Past Events
Skills Needs Anticipation and Matching
ILO, ETF and Cedefop course. The course aims to provide participants with a good understanding of drivers of change which impact skills demand and realise why imbalances occur on the labour market and their consequences. It will also help participants understand the critical milestones, questions, objectives and components of labour market information (LMI), institutional roles and responsibilities. The course is intended for providers, users and target groups of anticipating skill needs for the labour market. Participants will learn about quantitative and qualitative methods, tools for skill needs anticipation and matching supply and demand of skills on the labour market. Systems of early identification of skill needs will be dealt with in a wider context of labour market information and intelligence, and related institutional frameworks.
UNESCO-UNEVOC: Skills for Work and Life, Post-2015
"The global forum will build on the outcomes and gains from previous regional consultations that centered on youth, skills and greening TVET. It will expand the debate by looking beyond the 2015 education goals and the future agenda for TVET."
SRI LANKA EMPLOYERS’ SYMPOSIUM 2014 “BREAKING BARRIERS FOR BETTER WORKPLACES”
The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) celebrates its 85th anniversary this year. The EFC was set up in 1929 as an Organization that would have the expertise to give advice to Employers in maintaining better relationships within the workplace. Today, human capital is considered as the most vital asset of an Enterprise. Therefore, maintaining excellent relationships at the workplace between Management and employees is imperative. In doing so, we need to eradicate all barriers that would be obstacles towards this end. In keeping with this objective, the EFC will conduct its 3rd annual Symposium on 2nd and 3rd October 2014 at the Waters Edge, Battaramulla on the theme “Breaking barriers for better workplaces”.
Action planning workshop for the achievement of readiness for the AEC through the Mutual Recognition of Skills in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar
Consultation/ Validation workshop on the Implementation of Mutual Recognition of Skills in ASEAN countries
The two-day meeting will discuss the mutual recognition of skills, once the AEC comes into effect in 2015, and develop action plans through discussions between government, workers’ and employers’ organizations.
The ILO Regional Skills Programme: Taking stock and mapping the way forward
The event is organized as follow-up to the 2012 meeting. It will provide an opportunity to take stock on the progress towards established goals, as well as re-affirm priorities and/or establish new priorities. It will also provide an opportunity to examine what works and what does not work with regard to knowledge sharing.
International Conference on TVET - 2014
Enhancement of Skills for Social Integration, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development
Promoting green jobs policies: employment potential and skill needs in a greener economy
Inter-regional course on how to seize employment opportunities and address skills challenges in the transition to a greener economy, through sectoral and cross-sector analysis, with a view to informing national policy initiatives.
South Asia Knowledge-Sharing Workshop on Apprenticeships
Highlighting the various apprenticeship reforms underway in the region and exchanging insights/lessons from country experiences.
Orientation Workshop on Skills Ecosystem in India
ILO training for professional development of officials of Aajeevika Skills, National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Ministry of Rural Development and Labour & Employment Division, Planning Commission.
Academy on Skills Development
The International Training Centre of the ILO and the ILO Skills and Employability Programme, in cooperation with a variety of international development agencies, is offering a two weeks international Academy on Skills Development. The purpose of the Academy is to stimulate learning and knowledge exchange on policies, challenges and options for building effective, responsive and inclusive skills development systems and to analyze some of the latest trends in Skills Development and TVET. The programme reflects the principles and recommendations of the ILO-G20 Training Strategy “A Skilled Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth”. The Academy is aimed primarily at participants from developing and middle-income countries.
Enterprise Development through Value Chains and Business Service Markets
The course is highly relevant for professionals developing and implementing Value Chain and enterprise development projects in rural and urban areas. It offers a unique on-the-job learning opportunity using practical tools and lessons from enterprise development programs that have reached thousands of small enterprises in rural and urban areas.
Training of Management of Training Institutes (MoTI)
A six day training course for selected Principals and Empowering Vulnerable Groups through Education, Employment and Training (EET Project) - ILO Country Office for Pakistan
National Conference on Meeting Today's and Tomorrow's Skills Needs (Vietnam)
Organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in cooperation with the ILO. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together key stakeholders, including representatives of government, private sectors, workers' organizations, and development partners to discuss: i) the current situation, challenges and opportunities for skills development in Viet Nam ; ii) how best to bridge the gap between the training sector and the world of work with reference to international experiences and good practices in Viet Nam, and iii) recommendations for the legal and institutional reforms with a focus on the ongoing revision of the Law on Vocational Training.
ILO/Regional Skills Programme/Japan Regional Workshop and Study Programme on "Improving Skills and Employability for Youth Employment"
This workshop will help the participants explore practical work place learning schemes, internships and on-the-job schemes that can assist young people in transitioning from school to employment. This workshop is designed to provide opportunities for participating countries to: share global trends and good practices in assisting young people obtain decent employment; identify the role of skills in promoting youth employment; share country experiences on workplace learning schemes and internships; identify the key elements to be included in a generic skills portfolio for youth; and identify the role of employers’ and workers’ organizations in guiding youth and improving their skills and employability in general, and in developing and promoting workplace learning schemes, in particular.
“Academy on Skills Development” Skills and TVET for improved productivity, employment growth and development
The International Training Centre of the ILO and the ILO Skills and Employability Department, in co-operation with the ILO/CINTERFOR (Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training), the German International Development Cooperation (GIZ), and the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation are offering a two weeks international Skills Development Academy. Its purpose is to stimulate learning and knowledge exchange on major policy challenges and options for building effective, responsive and inclusive skills development systems and to discuss some of the latest trends in the area of skills development and TVET.
4th ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers’ Conference.
The fourth ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers' Conference will be hosted by Viet Nam on 24 - 26 October 2012 in Hanoi. The theme of the Conference is "Employment and Social Protection - A key to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth". The Conference will be preceded by an ASEM Social Partners Forum on 24 October 2012 with the participation of worker and employer organizations from ASEM members and relevant international agencies.
ILO/Regional Skills Programme/Regional Training on Employment Services
This workshop is designed to provide opportunities for participating countries to improve their knowledge and strengthen their capacities on the operations and functioning of Employment Service Centres as well as to expand the network to provide jobseekers with opportunities in domestic and overseas areas.
