25 to 26 March 2021
Online National Conference on “Transforming Vocational Education and Training for Excellence: Perspectives and Challenges” This year's conference will be held online. The main objectives of the National Conference is to:
• Provide insights for policy makers, VET providers and educationists on future trends in the workforce development; • Share experiences and innovative practices on excellence in the VET system; and • Elucidate different strategies and approaches towards successful diffusion of excellence within VET system.
There is no registration fee for the Conference. The link for the registration is http://www.ncvet2021.psscive.in/register
Madhya Pradesh, India (more)

12 to 14 May 2021
5th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean TVET: Creating Opportunities in a Global Pandemic. Co-organized by School of Education, The University of the West Indies along with significant regional and international partners such as UNESCO, HEART NSTA, Colleges and Institutes, Canada (CICan), ILO and the CDB.
Jamaica (more)

17 to 19 May 2021
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development This Conference will highlight the crucial role of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a key enabler for the successful achievement of all SDGs, and create momentum for strengthening ESD in policy and practice.
Berlin, Germany (more)

7 to 9 July 2021
30th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' - now online 'No Frills' is an annual national conference where researchers, practitioners, providers and industry representatives come together and share knowledge, ideas, insights and solutions around Australia's VET sector. The theme for the 2020 conference is 'Past informing the future'.
Adelaide, Australia (more)

8 September 2021
ICSD 2021: Sustainable Development Conference European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 9th ICSD 2021 with particular focus on Environmental, Economic and Socio-Cultural Sustainability. The Conference theme is: Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: Research, Practice and Education.
Rome (more)

12 to 17 October 2022
WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 The 46th WorldSkills Competition features more than fifty skills across a wide range of industries. The level of competition at WorldSkills inspires many young people who see it, to consider pursuing these skills themselves, or to set up businesses with skills at their heart. The event also includes a high-profile Conference at which Ministers, policy-makers, and academics debate developments in the sector.
Shanghai, China (more)

14 December 2020
7ème Conférence mondiale sur l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (WoCTVET 2020) La conférence mondiale vise à servir de plate-forme de discussion, de diffusion et de partage de l’actualité de la recherche et des acquis scientifiques et des informations dans le domaine de la formation des enseignants pour l’EFTP. Toutes les contributions retenues seront publiées sur trois vecteurs: journal Scopus, journal non-Scopus, e Proceeding
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia (more)

8 December 2020
Cyber Security – It’s Everyone’s Business The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) will be hosting a webinar on Cyber Security to launch their new Cyber Security Affinity Group.
Australia (more)

9 to 13 November 2020
European Vocational Skills Week 2020 (online) European Vocational Skills Week is an annual event to showcase the very best of TVET. It is an opportunity to exchange information and good practices across Europe and beyond. The 2020 edition is a 100% online event organized by the European Commission in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union. You can raise the profile of your upcoming TVET event by registering it as part of EVSW.
Brussels, Belgium (more)

12 November 2020
New Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum (NZVETRF) Le nouveau partenariat avec Skills International étend la portée du forum et en fait un réseau international, qui entend analyser et alimenter les développements mondiaux de l’EFP à l’appui des efforts de rétablissement face à la crise du COVID 19. L’EFP constituera un élément crucial de la réponse à apporter aux bouleversements de l’emploi, économiques et sociaux causés dans le monde entier par le COVID 19.
Wellington, New Zealand (more)

4 to 6 November 2020
Future Talk 2020 Future Talk 2020 est une plate-forme de dialogue hybride de trois jours mise en œuvre avec trois agences des Nations Unies (UNESCO-UNEVOC, UNESCO-UIL et ONUDI), sous le patronage du gouvernement suisse. L’accent sera mis sur l’importance des STEAM (sciences, technologie, ingénierie, arts et mathématiques) pour l’éducation, la pertinence de l’éducation verte et la stimulation de l’éducation numérique nécessaire à la transformation et à l’innovation.
Bern, Switzerland (more)

15 October to 5 November 2020
Forum intersectoriel EFTP : Bonnes Pratiques & Politiques de l’Alliance du Pacifique et du Canada Le Programme Éducation pour l’Emploi dans l’Alliance du Pacifique (EPE-AP) rassemblera des représentants du secteur public, du secteur privé et de la société civile, du Canada, du Chili, de la Colombie, du Mexique et du Pérou à l’occasion de son 3ème forum thématique en lien avec l’EFTP. Le Forum intersectoriel EFTP : Bonnes Pratiques & Politiques de l’Alliance du Pacifique et du Canada se teindra virtuellement tous les jeudis du 15 octobre au 5 novembre.
Ottawa, Canada (more)

23 October 2020
vCASIE Webinar: Relevant Educational Content and Open Educational Resource (OER) for Skills Development. This webinar focuses on the availability of relevant digital content and quality OER, especially to rural/remote teachers and students. It will look at promising policies and practices in different countries, including within the sub-region, on ensuring mechanisms that should be in place to effectively use and adapt various OER or digital content to suit the teaching and learning needs. Please find attached the tile with the Webinar 3 speakers.
Almaty, Kazakhstan (more)

15 to 16 October 2020
VSARSIE: Virtual South Asia Regional Symposium on ICT for Education 2020 Subtitle: "Rebuilding Towards ICT-Enabled Resilient Education in the COVID-19 Era".
Taking stock of experiences in South Asian countries and their education responses to COVID-19. Rethinking the potential of ICT for building resilient education systems of the future and addressing its existing inequalities. This event is open to the public and will be held in English
New Delhi (more)

12 to 15 October 2020
Semaine de l'apprentissage mobile 2020 L'édition en ligne de la Semaine de l'apprentissage mobile 2020 aura lieu du 12 au 15 octobre 2020. À cette occasion, la MLW sera consacrée au thème « Au-delà de la perturbation de l'éducation : Les futures de l’apprentissage grâce à la technologie ». La MLW 2020 a pour toile de fond la perturbation de l'éducation et la réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19, et mettra en lumière les perspectives d'un avenir de l'apprentissage basé sur la technologie.

UNESCO (more)

15 October 2020
The Future of TVET: A Conversation with UNESCO-UNEVOC (webinar) This webinar series will examine the state of TVET and emerging challenges, the best strategies for supporting TVET staff in adapting to a digitalized world, and innovating TVET teaching and learning with AI and the innovation ecosystem.
Malaysia (more)

23 September 2020
Online TVET: A Sign of the Times? IVETA e-conference The first IVETA Europe regional online conference is a topical discussion of how the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications have changed the way education providers look at their delivery. Although this e-conference is hosted by IVETA Europe, they would like to receive input from around the world.
Online (more)

15 to 16 September 2020
TeachAThon Conference The #Teach-A-Thon Conference will bring together Educators and Education stakeholders from across the globe to converse and learn from each other in panels, presentations, and virtual environments. We will share our experiences, our stories, and our ideas to find solutions in this novel situation we are in together. Our goal is to empower educators, which includes teachers, school leaders and administrators in primary secondary and post-secondary educational spaces. To accommodate all of our participants, sessions will take place in multiple time zones, and will feature the voices of educational leaders from several continents.
Online (more)

9 to 10 September 2020
ICSD 2020: 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 9-10 September 2020, Rome, Italy European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 8th ICSD Conference. The theme is "Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education".
Rome, Italy (more)

15 July 2020
La Journée mondiale des compétences des jeunes Le 15 juillet, l'UNESCO-UNEVOC se joindra aux célébrations mondiales pour marquer la Journée mondiale des compétences des jeunes (WYSD) et sensibilisera à l'importance du développement des compétences des jeunes!
Global UN Day (more)

6 to 14 July 2020
Virtual conference on Skills for a Resilient Youth This virtual conference is moderated by Terry Neal from the Commonwealth of Learning. It is organized as part of the celebration for World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) 2020, and coordinated by UNESCO-UNEVOC in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, with contributions from WorldSkills.
Online (more)

7 to 10 July 2020
29th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' - now online 'No Frills' is an annual national conference where researchers, practitioners, providers and industry representatives come together and share knowledge, ideas, insights and solutions around Australia's VET sector. The theme for the 2020 conference is 'Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET'.

Perth, Australia (more)

19 June 2020
Webinar on Contribution of TVET to Employability Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM (Local time Nepal)
G-Meet Link: meet.google.com/hmx-edqb-fhd
Registration via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKuUvTEIPMTxUcYOixC9X6h_an1jsMtIih7nOA2IBY2ja71Q/viewform
Virtual platform (more)

16 June 2020
Centres of Vocational Excellence: Skills ecosystems for innovation, regional development, and social inclusion”. The Conference will focus on the European approach to TVET excellence and on the different aspects of TVET excellence in Europe.
9-12:30 CET
Online (more)

1 to 12 June 2020
Conférence Virtuelle sur les Nouvelles Compétences et Qualifications dans l'EFTP 1-12 Juin 2020. Cette conférence virtuelle abordera les sujets liés à l'identification et la mise en place de nouvelles qualifications et compétences dans les curriculum et les régles régissant la formation, aujourd'hui et à l'avenir. Les discussions contribueront à une étude qui visera à cartographier les grandes tendances sur ce thème.
Online (more)

6 to 9 April 2020
Enterprising Project Design Are you looking for inspiration and hands-on tools which can help you boost the impact of your TVET projects? From 6 to 8 April the Enterprising Project Design course takes place in the Netherlands. Identify the success factors of enterprising projects and programmes and learn how to use business tools to turn your TVET projects into valuable products!
Ede, Netherlands (more)

4 February 2020
TVET Innovation Week 2020: 'The Accelerators of the Future ' TVET Innovation Week is a platform organized by the ACTVET that brings together key international experts and stakeholders to exchange ideas and expertise on a range of topics related to TVET in the 21st Century.
Abu Dhabi, UAE (more)

2 to 3 December 2019
Promouvoir l'Apprentissage et l'Innovation pour l'EFTP L’UNESCO-UNEVOC, en collaboration avec ses partenaires du Réseau UNEVOC, s’investit dans la promotion de l’apprentissage et de l’innovation dans l’EFTP. Le centre accorde une attention particulière aux efforts visant à changer substantiellement la façon dont l’EFTP est organisé, planifié et pratiqué, afin qu’il soit plus flexible et donc pertinent pour répondre aux enjeux sociétaux, économiques et environnementaux.
Bonn, Germany (more)

7 to 8 November 2019
2nd BIBB Conference on the Economics of Vocational Education and Training: Markets - Institutions – Systems The German Federal TVET Institute hosts its second conference on the economics of vocational education and training (VET) on November 7th and 8th 2019 in Siegburg. The conference will bring together researchers from all related fields to discuss the most recent empirical and theoretical results on this subject. Conference language is English, registration is open between 1st of August and the 28th of October 2019.
Bonn-Siegburg, Germany (more)

23 to 25 October 2019
eLearning Africa 2019 International Conference & Exhibition on ICT for Education, Training and Skills Development.
Under the theme the Keys to the Future: Learnability and Employability, eLearning Africa 2019 will focus on two of the most important keys needed in tomorrow´s rapidly changing global economy: learnability and employability.
Abidjan (more)

23 to 25 October 2019
VET Training and Assessment Summit 2019 The VET Training and Assessment Summit is the only conference in Australia that focuses on the foundational elements that every trainer and VET professional should comprehend: Instructional Design, Training Delivery, Competency-Assessment and Learning technologies. An opportunity to learn directly from the source (regulators, policy makers, recognised consultants, and key stakeholders) and find networking opportunities.
Sydney, Australia (more)

22 to 24 October 2019
2019 East and Southeast Asia UNEVOC Centre Network Workshop KRIVET, in the capacity as Cluster Coordinating Centre, will organize the 2019 East and Southeast Asia UNEVOC Centre Network Workshop themed, TVET for Tomorrow: Policies and Implementation, in Seoul, South Korea from 22-24 October 2019. The workshop is expected to facilitate sharing of country and regional policies and experiences of implementation to address the challenges posed by technological disruptions, fast-changing socio-cultural and economic conditions, and global integration within the Cluster Network.
Seoul, South Korea (more)

22 to 24 October 2019
2019 East/Southeast Asia UNEVOC Network Workshop KRIVET, the East/Southeast Asia UNEVOC Center, in collaboration with the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET is holding a workshop for the East and Southeast Asia cluster network. This is an annual workshop and part of an effort to consolidate collaboration and promote peer learning among the UNEVOC Centers in the East and Southeast Asia Cluster Network countries.
Seoul, Korea (more)

3 October 2019
CET MASTERS SERIES SYMPOSIUM 2019 The event seeks to bring together Company Executives, HR and Learning and Development professionals and Training and Educational experts to discuss how best to develop our own skills ecosystem that will support capability-building for our companies and employees.
Singapore (more)

15 July 2019
La Journée mondiale des compétences des jeunes En 2014, les Nations Unies ont déclaré le 15 juillet Journée mondiale des compétences des jeunes. Cette journée vise à sensibiliser davantage à l’importance de l’enseignement et de la formation techniques et professionnels et au développement d’autres compétences utiles aux économies locales et mondiales. On espère que cela contribuera à réduire le chômage et le sous-emploi chez les jeunes du monde entier. Il vise à mettre en valeur le développement des compétences des jeunes afin d'attirer l'attention sur le besoin critique de compétences commercialisables.
global (more)

24 June to 5 July 2019
UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme The UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme addresses three key elements – “vision for change”, “knowledge for change”, and “skills for change” – in 8 modules over the course of 10 days. The Programme brings together TVET experts and participants in a highly engaging environment, including practical exercises, intense group work, and the sharing of experiences and case studies. International experts lead the modules and special lectures, explaining the latest developments in policy and practice, and present the latest knowledge in their respective fields.
Bonn, Germany (more)