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Shanghai Update Issue No. 1, June 2013
In 2012, over 700 experts in technical and vocational education and training, including 40 ministers and deputy ministers, attended the UNESCO Third International Congress on TVET in Shanghai, China. They came to Shanghai in order to discuss the tran ...

The essays presented in this e-publication are complementary to the UNESCO forthcoming volume on global TVET trends and issues in UNESCO’s new Education on the Move series. Just like the latter, they cover a wide, although certainly not exhaustive, ...

14 - 28 May 2013
This report summarizes the discussions that were held in May 2013 during the e-Forum virtual conference on the implications of the ICT revolution for TVET, moderated by Nik Kafka from Teach A Man To Fish. Information and Communication Technologies ...

A joint project between UNESCO and StratREAL Foundation, UK Final Evaluation Report
This report involves the findings of the final evaluation of the regional entrepreneurship education project in Arab States component II (2011-2012), which is a joint activity between UNESCO and StratREAL Foundation. It aims to help the development ...

Dieser Flyer beschäftigt sich mit dem UNESCO-UNEVOC Internationalen Zentrum und dessen Aufgaben, Ziele und Wertvorstellungen. In diesem Dokument sind deshalb auch UNEVOCs Aktivitäten auf einem Blick zu finden , sodass Schwerpunkte der Organisation ...

A joint project between UNESCO and StratREAL Foundation, UK
The regional synthesis report on Component II of the initiative highlights the results and outcomes of the project in the four participating countries, namely Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Oman. The regional experiences reflect a growing importance to ...

The UNESCO-UNEVOC in brief brochure provides a quick overview of the work of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre.

Improving technical and vocational education and training through international exchange and knowledge sharing
The UNEVOC Network is a worldwide network of specialised institutions in the field of TVET. It consists of UNEVOC Centres from the majority of UNESCO's Member States. This flyer briefly describes the UNEVOC Network and the roles of UNEVOC Centres and ...

The Art of Integration
* Informs cross-cultural research on VET First volume to bring together facts and figures on VET in the United States * Provides a comprehensive overview and detailed insights into technical education in the United States * Helps readers to underst ...

Meeting Report, Bonn, Germany, 12 to 14 September 2012
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre organized a consultation meeting of Cluster Coordinating UNEVOC Centres in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 14 September 2012. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the role of Cluster Coordinating UNEVOC Centres in or ...

Interagency Working Group’s Initiatives
Support of initiatives for greening TVET and skills development by raising awareness, providing advocacy, sharing and disseminating good practices, knowledge and expertise.

Contemporary Issues and Practical Approaches in TVET
In partnership with the DWA (Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall), UNESCO-UNEVOC has published the booklet, “Skills Challenges in the Water and Wastewater Industry: Contemporary Issues and Practical Approaches in TVET” ...

One decade of UNESCO-UNEVOC
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its establishment in Bonn in 2002, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre published a brochure retracing its activities over the last decade, in order to reflect on past achievements, present ongoing projec ...

We need to put our world on a more sustainable development path. Yet reaching and teaching sustainability is still a paramount challenge. Without education, there can be no sustainable development. Education empowers people with the knowledge, skills ...

25 June to 6 July 2012
The e-Forum discussion held from 25 June to 6 July 2012 and moderated by Prof. Masriam Bukit) emphasized that the quality of TVET teachers is key in determining the skills of future workers. Qualified, trained and motivated teachers and trainers are ...

This biennial report provides a comprehensive overview of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre’s activities in TVET in 2010-2011. It indicates how the Centre has helped to improve TVET in UNESCO Member States and serves as an information document ...

This report summarizes the various contributions from the participants of the moderated e-forum discussion, which took place from 5 to 15 December 2011. It also provides the lessons learnt and future recommendations brought forward by the participant ...

Asia-Pacific Education System Review Series No. 6.
This booklet analyses the information system supporting school-to-work transition in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The rationale for the study is underpinned by the importance of accurate and reliable information as the starting poin ...

Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC online conference, April 2012
The UNESCO-UNEVOC online conference on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in post-conflict and post-disaster situations, which took place on the UNEVOC e-Forum from 16 to 30 April 2012, was initiated to share ideas on the issue an ...

UNEVOC Network Meeting, Final report. Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan (Russian Federation) June 29 – July 1, 2011
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 i ...

Currently, the Chinese vocational education system experiences several extensive reforms. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is increasingly seen as the key for solving future problems. Thus, the systems needs to provide answers t ...

With labour markets across the world and even in social democratic Europe in a state of unprecedented flux, the problem of how to balance job-market demands, personal career interests and private life becomes a central issue for millions of employees ...

Effective knowing and learning for vocational purposes must take account of the wide range of variables that impact on knowledge formation and that promote learning. In light of those many variables, the formal sector of technical and vocational educ ...