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Micro-credentials: Powerful new learning tool, or just “pouring old wine into new bottles”?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an explosion of online and micro-credential programmes changed the face of training and skills development. But it didn’t reduce the needs. Now, they’ve become an important fixture in lifelong learning, upskilling, reskilling and economic recovery. This podcast explores if micro-credentialing is a temporary phenomenon, whether we can ensure quality and relevance to certifications and qualifications, and how employers might view new types of credentialing systems.

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Young Fijians gain vital work experience through Student Employment Exposure Program

Newly launched initiative provides work placements to help prepare youth for the demands of the modern job market.

Business competition for hospitality and tourism sector in Timor-Leste

We are partnering with HOTL Association to organize the business competition for hospitality and tourism sector in Timor-Leste. This is part of the joint initiative with ACT/EMP on “Supporting the Hospitality and Tourism Sector in Timor-Leste through youth skills development and organizational capacity building” under the Building Youth Capacity and Network in Asia-Pacific project, funded by the Government of Japan.

Young people in Thailand’s Songkhla and Yala provinces struggling to enter the labour market

New ILO report shares insight into the current youth employment situation and the need for greater support for young people to find decent work.

Job Search Club methodology training set to boost employment prospects for youth in Iraq

ILO trains facilitators to pilot the methodology in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and transfer job search skills to young job seekers from displaced and host communities, improving their chances of securing jobs.

ILO shares perspective on career guidance for sustainable integration of youth in the labour market

The ILO discussed its ongoing work on career guidance at the launch event of an ETF-UNICEF study on career pathways for youth.

Meaningful youth engagement

Empowering Ethiopian youth: ILO Youth to Youth Fund winners announced

Following a rigorous selection process, ten Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia won the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, a unique grant supporting them to implement youth entrepreneurship activities promoting decent work for refugee and host community.

ILO project experience in China shared in global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships

From 27 to 29 February, the global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships was successfully held jointly by the ILO and ten international organization partners in Turin, Italy. ‘Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning in China’ Project was presented during the Panel of Success Stories in Asia and Africa and exhibited as the only project from Asia among all exhibition booths.

ILO' apprenticeship training empowers Youth and women in Yemen

393 Yemeni Youth and women have been graduated with enhanced employability skills in the Hajja and Almahiwt Governorates in an important step towards fostering resilient livelihoods in the country. The initiative is part of a project funded by the European Union and the Swedish Government.

ILO OPPORTUNITY SALONE LAUNCHES ITS MAIDEN KNOWLEDGE SHARING EVENT IN SIERRA LEONE

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) convened a knowledge sharing event on the Opportunity Salone Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2023. The Knowledge share events brought together SME businesses to discuss and share ideas on what has worked and possible areas of improvement of the ILO Opportunity Salone programme. The EU-funded programme supports SME businesses in Sierra Leone to contribute to the Feed Salone agenda which is geared towards making Sierra Leone food sufficient in the next few years.

Youth employment

ILO helps over 3,600 young Cambodians find decent job opportunities

Career fairs in three provinces create awareness of changing work trends and bridge the skills mismatch while supporting inclusiveness.

Robotics and breaking gender barriers in technology

The changing world of work due to technological advances provided opportunity to two best friends in web development and robotic automation.

Decent Work Country Programme for Thailand 2023-27

Thailand and International Labour Organization agree work priorities thru 2027

Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2023-27 sets out key areas for cooperation between ILO and its government, employer and worker constituents in Thailand.

ILO Intervention Boost Vegetable Farming in Port Loko District

ILO Opportunity Salone Programme is bridging the gap in the vegetable value chain by creating access to good seeds, tools, finances, and direct training for farmers to scale up production processes, backed by the funding support from the EU, in Sierra Leone.

Meaningful youth engagement

Work Wise Youth: ILO’s new guide to create awareness on youth rights at work

The ILO developed and launched a new guide to support young people, including the ones in forced displacement contexts, to understand their labour rights, in turn empowering them to advocate for fair and dignified working conditions.

Tackling water woes: ILO’s vocational training success in Kenya

With support from the Government and partners, ILO PROSPECTS introduced a skill development programme supporting maintenance of water sources and supply systems in a drought prone community of Garissa, Kenya. The first batch of trained Water System Operators graduated this week.

Youth employment

Career progression maps help Malaysian youth chart career paths in the food services industry

Maps highlighting career progression opportunities expected to benefit thousands of young Malaysians over the next few years.

Bridging digital divide

ILO drives the inclusion of hosts and refugees in Ethiopia's digital economy

The agreements signed between International Labour Organization and Ethiopian government authorities will promote employment and policy solutions for inclusion of hosts and refugees in country's expanding digital economy.

ILOSTAT blog

Insights into youth participation in work-based learning

The ILO has released new indicators on work-based learning (WBL) and vocational education, offering statistical insights into youth participation in various forms of WBL including apprenticeships.

EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region

A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.