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4 April 2024
Elevating TVET for a just and sustainable future for all: UNESCO-UNEVOC medium-term strategy 2024-2026
UNESCO-UNEVOC has launched its medium-term strategy for 2024 to 2026. The strategy sets out a roadmap to empower TVET institutions to address the demands of digital, green and inclusive societies and economies.
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3 April 2024
Issue #17 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue shares highlights from UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNEVOC Network for the period January to March 2024.
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2 April 2024
UNEVOC Network Spotlight - Issue #3
The UNEVOC Network Spotlight is a bi-monthly snapshot that informs the TVET community about the activities of UNEVOC Network members and the Network Secretariat. This issue provides a round-up of activities undertaken in September and October 2023.
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22 March 2024
A UNEVOC Centre’s journey to become a greener TVET institution
In a world where environmental consideration is no longer a choice but a necessity, institutions like the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) are taking action to become greener by addressing the needs of the current TVET learning environment and curricula.
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7 March 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 Cometa, a UNEVOC Centre. 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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6 March 2024
UNEVOC partners with HP Life and WorldSkills for the BeChangeMaker programme
The 8th edition of BeChangeMaker, the annual social entrepreneurship acceleration programme presented by WorldSkills and HP LIFE, and supported by UNESCO-UNEVOC, is accepting applications until 25 May. Selected teams will receive dedicated coaching, mentoring, customized support and more.
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28 February 2024
PUCE TEC inaugurated as the first UNEVOC Centre in Ecuador
The Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador Technical and Technological Academic Unit (PUCE TEC) held an inauguration ceremony to celebrate its membership in the UNEVOC Network. It is the first Ecuadorian institution to become a member of UNESCO’s global network for institutions specializing in TVET.
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27 February 2024
UNESCO promotes the Global Skills Academy mission at Mobile World Congress 2024
The Global Skills Academy, in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC, delivered a presentation titled ‘Skills development for inclusive and sustainable economies’, as part of Huawei’s Green Development Summit at MWC 2024.
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6 February 2024
Data on TVET and skills development
A key element in the planning of TVET and skills development is the collection, analysis and use of statistics. Yet, the availability, quality and use of TVET statistics remains uneven across countries and regions.
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29 January 2024
UNEVOC and the Ethiopian Ministry of Labour and Skills discuss pathways to strengthen TVET
UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed high-level officials from the Ethiopian Parliament and the Ministry of Labour and Skills, led by Minister Muferihat Kamil Ahmed, to discuss strategies for strengthening technical and vocational education and training in Ethiopia.
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23 January 2024
Launch of the 'TVET Innovation Framework: Promoting excellence in Brazil' project
The project aims to create, frame and strengthen the innovation mechanisms of six members of the Brazilian Federal Network of Professional and Technological Education (RFEPCT), using UNESCO-UNEVOC's TVET Innovation Framework.
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5 January 2024
Transformative journey: UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme 2023
The 2023 edition of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme (TLP) ran from October to December. The programme focused on'Managing change through transformative TVET Leadership' and was designed to sharpen leaders’ vision, share up-to-date knowledge and provide a platform for skills development.
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10 December 2023
Issue #16 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue shares highlights from UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNEVOC Network for the period October to December 2023.
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7 December 2023
Skills as an enabler for youth to participate in a just and green transition
UNESCO-UNEVOC, in collaboration with the Higher Colleges of Technology (UNEVOC Centre), the International Labour Organization and World Skills International, organized two sessions at COP28 to highlight the experiences of young people in acquiring relevant skills and knowledge to become agents of change for the green transition, and to present policy, practitioner and research perspectives.
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4 December 2023
UNEVOC Network Spotlight - Issue #2
The UNEVOC Network Spotlight is a bi-monthly snapshot that informs the TVET community about the activities of UNEVOC Network members and the Network Secretariat. This issue provides a round-up of activities undertaken in July and August 2023.
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26 October 2023
BILT Learning Forum: Shaping skills development and strengthening global collaboration in TVET
The Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project held a learning forum on ‘Striving for excellence: Shaping skills development and strengthening global collaboration in TVET’. Almost 400 participants joined on-site and online to explore innovative TVET practices and discuss policies that support excellence in TVET.
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24 October 2023
Winners of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition 2023
UNESCO-UNEVOC invited photographers from around the world to capture unique moments highlighting skills in action. We received more than 500 submissions showing how TVET equips young people with skills for inclusive and sustainable societies.
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24 October 2023
Green and digital trends in the hospitality and tourism sector
Since March 2023, an Expert Group commissioned by the Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project has been investigating the impact of the dual green and digital transition on the hospitality and tourism sector. The global BILT Learning Forum was an opportunity for the Expert Group to present a summary of its key outcomes.
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9 October 2023
Issue #15 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue shares highlights from UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNEVOC Network for the period July to September 2023.
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14 September 2023
Green skills for a just transition – What do we need?
Climate change and environmental degradation are some of the most urgent challenges of our time, putting development successes at risk and compromising development opportunities. Acknowledging the importance of acting now, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET organized a dialogue forum in Bonn.
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12 September 2023
Prioritizing rights, equity and inclusion for marginalized groups in TVET
At the UKFIET Conference 2023 on “Education for social and environmental justice: diversity, sustainability, responsibility”, UNESCO-UNEVOC hosted a symposium featuring insights from institutions within its UNEVOC Network and the United Nations University.
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1 August 2023
UNEVOC Network Spotlight - Issue #1
The UNEVOC Network Spotlight is a bi-monthly snapshot that informs the TVET community about the activities of UNEVOC Network members and the Network Secretariat. This issue provides a round-up of activities undertaken in May and June 2023.
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15 July 2023
Skills in Action Photo Competition 2023
Submit your photos that capture youth skills for a transformative future.

Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2023
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15 July 2023
Empowering youth for a sustainable future
UNESCO-UNEVOC and WorldSkills co-organized an event on empowering youth for the future to celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2023. The hybrid event took place on 14 July in Bonn, Germany and it brought together WorldSkills Champions and apprentices, TVET trainers and trainees, employers’ associations and diverse stakeholders within the skills landscape.
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12 July 2023
New report by UNESCO, World Bank and ILO says TVET must improve to meet skills and labour mismatch
TVET systems in many low- and middle-income countries do not match skills and labour market needs and are unprepared to meet the large rise in demand for TVET in the coming years, according to a new joint study by UNESCO, World Bank and ILO.
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