Skills for work and life
© Md Shafiul Islam / UNESCO-UNEVOC
© Md Shafiul Islam / UNESCO-UNEVOC

Skills for work and life

UNESCO connects education to the fast-evolving world of work through its promotion of skills for work and life. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) helps youth and adults develop the abilities, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to find decent work and contribute to building a peaceful, healthy, just and sustainable world. Worldwide 267 million young people aged 15-24 are still not in any form of employment, education or training. TVET contributes to the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) to 'ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ and those of SDG8 for 'decent work and economic growth'.  

Global Skills Academy

Free and high-quality online trainings offered by members of UNESCO Global Education Coalition
Capacity development for education (CapED)

UNESCO’s capacity-building programme in 26 least developed and crisis-affected countries
Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR)

Key facts

267
million young people

between the ages of 15-24 are not in employment, education or training

43%
of students enrolled in vocational education

at upper secondary level are women as opposed to 49% in general education
5%
of today’s global workforce

are foreign-born workers playing a growing role in the labour force
1.25
billion workers

(around 38% of the global workforce) risk job loss or displacement

Videos

Transforming TVET for successful and just transitions
Promoting skills for work and life

Key databases

TVET country profiles

Contains key descriptive information about TVET around the world
TVET promising practices

Presents a selection of effective and innovative programmes and initiatives around the world
UNEVOC Online Library

Online resource center for TVET experts, practitioners and students
Learner-centred teaching in technical and vocational education and training: perspectives and reviews of six Asia-Pacific Countries
UNESCO Office Bangkok
UNESCO
2023
UNESCO
0000384610
Global review of training funds: Spotlight on levy-schemes in 75 countries
UNESCO
2022
UNESCO
0000384184
Transforming technical and vocational education and training for successful and just transitions: UNESCO strategy 2022-2029
UNESCO
2022
UNESCO
0000383360
Towards a common definition of micro-credentials
UNESCO
2022
UNESCO
0000381668
Trends mapping study: digital skills development in TVET teacher training
UNEVOC
2022
UNESCO
0000380899
Integrated approaches to literacy and skills development: examples of best practice in adult learning programmes
UIL
2021
UNESCO
0000378051
More publications

Events

TVET strategy international conference
25-26 October 2022
UNESCO Strategy for TVET 2022-2029: Hybrid International Conference

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