UNEVOC TVET Online Library

25 February to 01 March 2019
Discussions at UNESCO-UNEVOC’s Learning Forum underlined that new and radical shifts are needed to ensure that TVET systems can respond to these changes and that TVET systems can no longer just operate according to a ‘business-as-usual’ model. ...

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 deve ...

Capacity building for transformational TVET leaders: Vision, knowledge and skills
The following report gives an overview of UNESCO-UNEVOC's TVET Leadership Programme 2018, held in Bonn, Germany, from 25 June to 6 July.

16 to 24 July 2018
Organized on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2018, the virtual conference focused on improving the image of TVET and initiated, guided and synthesised a range of perspectives, evidence and advice about the factors influencing the image of TVET ...

Strategic Plan 2018–2020
UNESCO-UNEVOC’s second Medium-Term Strategy for the period 2018-2020 sets out how the International Centre will support governments and institutions to transform their TVET systems and successfully reach the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. ...

Handbook: Open Educational Resources for skills development
Digital technology is gaining in importance - not only in life and work, but also in education and training. The availability of quality educational materials to prepare learners for work and life is a key factor to ensure an inclusive and equitable ...

Biennial Report 2016-2017
This Biennial Report gives a comprehensive overview of UNESCO-UNEVOC's activities in technical and vocational education and training over the biennium 2016-2017.

March 2018
The eighth issue of the Shanghai Update newsletter puts in focus a recent TVET conference and the resulting updated skills agenda, as well as issues related to greening and quality assurance.

23 to 27 October 2017
The topic of ‘pathways’ that make it easier for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates to enter different forms of post secondary and higher education, has recently been receiving much attention by policy makers in many ...

5 to 11 June 2017
The virtual conference took place from 05 to 11 June 2017 on the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, and shed light on how countries in Latin America are responding to climate-change policy developments, and the role TVET can play in this regard. The synth ...

A practical guide for institutions
This Guide describes the macro need for TVET reform in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and other United Nations, UNESCO and national initiatives. The ...

The Education for All initiative concluded in 2015, but in many countries, and particularly in the developing countries, secondary education is still the preserve of the privileged few. This means that millions of adults and young people are denied t ...

16 to 22 January 2017
The Virtual Conference organized from 16 – 22 January 2017 on the topic of “Diversifying the funding sources for TVET” was attended by 219 participants from 81 countries. It facilitated the sharing of experiences, tools and best practices on fu ...

18 to 29 July, 2016
The virtual conference sought to collect input from the wider technical and vocational education and training (TVET) community about the role of TVET in promoting entrepreneurship. In order to increase our understanding of the nature of entrepreneurs ...

9 to 16 May 2016
The virtual conference sought to inform the wider technical and vocational education and training (TVET) community about a collaborative research project currently undertaken by the NCVER and UNESCO-UNEVOC which aims to explore the different benefits ...

Biennial Report 2014-2015
The Biennial Report presents a selection of UNESCO-UNEVOC’s activities during 2014 and 2015. The activities contributed to UNESCO’s sectoral priorities and programmatic objectives and assisted Member States to provide equitable, inclusive and qua ...