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TVET Events Calendar



This calendar provides an overview of conferences, seminars, workshops, and other TVET events that are relevant on a global or regional level.


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Upcoming Events

March 2024
21 March 2024
Innovation, Research and Life Quality Workshop The Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) is organizing a workshop for UNEVOC Network members on the theme of 'Innovation, Research and Life Quality'.
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April 2024
1 April 2024
Open Call – ASEFClassNet17 School Collaboration Virtual Knowledge and Capacity Building for Teachers ASEFClassNet17 School Collaboration is a capacity-building project for teachers and trainee teachers. It aims to enhance teaching & learning environments in secondary, high and vocational schools across Asia and Europe on the topic of 'Learning about AI and Learning with AI'. The programme is completely free of charge and fully accessible. Apply by 01 April 2024 GMT 23:59.
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11 to 12 April 2024
Hudson Valley Community College hosts UNEVOC Centre inauguration and conference on inclusive skilled trades On 11 and 12 April 2024, Hudson Valley Community College will be inaugurated into the UNEVOC Network. The two-day, hybrid event will include an official inauguration ceremony on the morning of 11 April, with remarks from college officials and UNESCO-UNEVOC representatives, followed by two days of workshops, information sessions, networking opportunities and more.

New York (hybrid) (more)

22 to 24 April 2024
Online registration open for BILT Bridging Event: Towards inclusive excellence in TVET The BILT Bridging Event for Europe takes place from 22 to 24 April 2024 in Como, Italy, and is hosted by the UNEVOC Centre Cometa. It provides a platform for international policy learning, knowledge exchange, innovation transfer and networking among TVET policy-makers, practitioners and researchers.
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27 to 28 April 2024
CICan Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of the Paris Climate Accords. Over 1.5 days, up to 400 attendees from across Canada and around the world will gather to challenge the status quo, explore and envisage innovative solutions, and learn how domestic and international partnerships can and will work together to unleash the green potential of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
Calgary, Alberta (more)

May 2024
8 to 10 May 2024
International Skills in the Digital Era - Uniser Teacher Week 2024 The Uniser Teacher Week is a Cooperative Teacher Training Course about Internationalisation and Erasmus+ Project Design, with a unique peer learning methodology: a three-day capacity building where 100 teachers from all over Europe and beyond learn and get inspired by their colleagues and other practitioners, while designing their next Erasmus+ project and meeting new partners to build it with.
Bologna, Italy (more)

24 May 2024
2024 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education Are you championing girls’ & women’s education in your community? The 2024 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ & Women’s Education is now open for nominations!

You could win USD 50,000 to further your work. Deadline: 24 May.
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September 2024
11 to 12 September 2024
ICSD 2024: 12th Sustainable Development Conference European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 12th ICSD 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular focus on Environmental, Economic and Socio-Cultural Sustainability.
Rome, Italy (more)


Past Events

March 2024
5 March 2024
At this event hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics SDG Affinity Group, panellists from EAUC, UNESCO-UNEVOC and AASHE will share perspectives on why the SDGs are relevant and timely for the TVET sector and why accurately measuring progress towards achieving these Global Goals is critically important to our world and the future of our planet. (more)

February 2024
27 to 29 February 2024
Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships (hybrid) As part of the comprehensive Plan of action for the implementation of the Quality Apprenticeships Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208), relevant technical agencies have joined forces to organize this hybrid Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships, in order to promote this new instrument, exchange knowledge on good practices as well as on forward-looking approaches and technologies to consolidate and transform apprenticeships.
Turin, Italy (more)

28 February 2024
To celebrate the admission of Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador Technical and Technological Academic Unit (PUCE TEC) to the UNEVOC Network, UNESCO-UNEVOC, UNESCO Quito and PUCE TEC are jointly organizing an inauguration ceremony on 28 February 2024. (more)

21 February 2024
The theme of International Mother Language Day celebration 2024 is “Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning”. Today, 250 million children and young people still do not attend school and 763 million adults do not master basic literacy skills. Mother tongue education supports learning, literacy and the acquisition of additional languages. (more)

15 February 2024
BUILDING GREEN online session: Building Skills ecosystems - Moving forward in provision of skills for the green transition ETF’s global green VET partnership, GRETA (Greening Responses to Excellence through Thematic Actions), supports greening of VET as a response to the green and digital transitions. This online event focuses on skills for a green future and zooms in on the role of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) in green skills ecosystems.

online (more)

January 2024
24 January 2024
The sixth International Day of Education will be celebrated on 24 January 2024 under the theme “learning for lasting peace”. Learning for peace must be transformative, and help empower learners with the necessary knowledge, values, attitudes and skills and behaviours to become agents of peace in their communities. (more)

December 2023
14 December 2023
As a contribution to the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to mark the 63rd anniversary of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, UNESCO, in partnership with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, is organizing a formal dialogue on this Initiative to discuss the findings to date, foster a global consultation, and explore the ways forward.  (more)

12 December 2023
Graduation session of the TVET Leadership Programme 2023 The 2023 edition of the TVET Leadership Programme focused on ‘Managing change through transformative TVET leadership’. It was designed to sharpen leaders’ vision, share up-to-date TVET knowledge and trends and provide a platform for skills development. UNESCO‐UNEVOC is organizing a graduation session to celebrate participants’ successful completion of the programme.
online (more)

5 to 7 December 2023
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, in close collaboration with its partners, including its UNEVOC Centre – the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the International Labour Organization and World Skills International, is organizing two sessions at COP28 to showcase the perspectives and achievements of young people empowered through their engagement in TVET. (more)

4 December 2023
International Conference on Revolutionizing the Future Workforce: Transformative Pathways of TVET towards 2030 Organized by Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC) together with Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC), Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech), and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation Inc. (TMPF. Inc.)

Philippines (more)

November 2023
29 November to 2 December 2023
2023 International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) conference The IVETA International Conference is being planned in cooperation with the annual US Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) Conference. The joint conference provides IVETA members with the opportunity to: (i) share information at IVETA presentations and events; (ii) meet and attend some of the 300 presentations on all technical areas & levels by a number of the 6000 TVET professionals at the ACTE conference; and (iii) visit the expo of over 200 exhibits of TVET goods/services, etc.
Phoenix, USA (more)

22 to 23 November 2023
On 22 and 23 November 2023, the Vice-Ministry of Vocational Training of the Department of Education of the Basque Government will hold an international summit in Donostia-San Sebastian titled "Advancing towards the unimaginable". The aim of the meeting is to reflect on the influence of the latest technological developments on training, employment, economy and society. (more)

14 to 16 November 2023
IVETA Conference 2023: Modernizing TVET for Sustainable Job Creation and Economic Transformation The conference has five sub-themes:
1. Advancing industry-led TVET fit for local and international job markets
2. Reinforcing training delivery and assessment systems in TVET
3. Advancing Technology for Sustainable and Resilient TVET Provision
4. TVET Qualifications and International skills mobility
5. Strengthening governance and financial systems in TVET.
Mangochi, Malawi (more)

15 November 2023
12:00 to 13:30 GMT.
The next episode of the “SKILLS Bridge” Masterclass series, a joint initiative by the ILO, World Bank and UNESCO, will discuss the topic “Small Steps, Big Gains: Micro-credentials for Lifelong Learning.” The episode will explore the opportunities and challenges of implementing micro-credentials in national skills systems. (more)

9 November 2023
This webinar will comprise two presentations from Cedefop VET experts on Digital skill requirements and skills mismatched for teaching professionals, and EU member state policy responses to digital skills development for VET teachers and trainers. Taking place within the 2023 European Year of Skills, it is an excellent opportunity to engage in further discussion and debate on how to support VET institutions and businesses in offering work-based learning. (more)

8 November 2023
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia cordially invites you to join an enlightening Hybrid Webinar titled "Re-engineering TVET during an Age of Disruption and Turmoil."
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Rupert Maclean AO, Adjunct Professor of FPTV, UTHM
8th November 2023, Wednesday, 2:30 PM Malaysia Time
Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights into the transformative approaches in TVET amidst challenging times. (more)

7 November 2023
As part of UNESCO-UNEVOC's work to create a database of TVET toolkits, this webinar will present the work of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in developing an International Self-Assessment Tool for Centres of Vocational Excellence (ISATCOVE). Julian Stanley from the ETF will present the background to the self-assessment tool, its structure and how it will contribute to excellence in TVET. (more)

October 2023
30 October 2023
The webinar takes place on 30 October, 14:00 - 16:00 CET and it is organized by ETF Community of Innovative Educators in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC and the International Council for Open and Distance Education. The webinar will outline some practical guidelines for educators, both from the point of view of OER experts coming from international organizations, and of actual teachers and trainers who are using OER in their daily work. (more)

24 to 26 October 2023
BILT Learning Forum: Shaping skills development and strengthening global collaboration in TVET The global Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) Learning Forum concludes the two-year cycle of BILT Bridging Events in the focus regions of Europe, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. The event builds on the momentum established during the current biennium and seeks to strengthen strategic partnerships and opportunities.
Bonn, Germany (hybrid) (more)

26 October 2023
This Learning Lab will take place on 26 October 2023, 9:10 – 10:45 CEST, as part of the BILT Learning Forum. It will focus on Tourism Training Australia's micro-credential platform and its use of AI to target potential students and their learning needs, followed by a regional panel discussion on the role of micro-credentials across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. (more)

17 to 19 October 2023
The 10th ADB International Skills Forum will be held from 17-19 October 2023 at ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines under the theme 'A new era of digitalized and climate resilient human and social development'. This is ADB’s flagship event in the education sector and will be attended by leading policy makers, practitioners and experts in the education and training field, including over 100 government officials from more than 30 countries. (more)

18 to 19 October 2023
2nd International Symposium - Professional technical education and its contribution to sustainable development This symposium will analyse the importance of incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals in TVET to advance the 2030 Agenda. UNESCO-UNEVOC will moderate the panel on SDG4 (Quality Education) and share key insights during the panel on SDG13 (Climate Action).

online (more)

16 to 18 October 2023
didacta asia - International Trade Fair and Congress for the Complete Education Sector in Southeast Asia Asia’s Leading Event for Educational Resources Education at the Age of Disruption.
didacta asia is the dedicated meeting place for world-class education resources, and the gateway to the education market in Southeast Asia.
Bangkok, Thailand (more)

17 October 2023
Theme: Future of TVET - What is the priority of TVET in the great transition era?
Hybrid Zoom event in English, 13 to 18:05 (Time in Republic of Korea).
Click on the link for more information and registration. (more)

11 October 2023
UNESCO-UNEVOC, in collaboration with the Education University of Hong Kong (UNEVOC Centre), is hosting a webinar on “Reflections from capacity building programmes on Greening TVET”. The webinar will take stock of the developments and steps taken in TVET to support climate action and share essential lessons and opportunities from implementation. (more)

5 October 2023
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. With the theme "The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage", the 2023 celebrations will aim to put the importance of stopping the decline in the number of teachers and then starting to increase that number at the top of the global agenda. (more)

2 October 2023
1st International Conference on TVET for Sustainable Development (ICTSDe), October 2, 2023 This research conference, co-organized by CPSC and the Malaysian Technical Doctorate Association, aims to provide a platform for academicians, industry representatives, and students to expand their research networks. ICTSDe 2023 will showcase innovations and research works shared by researchers across Asia Pacific.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (more)

September 2023
26 to 27 September 2023
SIF 2023: SKILLMAN International Forum Like every year, the forum is part of a long journey in skills development where international keynote contributors, sponsors, partners, and participants work together to achieve common goals aiming at improving education and TVET.
Riga, Latvia (more)

27 September 2023
Charting lifelong learning journeys: Unleashing opportunities through qualifications and skills recognition This webinar will be an opportunity to share findings and key messages from recent and forthcoming UNESCO publications, including the Global Inventory of National and Regional Qualifications Framework, a collaborative effort with Cedefop, ETF and UIL, and the Manual on the Recognition of Prior Learning.
online (more)

25 to 26 September 2023
Thai-German TVET Conference on Research Cooperation in Southeast Asia TVET systems must be continuously developed and adapted to changing economic and social developments and prepared for the working world of the future. The conference, with its focus on research cooperation between Southeast Asia and Germany, addresses researchers and practitioners and calls for contributions.
Bangkok, Thailand (more)

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