TVET in post-conflict/post-disaster situations

Overview

© UNESCO / Katy Anis

In conflict areas, TVET is an effective means to quickly instilling people with the skills necessary for establishing non-violent livelihoods. Education in emergency situations - i.e. education in a country or region having been interrupted by a civil or international conflict or by natural disasters - has been recognized by UNESCO as an EFA "flagship" programme. TVET can be an effective and necessary tool for providing people with the skills they require to establish non-violent livelihoods and to protect them from exclusion. People with technical and vocational skills are crucial in rebuilding an infrastructure damaged by war or disaster, in helping to restore the economic basis of their family and community and to increase their active participation in society.

The establishment of peace in conflict areas is often a fragile one. Rapid reconstruction of the region and rehabilitation of the affected population is of ultimate importance if peace is to be maintained. In this context, UNESCO-UNEVOC has implemented a number of activities and published various publications on TVET in post-conflict situations.

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Our activities

13 August 2013 UNESCO-UNEVOC meets with young leaders during Malala Day in New York On 12 July 2013, Katerina Ananiadou, Programme Specialist at UNESCO-UNEVOC spoke to young leaders about the role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in tackling youth unemployment. (more)

26 July 2012 Capacity Building for Education for All: TVET scoping mission to Liberia The mission was organized following the inclusion of Liberia on the list of priority countries to benefit from the CapEFA programme, with a particular focus on TVET. (more)

20 March 2012 Fostering Capacity Building in TVET and Skills Development in Afghanistan UNEVOC hosts Experts' Meeting in Bonn, Germany, 12-16 March 2012 (more)

16 March 2012 UNEVOC Online conference on TVET in post-conflict and post-disaster situations From 16-30 April 2012, UNESCO-UNEVOC held the second moderated e-Forum discussion, in which more than 190 e-Forum members participated. The debate has been moderated by Ms Karina Veal. (more)

27 July 2007 27-07-2007 Call for Papers: TVET in countries post-conflict (more)

21 June 2007 21-06-07 Timor Leste adviser visits UNESCO-UNEVOC (more)

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Resources

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)

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)

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)

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)

9 July 2012 Synthesis report on TVET in post-conflict and post-disaster situations This report summarizes the discussions that were held during the e-Forum online conference, moderated by Karina Veal, on TVET in post-conflict and post-disaster situations (16-30 April 2012). (more)

7 November 2007 Education for Livelihoods and Civic Participation in Post-Conflict Countries This discussion paper looks at questions like: What role can education play in the reconstruction process as communities recover and rebuild? How, specifically, can skills training, vocational education and technical learning contribute to this process? What role can TVET play in building civic participation as well as building economic livelihoods? (more)

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