With the aim of sharing knowledge, fostering cooperation and mobilizing expertise and resources to enhance the role of TVET in meeting the educational, economic and social needs in the countries of the CIS and regions of the Russian Federation, the inaugurational meeting of the UNEVOC CIS Regional Network was held on the venue of the Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies (branch of) the Educational Institution of Trade Unions “Academy of Labor and Social Relations”.

The three-day meeting provided a platform for discussions with a broader perspective on the transformation of TVET through constructive dialogue, exchange of experiences and elaboration of policy recommendations on priority issues such as:

- TVET development and innovations in the CIS,

- TVET transformation towards a green economy,

- The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in TVET, and

- TVET for marginalized groups.