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Human Talent Platform - Panama

Human Talent Platform - Panama

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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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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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Training quality and relevance

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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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19 Dec 2018
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A technological tool that will allow for improvements in better linking training with the demands of the production sector in Panama, was launched by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development, with the support of the ILO. The platform - Human Talent Panama - will be useful in helping companies locate personnel specializing in technical areas. The platform is aimed at providing a user-friendly mapping of the availability of human resources that have completed training or a certification programme in technical and vocational education and training areas.

The new tool is not only visually appealing, interactive, and easy to use, but also provides georeferenced information on each school of the National Vocational Training Institute as well as the vocational centres attached to the Ministry of Education comprising variables such as field of training, speciality, sex, graduation year and institute. This platform can be consulted by institutions for planning and decision-making purposes and by external users (potential investors in the territories, other public institutions, enterprises all over the country, etc.).
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Vocational training

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European cooperation in VET: one process, many stops

European cooperation in VET: one process, many stops

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European cooperation in VET: one process, many stops
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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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Training quality and relevance

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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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04 Dec 2018
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Developments in vocational education and training policy 2015-17 Work in 2015-17 signals continuity with earlier national strategies and initiatives. It confirms the recent focus on apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning, and increasing attention to widening access to VET and qualifications, two areas that have been reinforced by EU-level policy packages. The report also presents measures taken in: VET teacher and trainer professional development, key competence provision, and quality assurance, including actions to make use of information on skills intelligence. Complementing this report, individual country chapters offer more detailed information on national developments. Though their long-standing collaboration, countries aim at achieving common objectives set for 2020. As policy-makers are reflecting on their vision for VET and collaboration beyond 2020, this interim report also discusses these trends from a forward-looking perspective.
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Pathways of progression

Pathways of progression

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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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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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04 Dec 2018
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Linking technical and vocational education and training with post-secondary education Until recently, few graduates of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) aspired to further learning, particularly higher education. But higher-level qualifications are now a common expectation among young people, reflecting increased ambitions, labour market demand for higher-level skills, and a need to upskill and reskill throughout life. Clear and flexible learning pathways are necessary to ensure that young people have the necessary skills to enter the labour market; they are also essential to keep the skills of the workforce up to date and adapted to the changing economic conditions and opportunities that will facilitate the transition to sustainable economies and societies. The emergence of new occupations and the rapid transformation of existing ones, the explosion in knowledge and technology, the shift to an information and knowledge-based society, new ways of organizing the workplace in an increasingly integrated economy are some of the reasons why establishing learning pathways in a lifelong learning perspective are an imperative today.

This publication examines the drivers behind recent developments in improving the articulations between TVET and post-secondary, including higher, education, the challenges and obstacles to establishing effective learning pathways and the measures and good practices adopted by different countries to address them. Drawing on the available literature, including a number of in-depth country case studies, it makes recommendations on how effective learning pathways can be developed in different country contexts. A set of policy guidelines to assist policy-makers interested in improving the articulation of and pathways between TVET and post-secondary education and developing more effective pathways between the two is published separately.
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TVET systems

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UNESCO-UNEVOC: New TVET country profiles

UNESCO-UNEVOC: New TVET country profiles

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

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Data produced by the international organizations and countries on trends in skills provision, demand, and employment outcomes to help inform policy-making and monitoring processes.

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New batch of 13 Country Profiles on the UNESCO-UNEVOC World Technical and Vocational Education and Training Database. These profiles provide an overview of the TVET ecosystem in each country including the learning pathways, key policy documents, governance and financing mechanisms, qualification and quality assurance systems, and ongoing reforms. The Country Profiles provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on countries’ technical and vocational education and training systems around the world, which includes:
1. Key statistics;
2. TVET systems;
3. Key strategy and policy documents;
4. TVET teachers and trainers;
5. Qualification systems and quality assurance;
6. Current reforms and policy discussions.

These profiles are aimed at assisting TVET officials, experts and stakeholders, as well as researchers and students to develop a better understanding of different TVET systems and trends in TVET around the world.

The Country Profiles are the result of a collaboration between UNESCO-UNEVOC and the TVET stakeholders in each country, particularly the UNEVOC Network Members.

For more information, click on the link provided below.
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TVET systems

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What future for vocational education and training in Europe?

What future for vocational education and training in Europe?

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What future for vocational education and training in Europe?
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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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TVET institutions

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions play an important role in equipping young people to enter the world of work and in improving their employability throughout their careers. The Global KSP collects and shares information from TVET institutions on how they respond to changing labour market needs, adopt new training technologies, expand the outreach of their training, and improve the quality of their services including in the areas of governance, financing, teacher education, and industry partnerships.

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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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Ageing populations and dwindling youth cohorts, on the one hand, and labour migration, on the other, are affecting workforce composition. And that’s not to mention the lingering impact of the financial crisis. All these are leaving their mark on European economies and societies. Against this backdrop, what is the role of vocational education and training (VET) in Europe in addressing the challenges ahead?

To help in shaping future policies, a Cedefop project considers different routes and multiple options for VET. An analysis of VET developments since 1995 has helped to outline a series of potential paths – scenarios – pointing towards plausible and consistent pictures of how VET can evolve by 2035, depending on today’s decisions and policy choices. Using these scenarios, Cedefop intends to inform strategic discussions on future European cooperation on VET.

To read the briefing note, click on the PDF below.
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Managing skills in a time of disruption

Managing skills in a time of disruption

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Managing skills in a time of disruption
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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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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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30 Oct 2018
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Key highlights of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Learning Forum At the international conference in Tangshan in 2017, UNESCO put a spotlight on the factors shaping the future technical and vocational education and training (TVET) landscape. These included shifts in the development paradigm towards sustainable development, and changes in demography, economic trends, the labour market and migration patterns.

Organized with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and in collaboration with the German National Commission for UNESCO and partners from the Inter-Agency Group on TVET and WorldSkills Internation, UNESCO-UNEVOC’s TVET Learning Forum on ‘Managing skills in times of disruption’ convened over 100 participants representing all sectors of the TVET community, including centres from the UNEVOC Network, from all five regions of the world.

The following report presents highlights of UNESCO-UNEVOC's TVET Learning Forum.
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Skills and training policy

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TVET systems

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The changing nature and role of vocational education and training in Europe

The changing nature and role of vocational education and training in Europe

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The changing nature and role of vocational education and training in Europe
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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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TVET institutions

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions play an important role in equipping young people to enter the world of work and in improving their employability throughout their careers. The Global KSP collects and shares information from TVET institutions on how they respond to changing labour market needs, adopt new training technologies, expand the outreach of their training, and improve the quality of their services including in the areas of governance, financing, teacher education, and industry partnerships.

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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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30 Oct 2018
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Volume 5: Education and labour market outcomes for graduates from different types of VET system in Europe Based on comparative analysis of labour force survey data from 2014, the report analyses the vocational effect on labour market and education outcomes, asking whether any advantages conferred by vocational qualifications in early career would be offset by disadvantages later in life. The report explores the functioning of the safety net and the diversion effects across countries, demonstrating how these vary considerably with the specific institutional structure of schooling and work-based training. The results indicate that VET graduates are potentially sacrificing the longer-term gains associated with further education in favour of short-term benefits.
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Access to training

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TVET systems

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Improving the image of TVET

Improving the image of TVET

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

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30 Oct 2018
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Virtual conference report: UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, 16 to 24 July 2018. The virtual conference on ‘Improving the image of TVET’ was organized on the occasion of the 2018 World Youth Skills Day. UNESCO-UNEVOC follows the United Nations’ stride in celebrating World Youth Skills Day every year on 15 July, which raises awareness about the importance of youth skills development.

While the importance of TVET is increasingly recognized in international discourse and policies, the image of TVET can be quite challenging when compared with other educational pathways such as higher, academic education. Even in countries where there is a high-quality TVET system, initial enrollment in TVET is declining and many students continue to prefer to go to follow the academic education track as their first choice. The low image of TVET is therefore a universal concern.

There are multi-dimensional reasons influencing the image of TVET: poor quality, weak linkages with stakeholders particularly the industries, social stigma, cultural barriers, and a lack of qualified and competent teachers all contribute to the image of TVET. In order to understand these multidimensional factors in a deeper way, UNESCO-UNEVOC organized a virtual conference on ‘Improving the image of TVET’. Participants explored the varying and similar reasons behind the image of TVET in their countries, whilst emphasizing the responsibilities of all stakeholders, from the government to the community, to address this universal concern.

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TVET systems

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Gestión de competencias en la era del cambio

Gestión de competencias en la era del cambio

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Gestión de competencias en la era del cambio
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Spanish

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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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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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30 Oct 2018
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Resultados clave del Foro Formativo de la EFTP UNESCO-UNEVOC.

En la conferencia internacional de Tangshan celebrada en 2017 para examinar el progreso registrado en la EFTP desde el Tercer Congreso Internacional de Shanghái (2012), la UNESCO llamó la atención sobre los factores que van a configurar el futuro horizonte de la educación y formación técnica y profesional (EFTP), como la transformación del paradigma económico hacia el desarrollo sostenible, los cambios en tendencias demográficas, económicas, en el mercado de empleo y en los patrones de migración.

Organizado con apoyo del Ministerio Federal alemán de Educación e Investigaciones (siglas en alemán BMBF) y del Ministerio Federal de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos (siglas en alemán BMZ), y con colaboración de la Comisión Nacional Alemana para la UNESCO y los socios Grupo Inter-agencias para la EFTP y WorldSkills International, este Foro Formativode la EFTP UNESCO-UNEVOC titulado “Gestión de competencias en la era del cambio” atrajo a más de 100 participantes de todos los sectores de la comunidad EFTP, entre ellos centros de la Red UNEVOC Network de las cinco regiones del planeta.

En el siguiente informe se presentan los aspectos más destacados del Foro de Aprendizaje sobre EFTP de UNESCO-UNEVOC.

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Gérer les compétences en période de disruption

Gérer les compétences en période de disruption

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Gérer les compétences en période de disruption
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French

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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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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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30 Oct 2018
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Les points marquants du Forum d’apprentissage de l’EFTP de l’UNESCO-UNEVOC.

À la conférence internationale organisée à Tangshan en 2017 en vue d’évaluer les progrès réalisés depuis le troisième Congrès international sur l’EFTP qui s’est tenu Shanghai (2012), l’UNESCO a mis l’accent sur les facteurs appelés à aménager à l’avenir le paysage de l’enseignement et de la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP). Parmi ceux-ci figuraient des changements du paradigme de développement orientés sur la durabilité, de même que des changements au niveau de la démographie, des tendances économiques, du marché du travail et des schémas migratoires.

Organisé avec le soutien du Ministère fédéral allemand de l’éducation et de la recherche (BMBF) et du Ministère fédéral de la coopération économique et du développement (BMZ) et en collaboration avec la Commission nationale pour l’UNESCO de l’Allemagne et des partenaires du Groupe inter-agences sur l’EFTP et WorldSkills International, le Forum d’apprentissage de l’EFTP de l’UNESCO-UNEVOC «Gérer les compétences en période de disruption» a rassemblé plus d’une centaine de participants représentant tous les secteurs de la communauté de l’EFTP, dont des Centres faisant partie du Réseau UNEVOC dans les cinq régions du monde.

Le rapport suivant présente les points marquants du Forum d'apprentissage sur l'EFTP de l'UNESCO-UNEVOC.

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Skills and training policy

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TVET systems

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