UNEVOC in the Arab States

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Our activities

21 March 2019 Promoting gender equality in STEM-related TVET Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has the potential to promote the productive participation of women in the labour market, equipping them with the necessary skills to undertake the jobs of the future. (more)

23 October 2018 Just Published: Updated Country Profiles We are pleased to announce the publication of a new batch of TVET Country Profiles. These profiles provide an overview of the TVET ecosystem in each country including the learning pathways, key policy documents, governance and financing mechanisms, qualification and quality assurance systems, and ongoing reforms. (more)

11 July 2018 World Youth Skills Day 2018 - Improving the image of TVET UNESCO-UNEVOC follows the United Nations’ stride in celebrating the World Youth Skills Day every year on 15th July, and reaffirms its commitment to enhance the prospects of the youth to access quality skills development opportunities through TVET, globally. UNESCO-UNEVOC's theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Improving the image of TVET’. (more)

5 June 2018 Tknika, a UNEVOC Centre, hosts International Conference on TVET Tknika, a UNEVOC Centre in the Basque Country, Spain, organized an international conference titled ‘International Encounters on Vocational Training – Anticipating the Future’. Participants from around the world discussed current and emerging challenges of ongoing digital transformation of industry and businesses, and responding to them through increased collaboration and knowledge exchange. (more)

6 December 2017 Mainstreaming Entrepreneurial Skills in TVET: Engaging key global stakeholders UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and DUOC UC – a UNEVOC Centre in Chile, together with UNESCO’s Youth, Literacy and Skills Development Section, and UNESCO Santiago, are organizing an Experts Consultation Meeting on mainstreaming entrepreneurial skills in TVET. This meeting is underway in Santiago from 5-7 December 2017, with the discussions involving various UNEVOC Centres and other key stakeholders. (more)

19 October 2017 UNESCO-UNEVOC at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 Held as part of the WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, UNESCO-UNEVOC actively participated in the conference with a theme of ‘Skills Strategies for a globalized world’ , organized as a platform for shaping the global skills agenda. The discussions addressed the changing skills demands of the globalized world on the way people live, learn, and work and the required response as it was held in Abu Dhabi from the 16-17 October 2017. (more)

6 July 2017 Skills for work, innovation and sustainable development More than 300 participants from 80 countries met at together at the ‘Skills on the move: global trends, local resonances’ conference taking place in Tangshan, People’s Republic of China from 4 – 6 July 2017. The event discussed how to meet the demand for skills development and overcome economic and social inequalities through TVET. (more)

8 December 2016 Teaching entrepreneurship with new technologies Promoting entrepreneurial skills is recognized as one way to help youth access the world of work in the Arab region, where the youth unemployment rate is one of the highest in the world. A capacity development programme implemented by the ENSET-Rabat in Morocco, supported by UNESCO-UNEVOC, convened regional actors to discuss promoting entrepreneurship through the use of technology. (more)

16 December 2015 UNESCO-UNEVOC at COP21 UNESCO-UNEVOC contributed to a number of events at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) that took place in Paris from 30 November to 12 December. (more)

6 November 2015 UNESCO-UNEVOC attends seminar at UNESCO’s 38th General Conference On 5 November 2015, UNESCO-UNEVOC participated in a seminar held as a side-event at UNESCO’s 38th General Conference. The seminar addressed the challenge of achieving green and gender equal technical and vocational education and training (TVET). (more)

5 October 2015 Celebrate World Teachers' Day! Join us in celebrating World Teachers' Day on the 5th of October! The day recognises the important role teachers play in education and this year’s event highlights the need to empower teachers to contribute to building sustainable societies. (more)

1 October 2015 Adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals On Friday 25 September 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit adopted the Sustainable Development Goals which seek to realise inclusive and equitable economic, social and environmental sustainable development. (more)

28 September 2015 First Global Forum on Green Economy Learning From the 16 to 18 December 2015, the 1st Global Forum on Green Economy Learning will bring together policy-makers, development partners, as well as representatives from education and training institutions, NGOs and business associations to identify opportunities for improving green economy learning. (more)

17 September 2015 Virtual Conference: UNESCO’s future TVET strategy From 28 September to 3 October, you will have the chance to participate in our next virtual conference on UNESCO’s future strategy for TVET (2016-2021). This online conference will be moderated by Mike Campbell, an expert in the fields of skills, labour markets and the economy. (more)

18 August 2015 WorldSkills competition and conference in São Paulo More than 1500 people from over 70 countries met in São Paulo, Brazil, from the 11 to 16 August for the WorldSkills competition and conference. UNESCO-UNEVOC contributed to a very stimulating programme which showcased the next generation of youth skills. (more)

15 July 2015 Celebrate World Youth Skills Day on 15 July! Join the United Nations in New York and Bonn in celebrating the first-ever World Youth Skills Day! The goal of this celebration is to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth and to address issues of unemployment. (more)

6 July 2015 Skills for Heritage Panel Session Report More than 50 participants from 30 countries filled to capacity the Small Hall of the World Conference Centre in Bonn to listen to, and engage with, a panel of experts on the theme of Heritage for Skills which took place on 2 July 2015. (more)

12 June 2015 Just published: Report on Global Forum Skills for Work and Life post-2015 This is the final report on the Global Forum on "Skills for Work and Life post-2015" held in Bonn, Germany in October 2014. The forum engaged more than 200 stakeholders from all five regions of the world in identifying future directions in skills development. (more)

28 May 2015 Shanghai Update 3: Follow-up on the Third TVET Congress The third issue of the Shanghai Update is published! This newsletter gives an overview of activities undertaken by UNESCO and UNEVOC in response to the recommendations that Member States made to UNESCO at the Third International TVET Congress in Shanghai in May 2012. (more)

24 April 2015 Egyptian delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOC A delegation from the Egyptian National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education visited UNESCO-UNEVOC on 14 April 2015. (more)

2 April 2015 Call for proposals for innovative capacity building programmes in the UNEVOC Network UNESCO-UNEVOC is looking to support UNEVOC Network members that are leading innovative capacity development programmes in TVET. (more)

10 March 2015 Skills development for the cultural and natural heritage sector Ms Anna Steinkamp of the German National Commission came to UNESCO-UNEVOC on 9 March to discuss possible joint interventions at the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee due to take place in Bonn in June 2015. (more)

6 March 2015 Mobile technology in skills development for women UNESCO-UNEVOC co-organized a session on "Using mobile technology in skills development for women: A glimpse into promising practices to improve skills for employability" at Mobile Learning Week 2015. UNEVOC Centres from Finland and the Philippines presented case studies. (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 November 2014 Skills for Work and Life on the Post-2015 Agenda Youth employability and green skills were at the core of the global forum Skills for Work and Life Post-2015 organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC, which closed on 16 October in Bonn. (more)

20 October 2014 Study tours at the Global Forum Five study tours took the Global Forum delegates to several companies in and around Bonn on 16 October 2014. (more)

14 October 2014 Skills for Work and Life Post-2015 As a follow-up to regional consultations in 2013, UNESCO-UNEVOC is organizing a global forum to be held from 14 to 16 October at the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany. The forum seeks to contribute to the ongoing debate, enriching the thought processes behind the positioning of TVET in the post-2015 agenda and it will utilize cross-regional networking and partnership as platforms to create synergy in the contribution of TVET in the post-2015 agenda. (more)

28 September 2014 Virtual conference on skills for the creative industries The next virtual conference will be held from 29 September to 10 October 2014 on the UNEVOC e-Forum and will aim to deepen our understanding of the creative industries in relation to vocational education and training, discuss challenges and opportunities in these sectors, and identify good practices from across the globe. (more)

18 September 2014 Delegation from Jordan visits UNESCO-UNEVOC Facilitated by GOPA Consultants, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre welcomed a delegation from Jordan to the UNEVOC premises on 15 September 2014. (more)

20 August 2014 Delegation from GIZ Yemen visits UNESCO-UNEVOC On 4 August, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, and his team welcomed a delegation from GIZ Yemen to the UNEVOC premises. The visit followed an earlier visit of the Ministry of Education in July 2014. (more)

14 July 2014 Delegation from the Ministry of Education of Yemen visits UNESCO-UNEVOC As part of a TVET study visit to Germany, facilitated by GIZ, UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed Ms Al Hakimi, Deputy Minister for Girl’s Education Sector and Mr Al-Hussani, Head of Coordination and Follow-up Unit from the Ministry of Education of Yemen. (more)

10 June 2014 UNESCO and European Union launch a new network empowering youth in Southern Mediterranean region On 5 June 2014, UNESCO launched the Project Networks of Mediterranean Youth at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. NET-MED Youth is an intersectoral three-year project funded by the European Union and covers ten countries from Eastern and Western Basins of the Mediterranean. (more)

21 March 2014 UNESCO-UNEVOC at Global Education and Skills Forum The second annual Global Education and Skills Forum was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 March 2014. Organized by UNESCO and the UAE Ministry of Education, GEMS Education, the Varkey GEMS Foundation and Dubai Cares the forum aimed at providing a platform for exchange between representatives of government, leading non-governmental organizations and business. (more)

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)

3 March 2014 Meeting report of the Africa Regional Forum Meeting report of the Africa Regional Forum (17-18 September 2013, Abuja, Nigeria) on Advancing TVET for Youth Employability and Sustainable Development now available online (more)

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)

29 November 2013 World TVET Database reaches 50 country reports The World Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Database is an online repository developed by UNESCO-UNEVOC. It provides concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide in one single place. New country reports are regularly added to the database. (more)

29 November 2013 Shyamal Majumdar speaks at VTEC MENA 2013 in United Arab Emirates From 25 to 27 November 2013, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, travelled to United Arab Emirates to participate in VTEC MENA 2013 and visit a number of TVET institutions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (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)

31 August 2013 Just published: UNEVOC Bulletin 24 Read more about our activities and events in the period April-July in the UNEVOC bulletin! (more)

27 August 2013 Strengthening regional harmonization for the transformation of TVET To strengthen global and regional harmonization for the advancement of TVET transformation through the capacities of UNEVOC's unique global Network of specialized TVET institutions and affiliated partners, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre is organizing a series of meetings to be held in all regions of the world. (more)

12 August 2013 New country reports in World TVET Database Country reports on Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Turkey and United Arab Emirates have just been added to the World TVET Database (more)

18 July 2013 Shanghai Update: Follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress One year ago, TVET experts from all over the world came to the Third International Congress on TVET in Shanghai, China, to discuss the transformation of TVET. To update on the progress made after one year, the UNESCO Section for TVET and UNESCO-UNEVOC has published the first issue of the ‘Shanghai Update’ newsletter. (more)

23 April 2013 Booklet on Skills Challenges in the Water and Wastewater Industry 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”. (more)

22 April 2013 Just published: UNEVOC Bulletin 23 Read more about our activities and events in the period December-March in the UNEVOC bulletin! (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)

24 March 2013 UNESCO-UNEVOC organizes consultation workshop on regional plan of action 2013 From 18 to 21 March 2013, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre organized a consultation workshop on the "Regional Plan of Action 2013" at the Centre’s premises in Bonn, Germany. (more)

20 March 2013 Transforming TVET - from idea to action. One decade of UNESCO-UNEVOC On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its establishment in Bonn in 2002, UNESCO-UNEVOC published a brochure retracing its activities over the last decade. The brochure is now also available in French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. (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)

25 February 2013 UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in workshop on “Policies and Practices on TVET Teachers and Instructors in the Arab Region” From 20 to 21 February, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, travelled to Paris to contribute to the workshop on “Policies and Practices on TVET Teachers and Instructors in the Arab Region”. (more)

24 January 2013 Post-2015 Global Thematic Consultation on Education: e-discussion on Global Citizenship, Jobs and Skills From 23 January to 6 February 2013, an e-discussion on the topic of global citizenship, jobs and skills is taking place, co-convened by UNICEF and UNESCO. (more)

20 December 2012 Just published: UNEVOC Bulletin 22 Read more about our activities and events in the period September-December in the UNEVOC bulletin, available in all UN languages (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)

7 December 2012 Just published: Transforming TVET - from idea to action. One decade of UNESCO-UNEVOC On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its establishment in Bonn in 2002, UNESCO-UNEVOC published a brochure retracing its activities over the last decade. (more)

20 September 2012 Meeting of Coordinators of UNEVOC Network Cluster Centres The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for the International Centre and the Network members to discuss the potential and strengths of the global Network. (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)

10 July 2012 Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States - Component II As part of Component II of the project ‘Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States’ Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco have undertaken activities to incorporate entrepreneurship education (EPE) in their education systems. (more)

9 January 2012 New UNEVOC Network Member: NCTTE, Sudan The National Council for Technical and Technological Education in Sudan, joins the UNEVOC Network (more)

11 December 2011 Regional workshop on ‘Making Adult Education and Training an Integral Part of a Lifelong Learning Strategy’, 29-30 November 201 UNEVOC participates in UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) workshop on adult education and lifelong learning (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)

2 December 2009 TVET financing and competency-based approaches (more)

30 October 2009 ICTs and e-learning in TVET in Arab countries, Amman, 12-13 October 2009 (more)

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

17 December 2008 UNESCO and StratREAL Foundation sign partnership agreement on entrepreneurship education (more)

22 August 2007 20-07-2006 Re-alignment of TVET in Iraq with Employment Requirements (more)

2 March 2007 15-01-2007 Public Private Partnership: Study Tour in the Arab States (more)

12 December 2006 23-11-2006 UNESCO Regional Symposium on ICTs in TVET in the Arab States (more)

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Resources

Synthesis report Component II (Phase 1, May 2012) English / Arabic (PDF, 183KB)
Report on initiatives taken by Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco to incorporate entrepreneurship education (EPE) in the education system.

Report on Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States
Case Studies of the Arab States(Jordan, Tunisia, Oman and Egypt) and Regional Synthesis Report, April 2010

Good Practices in Private-Public Partnership and Labour Market Orientation in TVET
Report of Study Tour UNEVOC Centres, Cairo, Egypt, 10-14 December 2006

International Symposium on the Development of ICT-based teaching and learning methods in TVET
Final report, Tunis, 20-22 November 2006

Links

1 November 2018 UNEVOC Centre in Saudi Arabia receives an award In the path of seeking the goals of 2030 Vision in Saudi Arabia, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) received King Abdulaziz Quality Award. The award is to seek institutional excellence in the government sector, private institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The evaluation of the award consist of individual and group office evaluation. (more)

18 October 2011 TVET Portal for the Arab region The TVET Portal is an interactive user-driven communication platform for professionals and institutions working in the field of TVET to exchange information and to transfer knowledge among individuals and institutions in Arab countries. (more)

15 July 2018 The UNEVOC Network celebrates World Youth Skills Day On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day (15 July), more than 30 UNEVOC Centres celebrated the importance of Skills for Youth, through conferences, workshop, skills exhibition and promotional campaigns. Discover our interactive map to learn more about those initiatives. (more)

24 October 2018 Saudi Arabia's TVTC takes part in skills conference in Amsterdam Saudi Arabia's Technical and Vocational Training Corporation has participated in the General Assembly of the WorldSkills Conference 2018, in Amsterdam, from Oct. 15 - 18. The conference includes 500 representatives and delegates from 79 member states. The meeting, held every two years, creates conversations on the global future of innovative skills solutions. (more)

1 June 2016 Regional stakeholders reaffirm importance of TVET in Cairo More than 40 TVET policy makers and government officials from eight Arab States reaffirmed the importance of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for socio-economic development during a two-day Regional Forum for managers of TVET institutions (more)

6 October 2011 UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States As a Regional Bureau, the UNESCO Beirut Office is a center of expertise in the field of Education for the Arab world. In carrying out this mission, the UNESCO Beirut Cluster Office , serves twenty-two Arab countries in the region in the field of Education. (more)