluación de la calidad educativa y eficiencia de la formación.c

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Education and training

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education-and-training

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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition

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652

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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666

Vocational training

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vocational-training

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124

Youth

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youth

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319

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Americas

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Belize

Marco jurídico de la formación profesional y el aprendizaje para jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

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															Marco jurídico de la formación profesional y el aprendizaje para jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe
													

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Spanish

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spanish

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skpEsp

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ILO

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ilo

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Access to training

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access-to-training

Apprenticeships

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Upgrading informal apprenticeships and expanding regulated ones is a cost-effective way to invest in a country’s skills base, promote economic growth and enhance the employability of youth.

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apprenticeships

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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06 May 2016

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La presente contribución examina el estado actual de la normativa jurídica en materia de aprendizaje y formación profesional en un conjunto de diez países de la región de Latinoamérica y el Caribe tomando como insumos los informes nacionales presentados en el marco de actividades de investigación de la Oficina de OIT para el Cono Sur de América Latina a través del ‘Programa de apoyo a las políticas de empleo y formación de jóvenes en el Uruguay’, en conjunto con OIT/Cinterfor.

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Education and training

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education-and-training

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116

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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666

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Americas

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Fostering skills in Cameroon: Inclusive workforce development, competitiveness, and growth

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															Fostering skills in Cameroon: Inclusive workforce development, competitiveness, and growth
													

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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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Sectoral approaches

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Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers. Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.

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sectoral-approaches

Training quality and relevance

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training-quality-and-relevance

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04 May 2016

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This report is intended to support Cameroon’s efforts to augment the skills of its workforce to increase labor productivity and competitiveness and to create jobs—while recognizing that many factors other than skills can inhibit labor productivity and job creation. The report uses the terms workforce and labor force interchangeably. More specifically, the study is intended to help inform a national strategy for skills development and related policies and institutions in support of competitiveness, productivity, and job creation.

The study presents empirical analyses of skills development as it relates to the labor market to promote labor competitiveness and job creation. A sector-specific approach to skills development is adopted while paying attention to employment-intensive sectors and addressing growth-intensive investments. The study reaches conclusions and offers policy recommendations to answer the following questions: What has been the trajectory of Cameroon’s economic growth? Which sectors have contributed to growth? What jobs are being created? What types of skills are being used in the sectors where the highest percentages of the population are employed? What are the demand and supply barriers to skills? Which policies and institutions are in play? Are they sufficient? What needs to or could be reformed?

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Development policy

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development-policy

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136

Economic growth

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economic-growth

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166

Enterprises

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enterprises

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175

Sectoral approaches

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sectoral-approaches

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Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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Africa

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Cameroon

Integrating core work skills into TVET systems: Six country case studies

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Integrating core work skills into TVET systems: Six country case studies

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English

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english

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skpEng

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ILO

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ilo

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Access to training

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skpATSU

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access-to-training

Training quality and relevance

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skpTrainQR

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training-quality-and-relevance

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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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03 May 2016

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wcmstest4_173856.pdf

This report assesses the extent to which six diverse countries have embedded core skills for employability in their TVET and skills systems: Australia; Chile; India; Jamaica; Malawi; and the Philippines. These six case studies have demonstrated that in both developed and developing countries, much remains to be done to ensure that TVET and skills systems adequately and systematically take steps to develop the core skills that so profoundly enhance the employability of learners, jobseekers and workers.

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Employability

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employability

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643

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy

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666

TVET systems

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tvet-systems

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661

Vocational training

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vocational-training

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124

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Africa

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Americas

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Asia and the Pacific

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Australia

Chile

India

Jamaica

Malawi

Philippines

Enhancing relevance in TVET: Review of progress in the Asia-Pacific since 2012

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Enhancing relevance in TVET: Review of progress in the Asia-Pacific since 2012

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English

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english

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skpEng

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International organizations

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international-organizations

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Training quality and relevance

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skpTrainQR

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training-quality-and-relevance

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Research papers

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03 May 2016

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This Review assesses the progress made by countries in the Asia-Pacific in developing their TVET systems since the Third International Congress on TVET (Shanghai, 2012). It focuses on relevance of TVET and is based on a survey conducted among ministries, employers and youth organisations in the Asia-Pacific region. The survey asked questions related to five key aspects of TVET relevance - (1) responsiveness to skill needs, (2) ‘greening’ TVET, (3) responsiveness to technological changes, (4) adapting qualifications and (5) partnerships/cooperation - and focused on how countries are integrating these elements into national TVET development. The Review provides findings and offers recommendations which give an insight into recent developments in TVET in the region.

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