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Issue #19 - September 2024
Dear Readers,
The last couple of weeks and months were busy for UNESCO-UNEVOC. This year's World Youth Skills Day theme was 'Youth Skills for Peace and Development'. At a series of events on 15 July, we gave young TVET professionals from all over the world a voice. We heard about resilience skills as well as the role of AI.
The survey results presented at World Youth Skills Day showed that the societal issues concerning youth most are environmental sustainability and climate change. Another key area of interest is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has already found its way into the skillset of today's youth: 78% of those who took part in the survey said that they use AI-powered tools or platforms in their training and education. Primarily for research and writing assistance as well as personalized learning and tutorials, but also for many other tasks.
Another highlight in the international TVET space was the WorldSkills Competition in Lyon. 250,000 visitors admired 1,400 young professionals from 70 countries and regions competing in 59 different skills, ranging from "Welding" to "Beauty Therapy" and "Robot Systems Integration".
As we head into the last quarter of 2024, we encourage you to have a look at the many activities going on in the coming months. Check out the upcoming events listed here in the Quarterly and many more in our TVET Events Calendar.
Best wishes from the UNESCO-UNEVOC team
Latest news
BILT Bridging Event at the Africa Skills Week
The 2024 Bridging Event for Africa takes place within the framework of the African Union Year of Education 2024, ‘Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century’. It is integrated in the African Union’s Africa Skills Week, hosted by the Republic of Ghana, with a thematic focus on skills development to enhance employability, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
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Creating a comprehensive roadmap for green skills development in Thailand
In July 2024, OVEC, TPQI, UNESCO Bangkok, UNESCO-UNEVOC and partners began advancing Thailand's TVET system with a focus on green skills. The GIZ-funded initiative started with a workshop in Trang, Thailand, and continued with a follow-up in Bonn. Participants visited German training centres to learn about green competencies and sustainable qualifications.
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Innovative entrepreneurship pathways
In a webinar series held in August and September 2024, UNEVOC explored and showcased innovative approaches in entrepreneurship education and practices in TVET in three pivotal areas - digital, social and greening entrepreneurship. Have a look at the recordings and presentations to learn about practical tools and methodologies for implementing entrepreneurship.
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47th WorldSkills Competition: A showcase of global talent and innovation
The 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, featured over 1,500 participants from 85 countries competing in 60+ skill categories. UNESCO-UNEVOC supported the BeChangeMaker competition, focusing on using technical skills for social good, facilitated workshops on global challenges in the WorldSkills Conference and participated in a meeting of the Inter-Agency Group on TVET.
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Going clean: TVET and the green energy transition
The 2024 BILT Learning Labs webinar series focused on the role of TVET in the transition to clean energy. Over four distinct episodes, it fostered inter-regional exchange. Each webinar took a unique lens on skills development for the clean energy sector, showcasing discussions with experts and highlighting promising TVET practices from around the world. All session recordings and presentations are available on the event page.
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Revitalizing TVET in South Sudan along the lines of greening and gender equality
UNESCO's mission in South Sudan aims to revitalize TVET and address gender equality in this young country. Initiatives include training TVET stakeholders on greening and gender-focused reforms. Despite challenges like outdated equipment and lack of resources, UNESCO supports institutions to improve training quality and promote employability. The programme is backed by a grant from the Swedish development agency Sida.
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World Youth Skills Day 2024: Promoting Youth Skills for Peace and Development
The theme of this year's WYSD was "Youth Skills for Peace and Development". UNESCO-UNEVOC presented the results of a Youth Survey. Two live-streamed events featured the voices of 28 young people from 26 countries. The aim was to find how an equitable and inclusive future of work can be built that fosters peace, global citizenship and sustainable development.
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UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Innovation Framework: A Catalyst for Skills Transformation in Brazil
UNESCO-UNEVOC and Brazil’s Secretariat for Vocational and Technological Education (SETEC) collaborated to transfer the TVET Innovation Framework to Brazil. From October 2023 to July 2024 six selected TVET campuses in Brazil participated in the programme to enhance innovation, in which UNESCO-UNEVOC provided technical assistance and capacity building.
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Updates from the UNEVOC Network
BIBB publishes good practice examples from Latin America and Germany on the use of digital tools
This new publication of Germany's UNEVOC Centre aims to disseminate international good practice examples for the use of digital tools in TVET across contexts and continents. It is available in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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UNEVOC-SESRIC webinar on Quality Assurance (UNEVOC Centres in Tunisia, Nigeria, UAE)
UNESCO-UNEVOC and SESRIC hosted an online webinar on 'Establishing Quality Assurance Mechanisms and Accreditation Systems for TVET Programmes.' The event aimed to enhance understanding among member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Over 150 TVET experts from 35 countries attended, with three UNEVOC Network experts leading various sessions.
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UNEVOC Network Consolidation Workshop: For a successful transit of TVET in East and Southeast Asia
The 2024 East and Southeast Asia UNEVOC workshop was hosted by KRIVET (UNEVOC Centre South Korea), under the theme: 'For a Successful Transit of TVET: Digital, Capacity and Connection.' Highlights included keynote speeches, presentations from nine UNEVOC Centres and immersive study visits to South Korea’s TVET ecosystem. The workshop fostered new ideas, collaborations and innovations in TVET.
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Head of UNEVOC Centre wins ATUPA 2024 Award of Excellence for Development in Africa (UNEVOC Centre in Kenya)
Professor Laila Abubakar, Vice-Chancellor of the Technical University of Mombasa has been awarded the 'ATUPA 2024 Award of Excellence for Development in Africa' at the 54th International Conference of ATUPA. Professor Abubakar's dedication, leadership, outstanding achievements and contributions to academia and research serve as an inspiration to aspiring scholars and leaders.
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Regional UNEVOC Network meetings for the Latin America and Caribbean region
UNESCO-UNEVOC kicked off a mini-series of online meetings for the UNEVOC Network members of the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. The meetings provide a platform for sharing and learning about projects and activities, while raising awareness among UNEVOC Centres about ongoing initiatives, peer learning opportunities, local adaptations and potential for collaboration and experience exchange.
MoU between TVTC and NAVTTC (UNEVOC Centres in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan)
An MoU was signed between the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (Saudi Arabia) and the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (Pakistan). This agreement aims to enhance TVET standards and empower the labour force in both countries through joint events, specialist exchanges, mutual recognition of qualifications and shared expertise to improve training programmes.
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New publications and resources
UNEVOC Network Spotlight Issue #4
November 2023 - March 2024
The UNEVOC Network Spotlight is a periodic snapshot that informs the TVET community about the activities of UNEVOC Network members and the Network Secretariat.
This is a special issue of Spotlight capturing the TVET-related activities from November ...
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Closing the institutional gap
Perspectives on the circular economy from selected African TVET institutions
UNESCO-UNEVOC's study highlights the crucial role of TVET systems in this transition, identifying barriers and enablers to integrating circular economy principles in TVET curricula in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. Key factors include policy framewo ...
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Green and digital skills for hospitality and tourism
From industry trends to competencies within TVET
This publication proposes approaches to facilitate the dual transition in hospitality and tourism, structured around the identification of emerging green and digital competencies in a timely manner, their integration into future-oriented curricula, a ...
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Innovation and learning practices in TVET from the hospitality and tourism sector
Examples from Africa, Asia and Europe
This publication presents 10 Innovation and Learning Practices that were selected based on their contribution to identifying new qualifications and competencies in an efficient manner, integrating them into appealing curricula and training regulation ...
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Inter-Agency Group on TVET Newsletter - September 2024
The Inter-Agency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was convened by UNESCO in 2008 to ensure a good coordination of activities by the key international organizations involved in the delivery of policy advice, programm ...
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Recommendation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (2015): results of the second consultation of Member States on the implementation of the UNESCO TVET Recommendation, 2019–2022
The UNESCO Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in November 2015. It aims to promote technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as part of lifelong learning ...
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WoCTVET2024: 9th World Conference on TVET (hybrid)
Conference Theme: Sustainable Social and Economic Development through TVET. This conference is held every two years. Organized by UTHM Malaysia, Co-Organizer: Malaysia Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training (MyRIVET).
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