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7 April 2021
Interactive guide on entrepreneurial learning for TVET institutions
UNESCO-UNEVOC's practical guide on entrepreneurial learning for TVET institutions is now available in an interactive online version.
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1 April 2021
Issue #5 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue looks at the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in TVET and shares updates from the UNESCO-UNEVOC COVID-19 response project.

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29 March 2021
Building resilience in vulnerable communities
Girls and young women in vulnerable communities around the world often do not have access to quality education and distance learning opportunities and have therefore been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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8 March 2021
UNESCO Prize for Girls' & Women's Education​
The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours innovative, outstanding contributions made by individuals, institutions and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education.
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4 March 2021
Managing the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in TVET
While digitalization is not a new trend, the pandemic has sharply increased the demand for digital skills. How we manage the challenges and opportunities of this digital transformation can make a real difference to how well the world emerges from this crisis.
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3 March 2021
UNESCO-UNEVOC launches COVID-19 response project
UNESCO-UNEVOC has implemented a special project — Strengthening the Responsiveness, Agility and Resilience of TVET Institutions for the Post-COVID-19 Era — to help alleviate the short, medium and long-term effects of the global crisis.
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5 February 2021
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. Gender equality is a global priority for UNESCO, and the support of young girls, their education and their full ability to make their ideas heard are levers for development and peace.
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4 February 2021
ILO-UNESCO-World Bank webinar recording on skills development in the time of COVID-19
Held on 1 February 2021, the webinar focused attention on the main findings of the new publication entitled "Skills development in the time of COVID-19: Taking stock of the initial responses in technical and vocational education and training".
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8 December 2020
The promising progress of the Global Skills Academy
The Global Skills Academy (GSA), a mission launched by UNESCO on World Youth Skills Day in July 2020 with the aim to help one million young people build skills for employability and resilience by June 2021, is making promising progress around the world.
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3 December 2020
Issue #4 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue features the new UNEVOC Medium-Term Strategy for 2021-2023 and shares insights from projects to promote innovation in TVET.
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1 December 2020
Winners of the Skills in Action Photo Competition
UNESCO-UNEVOC announces the winners of its Skills in Action Photo Competition 2020
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26 November 2020
Innovating TVET at the institutional level
As TVET adapts itself to the impacts of social, environmental, and economic disruptions, institutions are expected to improve upon existing practices or develop new approaches to positively impact the future of skills development.
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25 November 2020
Bridging innovation and learning in TVET
The BILT project provides TVET stakeholders with a platform for exchange on innovative initiatives implemented at their institutions – within Europe, and in a bridging process with African and Asian partners.
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24 November 2020
New promising and innovative practices
The newly relaunched UNESCO-UNEVOC promising and innovative practices database features responsive TVET initiatives from more than 25 countries, including 18 UNEVOC Centres.
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23 November 2020
Virtual conference on gender equality in STEM
23 to 27 November 2020. Discussions focused on the key findings from the UNESCO-UNEVOC study on 'Boosting gender equality in science and technology. A challenge for TVET programmes and careers'.
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13 November 2020
Innovating technical and vocational education and training. A framework for institutions
This framework provides a systematic, institution-wide, measurable and evidence-based methodology that enables TVET institutions to streamline innovation into their strategic planning, products and services, ecosystem engagement, and teaching and learning processes.
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30 September 2020
Issue #3 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue celebrates the achievements of teachers and focuses on the future of TVET teaching.
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29 September 2020
Taking UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles to the next level
UNESCO-UNEVOC has relaunched its TVET Country Profiles in a dynamic new format. The first stage of the relaunch shows relevant TVET statistics for more than 180 countries. In the second stage, TVET system diagrams will be added, and gradually users can expect to see complete profiles with full data.
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24 September 2020
World Teachers' Day
The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. The day provides an opportunity to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and amplify the voices of teachers.
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16 September 2020
Skills In Action photo competition
Submit your photos that capture how TVET is equipping young people with skills for the future. The photos should focus on TVET for a sustainable future, preparing for a digitalized world, and skills for inclusive growth.

Deadline for submissions: 30 October 2020
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14 September 2020
Promoting quality in TVET using technology: A practical guide
Technology has altered many aspects of life, including education and training. This practical guide helps TVET institutions to understand the organizational plans needed to build up their capacity to stimulate digital learning.
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16 July 2020
UNESCO-UNEVOC matches TVET learners with training
UNESCO's newly launched Global Skills Academy aims to equip one million young people with employability skills by matching training opportunities offered by partners with the needs of TVET institutions. UNESCO-UNEVOC will facilitate the matching process by leveraging partnerships with over 250 UNEVOC Centres in more than 165 countries.



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15 July 2020
UNESCO-UNEVOC celebrates World Youth Skills Day
UNESCO-UNEVOC joined global celebrations to mark World Youth Skills Day on 15 July.
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3 July 2020
Issue #2 of the UNEVOC Quarterly
This issue of the UNEVOC Quarterly has the latest information about World Youth Skills Day activities, access to updated TVET Country Profiles and more.
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16 June 2020
Virtual Conference on Skills for a Resilient Youth
This virtual conference focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on skills development and explored how TVET institutions could increase the resilience of young people to changes in employment and entrepreneurship.
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