Publications and Resources

This UNESCO global study exposes failure to factor in gender in COVID-19 education responses and widening gaps in access to quality education following school closures. Citing some 90 countries, the study shows that despite governments' and partn ...

Key project results
UNESCO-UNEVOC’s COVID-19 response project was implemented from January-June 2021. This report of the key project results provides a snapshot of activities that helped TVET institutions around the world address the short, medium and long-term effect ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
Temporary restrictions on movement and physical distancing measures resulting from the pandemic have led to the closure of many TVET institutions and skills development organizations in Trinidad and Tobago. As remote education and training become the ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
The Korea Open Courseware (KOCW) is the largest platform for open educational resources (OER) in the Republic of Korea. It was set up to assist individuals wishing to access higher education learning resources by providing materials from over 224 uni ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
TVET can be a key driver of economic and social development within a country. In Jamaica, where there are high rates of youth un- and underemployment, there is a growing need for flexible and accessible TVET models. HEART/NSTA Trust established th ...

Findings from a global survey of enterprises
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted the skilling, upskilling and reskilling of employees, apprentices and interns in all types of enterprises and organizations around the world. To assess the impact of the pandemic, a global online survey o ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
While the Malawian agricultural sector has expanded in recent years, production has struggled to keep pace with rising demand. To address this shortage, multiple improvements are needed to overcome existing constraints in production systems, breeding ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Malaysia issued a ‘Movement Control Order’ to limit interactions and prevent the spread of the deadly virus. This included closing educational institutions to face-to-face learning. Educa ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
In Finland, TVET students learn and are assessed by a teacher and working life representative in work-based situations where they must demonstrate skills and competencies through practical tasks in order to graduate from their course. Therefore, maki ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
A potential barrier to any post-COVID-19 recovery for TVET staff is the lengthy duration of the pandemic, throughout which they experience significant insecurity, both physical and psychological. This initiative by Niagara College enables TVET lea ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing restrictions, educational institutions across Brazil had to suspend their on-site activities. TVET institutions wanted to support the fight against the pandemic. They quickly put their efforts into ma ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
The ICT sector has grown rapidly in recent decades, and with continued expansion forecast, it is an area of high employability and opportunity. In Chile, and indeed globally, however, there is a large gender gap. Just 5% of those working in ICT in Ch ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
While primarily a health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide-reaching impact on everyday life. This has been particularly felt in the education sector with schools closing and students around the world missing out on their education. In U ...

Project flyer
This UNESCO-UNEVOC project will help TVET institutions around the world respond to short, medium and long-term challenges, and build resilience for the post-COVID-19 era.

This case study examines how technical and vocational education and training (TVET) was organized during the state of emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. The disruption accentuated the importance of flexibility within the education ...

Taking stock of the initial responses in technical and vocational education and training
This report is based on the findings of an interagency survey on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and skills development in the time of COVID-19. The online survey, which was targeted at TVET providers, policymakers and social p ...

UNESCO COVID-19 Education Response. Education Sector issue notes Issue noten°5.1–June 2020
Following the COVID-19 outbreaks, Institutions of Higher Education and TVET had to close and figure out how to continue providing their educational programmes to the students. This brought to light a set of challenges. These challenges are: lack of t ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems and labour markets. This issue note gives an overview of the challenges faced and some practical tips for designing policy interventions.