The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training of the International Labour Organization (ILO/Cinterfor) submits this analytical inventory exercise on qualifications frameworks in Latin American countries; namely: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...
Publications
Vargas Zúñiga, Fernando
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González Ávila, Liliana
This publication collects together the contributions presented during the ILO workshop “Can we use big data for skills anticipation and matching?”, which took place on 19–20 September 2019 at ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Discussions during the workshop considered the...
OIT/Cinterfor
This report, prepared by ILO/Cinterfor´s team, gives an account of all the activities that the Center implemented in 2020 with the aim of reinforcing its role in promoting vocational training innovations.Before the pandemic, the Center already had innovations in place that allowed it to...
OIT/Cinterfor
The VCs were the main driving force guiding cooperation between VTIs at this time. Two channels were used: Zoom and Facebook live.Twelve VCs were held between 26 March and 25 June; the final one closed the series.They had audiences of between 150 and 200 people per...
OIT/Cinterfor
The COVID-19 pandemic will have severe and prolonged effects on the economy and employment worldwide, affecting incomes and the well-being of millions of people.The ILO estimates that 25 million people around the world could lose their jobs, while for Latin America and the Caribbean...
Proyecto CETFOR - OIT/Cinterfor
For seven years, the ILO, through its Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (ILO/ Cinterfor) and together with its social stakeholders, has been developing a set of methodologies and sectoral outputs with a view to updating occupational structures, and job...
UNESCO; ILO - International Labour Organization; World Bank; European Training Foundation (ETF); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD; CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was convened by UNESCO in 2008 to ensure a good coordination of activities by the key international organisations involved in the delivery of policy advice, programmes and research on TVET. It...
ILO - International Labour Organization
Hofmann, Christine
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Di Cara, Manuela
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Lange, Ralf
Skills development systems cater to all people striving to learn relevant skills to earn a living and find their place in society – in principle. In reality, many individuals and groups find themselves excluded from learning opportunities, for a wide range of reasons.People in precarious...
CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Synthesis report based on preliminary information on seven countries provided by Cedefop’s Network of Ambassadors tackling early leaving from VET.In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, Cedefop has invited its network of Ambassadors tackling early leaving from vocational education and...
Organización Internacional del Trabajo - OIT
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.The new figures reflect the worsening situation in many...
ILO - International Labour Organization
Tourism is a major driver of jobs and growth. But COVID-19 has dramatically changed this. The impact on tourism enterprises and workers, the majority being young women, is unprecedented.Timely, large-scale and, in particular, coordinated policy efforts both at international and national...
ILO - International Labour Organization
Food retail workers have emerged as a new category of frontline services during this pandemic.While essential to guaranteeing food security, they are themselves at high risk of exposure to infection and play a key role in food safety.To ensure adequate numbers of food workers, they need...
ILO - International Labour Organization
This policy brief addresses issues relating to public sector workers who perform frontline duties in confronting the COVID-19 crisis in the name of the State, often described in statutes as essential services.The brief discusses their role in dealing with the crisis, the measures that...
ILO - International Labour Organization
The viability of the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries is unravelling, as workers are told to stay at home, factories close, and global supply chains grind to a halt.The cancellation of orders has hit thousands of firms and millions of workers particularly hard. We...
ILO - International Labour Organization
To curb the spread of COVID-19, a combination of flight cancellations and restrictions have almost entirely halted international travel.The impact of the pandemic on employment has been immediate and significant. Cost-reduction strategies may include a wide range of policies that will...
