World Youth Skills Day

The UNESCO and HIT awarded 22 educators for completing TECH SPARK Africa training and handed over a VR Sand Table to advance simulation-based STEM skills development. On 2 February, the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA), in partnership with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT), marked a milestone in the implementation of the TECH SPARK Africa project with the award of certificates of completion to 22 teaching staff who completed training on leveraging simulation learning technologies for skills development. The ceremony also included the handover of a Virtual Reality Sand Table to HIT, in support of the institution to develop and deliver simulation-based learning modules. The  TECH SPARK Africa: Technology Empowerment and Competency Enhancement for Skills, Professional Articulation, and Knowledge Innovation is a regional initiative that supports the transformation of higher technical education in Africa by leveraging digital and simulation learning technologie...

Delegates representing governments, workers, and employers from across the Americas will meet from 1-3 October to discuss world of work issues and set priorities for advancing decent work and social justice. Watch the thematic plenary sitting: Strategies for public policies for the improvement of skills and vocational training! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

This panel will present testimonies from individuals who have taken part in vocational training and skills certification processes, identifying enabling factors, obstacles, and a range of perspectives on their formative experience. It will further explore their motivations, incentives, and professional outcomes, drawing lessons to inform institutional practice with a particular focus on satisfaction and the tangible impact on people's lives. Watch other Voices: The experiences of those at the forefront!