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UNESCO Strategy and Recommendation on TVET
- UNESCO Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (2016-2021), UNESCO, 2016
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) (2015), UNESCO, 2016
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.
UNESCO Third International Congress on TVET, Shanghai (2012)
- Transforming technical and vocational education and training: building skills for work and life - Shanghai consensus, UNESCO, 2012
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - Transforming technical and vocational education and training: building skills for work and life; Shanghai consensus - Congress leaflet, UNESCO, 2012
also available in French - Transforming technical and vocational education and training: building skills for work and life - main working document, UNESCO, 2012
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.
Newsletters on the follow-up of the Shanghai Congress
- Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 9, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2018
- Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 7, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2017
also available in French and Chinese - Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 6, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2016
- Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 5, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2016
also available in French and Spanish - Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 4, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2016
also available in French and Spanish - Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 3, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2015
also available in French and Spanish - Shanghai update: follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 2, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2014
also available in French and Spanish - Shanghai update: Follow-up on the Third International TVET Congress, issue no. 1, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2013
Global reviews
- Pathways of progression: linking technical and vocational education and training with post-secondary education, UNESCO, 2018
- Discussion paper: making learning visible: representing skills, competencies and qualifications, UNESCO, 2018
- Funding skills development: The private sector contribution, UNESCO, 2018
- Using ICTs and Blended Learning in Transforming TVET, UNESCO and Commonwealth of Learning, 2017
- Global Education Monitoring Report, Education for people and planet: Creating sustainable futures for all, UNESCO, 2016
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - Level-setting and recognition of learning outcomes. The use of level descriptors in the twenty-first century, UNESCO, 2015
- Unleashing the Potential, Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training, UNESCO, 2015
also available in Portuguese - International Conference: Reorienting TVET Policy Towards Education for Sustainable Development: final report, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2010
- Revisiting global trends in TVET: reflections on theory and practice, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2013
Regional reviews
- Global inventory of regional and national qualifications frameworks 2019, volume I:thematic chapters, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2019
- Global inventory of regional and national qualifications frameworks 2019, volume II: national and regional cases, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2019
- Global Inventory of National and Regional Frameworks 2017, Volume I: Thematic chapters, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2017
- Global Inventory of National and Regional Frameworks 2017, Volume II: National and regional cases, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2017
- Community-based Lifelong Learning and Adult Education, Adult Skills and Competencies for Lifelong Learning, UNESCO, 2016
- Global Inventory of Regional and National Qualifications Frameworks, Volume II: National and Regional Cases, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2015
- Global Inventory of Regional and National Qualifications Frameworks, Volume I: Thematic Chapters, UNESCO-UIL, ETF, CEDEFOP, 2015
- Transversal Skills in TVET: Pedagogies and Assessment, Asia-Pacific, Education System Review Series No.9, UNESCO, 2015
- Transversal skills in TVET: policy implications, Education System Review Series No.8, UNESCO, 2015
- Technical and vocational teachers and trainers in the Arab region: a review of policies and practices on continuous professional development, International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All, UNESCO, 2014
- Status of TVET in the SADC region: assessment and review of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Southern African Development Community Region and of the development of a regional strategy for the revitalization of TVET, UNESCO, 2013
National policy reviews
- Madagascar, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO – forthcoming
- Sudan, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO – forthcoming
- Grenada TVET policy review, UNESCO, 2020
- Kingdom of Eswatini TVET policy review, UNESCO, 2020
- Mongolia, TVET policy review, UNESCO, 2020 - also available in Mongolilan
- Myanmar TVET system review, UNESCO, 2019
- Malawi, TEVET policy review, UNESCO, 2019
- Uzbekista, TVET policy review, UNESCO, 2019
- Zimbabwe, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2018
- Togo, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2017
- Saint Lucia, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2017
- Namibia, TVET Higher Education and Innovation Policy Review, UNESCO, 2016
- South Sudan, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2014
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2014
- Benin, Revue de politiques de formation technique et professionnelle, UNESCO, 2013
- Cambodia, Policy Review of TVET, UNESCO, 2013
- El Salvador, Revision de politicas y professional, UNESCO, 2013
- Lao PDR, Policy Review of TVET, UNESCO, 2013
- Zanzibar, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2013
- Malawi, TVET Policy Review, UNESCO, 2010
Green skills
- Learning knowledge and skills for agriculture to improve rural livelihoods, UNESCO, IFAD, 2016
- YouthXchange Green Skills and Lifestyles Guidebook, UNESCO, UNEP, 2016
also available in Portuguese - ESD+TVET: promoting skills for sustainable development, UNESCO, 2012
also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - Skills challenges in the water and wastewater industry: contemporary issues and practical approaches in TVET, UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2012
Digital skills
- Digital credentialing: implications for the recognition of learning across borders, UNESCO, 2018
- Managing tomorrow’s digital skills: what conclusions can we draw from international comparative indicators?, UNESCO, 2018
- Working Group on Education: Digital skills for life and work, UNESCO, UNESCO, Intel, 2017
Teachers
- Industry experience of TVET teachers in time of crisis: synthesis report, OECD-UNESCO joint webinar in partnership with the World Bank, ETF and ILO on World Teachers'Day 2020, UNESCO, 2020
- Technical and Vocational Teachers and Trainers in the Arab Region, A Review of Policies and Practices on Continuous Professional Development, UNESCO and The International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All, UNESCO, 2014
Skills anticipation
- Skills forecasting in the South Mediterranean region – Approaches and lessons learned from pilot projects, UNESCO 2021
Inter-Agency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET)
- Investing in career guidance, European Commission, ETF, CEDEFOP, OECD, ILO, UNESCO, 2021
also available in French, Spanish and Russian
Projects and programmes
- Better Education for Africa’s Rise II, UNESCO, 2017
also available in French - Better Education for Africa’s Rise, The BEAR project progress and achievements, UNESCO, 2016
also available in French - Better Education for Africa’s Rise, The BEAR project, UNESCO, 2013
also available in French - Capacity Develoment for Education: the CapED Programme at a glance, UNESCO, 2019
also available in French - Capacity Development for Education for All, The CapEFA Programme, UNESCO, 2014
also available in French
For more resources and publications from UNESCO, please visit UNESCO’s document database: UNESDOC.
For more UNESCO-UNEVOC resources and publications, please visit the UNESCO-UNEVOC publications website.