13 November 2014
Jordanian delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOC
UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed a delegation from Jordan including representatives of two UNEVOC Centres in Jordan to its premises on 10 November 2014. The delegation came to Bonn with the aim of learning more about UNESCO-UNEVOC, and in particular the UNEVOC Network. (more)

16 January 2015
Delegation from Palestine at UNESCO-UNEVOC
The visit was part of a study tour organized by GIZ for its partner institutions in Gaza to familiarize key TVET actors from Palestine with the German dual vocational education system, and with possibilities of international cooperation in TVET. (more)

17 December 2014
TVET in the knowledge-based society: Saudi Arabia
At the request of the Saudi Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Shyamal Majumdar visited Riyadh to share technical expertise and deliver a keynote presentation on “Knowledge-based societies and TVET” at the Seventh Saudi Technical Conference and Exhibition (STCEX-7). (more)

12 December 2014
New country reports in World TVET Database
New country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. (more)

13 November 2014
Jordanian delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOC
UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed a delegation from Jordan including representatives of two UNEVOC Centres in Jordan to its premises on 10 November 2014. The delegation came to Bonn with the aim of learning more about UNESCO-UNEVOC, and in particular the UNEVOC Network. (more)

12 June 2014
National workshop on encouraging technical and vocational skills development in Syria
Under the patronage of the Minister of Education-Chairman of the Syrian National Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO-Beirut and the Syria National Commission for UNESCO organized a two-day workshop in Damascus. (more)

11 June 2014
National training workshop on promoting work and life skills in Lebanon
In May, in the presence of UNEVOC Centres, a national training workshop on promoting capacity development and work skills in the education and training system was held in Lebanon to develop technical and vocational programmes. (more)

9 June 2014
Joint expert meeting on the recommendation concerning TVET and adult learning
On 27 and 28 May 2014, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning UIL, UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNESCO Section for TVET jointly organized an expert meeting on the Revision of the UNESCO Recommendations concerning Adult Learning and Education (ALE) and Technical and Vocational Education (TVE). (more)

13 May 2014
Workshop on partnership between TVET and the labour market in Taiz, Yemen
In Taiz, Yemen, a workshop on developing and promoting the partnership between TVET and the labour market was held in order to define and identify the opportunities as well as the challenges resulting from such a partnership. (more)

22 April 2014
First Technical Education and Vocational Training Conference in Kuwait
The conference, held from 31 March to 2 April 2014, aimed at exchanging experiences and discussing strategies for TVET development in the light of global changes that occur in the labour market. In addition, participants presented important international experiences and the latest educational and training methods (more)

31 March 2014
Conference on Technical and Vocational Education & Training: Challenges and Opportunities
PAAET (Kuwait UNEVOC Centre) is organizing a TVET conference with the aim to provide an opportunity for experts in TVET to share experiences and establish collaborations at National, Regional and International levels; discuss strategies for the development of TVET towards manpower social, and economic variations; identify the international experiences in development of TVET; and identify the latest methods of quality assurance in TVET.

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12 March 2014
Meeting report of the Arab States Regional Expert Meeting
Meeting report on the Regional Expert Meeting (19-21 November 2013, Beirut, Lebanon) on Promising Practices in TVET and Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States is now available online (more)

14 February 2014
UNEVOC Centre-Yemen receives TVET-Entrepreneurship Education Award
Organized jointly with the British Council in Sana’a, Yemen, H. E. Dr. Abdel Hafiz Noman, Minister of TVET patronaged the TVET-Entrepreneurship Education Award for five projects developed as part of TVET Programmes and Institutions.
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29 January 2014
Representatives from UNEVOC Centre Saudi Arabia visit UNESCO-UNEVOC
The team of UNESCO-UNEVOC was honoured to welcome Dr. Abbes Sebihi, Vice Dean of Yanbu College of Applied Technology (Saudi Arabia) and Prof. Dr. Erwin Seyfried, Berlin School of Economic and Law, to the UNEVOC premises on 29 January 2014. (more)

27 November 2013
King Abdullah scholarships for teacher trainers
PINZ has managed a program that has seen students from its sister UNEVOC Center TVTC in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, come to New Zealand to complete their degrees followed by a Certificate in Adult Teaching (CAT). (more)

27 November 2013
Regional Expert Meeting in Beirut highlights opportunities for online networking to improve TVET in the region
The three-day meeting on Promising Practices in TVET and Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States held in Beirut demonstrated the willingness of different institutions to work closely together in tackling common issues in TVET. (more)

12 November 2013
Regional Expert Meeting on Promising Practices in TVET and Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States
Under the patronage of H.E. Professor Hassan Diab, Minister of Education and Higher Education, UNESCO-UNEVOC and UNESCO-Beirut are jointly organizing a Regional Expert Meeting on Promising Practices in Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States in Beirut, Lebanon from 19 to 21 November 2013. (more)

7 October 2013
Validation workshop on the study of policies and practices on TVET Teachers and Instructors in the Arab Region
On the occasion of World Teachers Day, TVET experts and representatives from ten Arab States convened at UNESCO HQ in Paris to discuss the preliminary findings of a regional study that aims to provide a framework for comparison of prevailing practices in TVET teacher education. (more)

1 July 2013
CNA-Q to host 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning
From 22 to 24 October 2013, the College of the North Atlantic- Qatar will be hosting the 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013). (more)

19 April 2013
Regional synthesis report of component II of the project on entrepreneurship education in the Arab States
The UNEVOC-UNESCO International Centre in cooperation with the Regional Bureau for Education-Beirut has published the regional synthesis report on component II of the regional project on entrepreneurship education in the Arab States (2009-2012). (more)

12 April 2013
Global Innovators 2013: Leading and Learning in Technical and Vocational Education
From 4 to 7 April 201, the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar, a UNEVOC Centre, in partnership with UNESCO-UNEVOC, UNESCO Doha Office and Qatar Petroleum, organized Global Innovators 2013 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha, Qatar. (more)

4 April 2013
Global Innovators 2013: Leading and Learning in Technical and Vocational Education and Training
The College of the North Atlantic-Qatar will be hosting an international conference in Doha, Qatar, entitled Global Innovators 2013: Leading and Learning in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The goal of the conference is to bring together delegates from around the world who are renowned for excellence in TVET practice and innovation. (more)

18 March 2013
UNESCO-UNEVOC official partner of Global Innovators 2013
UNESCO-UNEVOC is glad to announce a partnership with College of the North Atlantic -Qatar in the organizing of Global Innovators 2013, to be held from 4 to 7 April 2013 in Doha, Qatar. (more)

17 December 2012
Regional workshop on entrepreneurship education in Kingdom of Bahrain
The workshop, held from 10 to 12 December 2012, was organized to enhance cooperation between Arab countries, and to share experiences on policies and programmes for the integration of entrepreneurship education in both secondary education and TVET. (more)

12 July 2012
Capacity Building Regional Workshop for UNEVOC Centres in the Arab States
The meeting was organized in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States, the UNESCO Office in Amman and the National Center for Human Resources Development Jordan (NCHRD). (more)

9 September 2010
UNEVOC Centre Leader Dr. Munther Al-Masri passed away
UNEVOC Centre Jordan: Leader Dr. Munther Al Masri passed away (more)

12 May 2010
Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States
This project aims to support Arab countries in the development of educational policies and programmes to include the concept of “entrepreneurship” in their formal education systems. (more)

30 October 2009
Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States
First component well underway (more)