IBE Working Papers on Curriculum Issues N° 16
How to promote complex skills acquisition? In this latest issue of the IBE Working Papers on Curriculum, the author reviews cognitive research findings on skills acquisition, focusing in particular on the ‘dark network’ of implicit memory, and hi ...

Volume II: National and Regional Cases
How far is the world progressing towards comprehensive qualifications frameworks? The 2015 global inventory of regional and national qualifications frameworks was compiled by Cedefop, Unesco-HQ, the European Training Foundation and the Unesco Instit ...

The changes in the world today are characterized by new levels of complexity and contradiction. These changes generate tensions for which education is expected to prepare individuals and communities by giving them the capability to adapt and to respo ...

The use of level descriptors in the twenty-first century
The research presented in this report explores the global phenomenon of learning across boundaries, but with a specific focus on the manner in which the level of learning is recognized through the use of level descriptors. The research draws on the d ...

The Review of the Pacific Framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was conducted in an effort to evaluate the progress and uptake of the Pacific TVET Framework (2012-15), and to identify lessons learned and effective pract ...

Asia-Pacific Education System Review Series, No. 8 (2nd Edition)
This booklet deals with transversal skills in TVET and focuses on the way these skills are defined in policies across the Asia-Pacific region. It elaborates on the need for these skills and explores different definitions and concepts used in some cou ...

SAFETY, RESILIENCE, AND SOCIAL COHESION: A GUIDE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS
Teachers are the key to successful learning and have a special role in education for learning to live together (LTLT) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). If the teacher does not convey respect for members of all ethnic groups, for example, lessons on ...

Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference, 29 September - 10 October 2014
To further our understanding of skills for creative industries, UNESCO-UNEVOC organized a virtual conference from 29 September to 10 October 2014 on the UNEVOC e-Forum. Moderated by Paul Collard, Chief Executive at Creativity, Culture and Education ( ...

The UNESCO-IHE Education and Training Guide presents a range of educational solutions for water professionals who wish to increase their expertise or invigorate their knowledge and skills for today's work environment. The Education and Training Gu ...

Towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all
(multilingual document in 6 languages) UNESCO together with UNICEF, the World Bank, UNFPA, UNDP, UN Women and UNHCR organized the World Education Forum 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 – 22 May 2015, hosted by the Republic of Korea. Ove ...

Why Recognition Matters
This book deals with the relevance of recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning education and training, the workplace and society. In an increasing number of countries, it is at the top of the policy and research agenda ranking a ...

QINGDAO DECLARATION. 2015-2030: A journey towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning
Report of the International Conference on ICT and Post-2015 Education The key output of the conference was the adoption of the Qingdao Declaration, which provides Member States with policy recommendations for harnessing the power of ICT to address ...

14-16 October 2014, Bonn, Germany

In view of steadily rising expectations on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems this book takes stock of contextual demands and recent policy trends from around the world. The book identifies an expanding disconnect between ...

May 2015 | UNESCO Bangkok Office
The rapid advancement of ICT has influenced education, especially how we teach and learn and what to teach and learn. Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is not an exception. For example, ICT enables students to access their online tra ...

Volume I: Thematic Chapters
Chapter 1: Between communication and transformation: the impact of European national qualifications frameworks Chapter 2: Links between NQFs and validation of non-formal and informal learning Chapter 3: NQF links with informal sector skills develo ...

How are our teachers teaching in schools in the Asia-Pacific region? Do their pedagogical practices meet the needs of the 21st century? What is required to change teaching and learning? Through case studies on changing pedagogical landscapes in seve ...

This case study on promising Education for All (EFA) initiatives in Indonesia was commissioned by UNESCO Bangkok with support from the Japanese Funds-in-Trust (JFIT) as one of five country case studies from the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific r ...

What factors might be causing the low participation of women Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields? What can be done to attract more girls and women into STEM in Asia and beyond? The report answers three fundamental questi ...

Report of the e-Forum online conference in November 2013
The discussions highlighted the importance of systematically integrating green competencies into TVET systems. According to the participants, green skills and attitudes should be part of curricula, training regulations and training programmes. Green ...

Vol.2, pages 165-223
This chapter provides an introduction into the analysis of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as part of an education sector analysis. Many performance indicators relevant for TVET are included in other chapters of these guideline ...

This booklet deals with transferable skills in TVET and focuses on the way these skills are defined in policies across the Asia-Pacific region. It elaborates on the need for these skills and explores different definitions and concepts used in some co ...

Mars 2014
Ce bulletin fournit une vue d’ensemble des activités engagées par l’UNESCO et l’UNEVOC en réponse aux recommandations adressées à l’UNESCO par ses États membres à Shanghai. Ce nouveau numéro contient des informations sur des manife ...

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 –2014) (DESD) aimed at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning, to encourage changes in knowledge, value ...