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Policy Brief
Recommendation No. 208 on Quality Apprenticeships: What Role for Trade Unions?
This Policy Brief is designed to inform and guide workers’ organisations on questions surrounding apprenticeships by briefly introducing them to ILO Recommendation 208 on Quality Apprenticeships (R208), adopted by the International Labour Conference...

Skills development
Skills Matter!
The continuum of interventions allowed for meaningful changes in people’s lives, in institutions’ capacity, in companies’ productivity and in the way the TVET system operates. The ILO interventions, with the support of the European Union and the...

Policy brief
Strengthening apprenticeships for transitions to formality
Quality apprenticeships play a pivotal role in facilitating the transition from the informal to the formal economy. Key strategies for enhancing apprenticeships in the informal economy towards quality apprenticeships involve capitalizing on existing...

ILO Brief
Statistical Brief - Apprentices in countries with large informal economies
This statistical brief compares country-level data on apprenticeships with an interest in countries with large informal economies. It investigates the possibilities and limitations of current labour force statistics to provide a snapshot on...

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)
Towards lifelong learning and skills for the future of work: Global lessons from innovative apprenticeships
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)
Good practices in apprenticeships in India: Challenges and opportunities
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)
Unlocking apprenticeship potential in small and medium enterprises
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)
Good practices in Apprenticeships in South-Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)
Country-level report: Apprenticeships for adults and older workers in Finland
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning
Improving the attractiveness and social perception of apprenticeships
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning
Promoting apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of the digital and knowledge economy
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning
Strengthening work-based learning in VET institutions
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning
Adapting apprenticeships for the reskilling and upskilling of adults
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning
The digital transformation of apprenticeships: Emerging opportunities and barriers
This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Employer tracer study and perception of public vocational training center (BLK) graduates
The objective of this study is to provide a snapshot of the absorption level of BLK graduates by industry, and to capture employer opinions of the competency and performance of BLK graduates.

Tanzania SKILLS Newsletter Issue 03
Download this publication to find out more about ILO and partner skills development stories and updates on the ILO Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) Tanzania (SKILLS).

ILO Working paper 49
How to strengthen informal apprenticeship systems for a better future of work?: Lessons learned from comparative analysis of country cases...

ILO Working paper 49
How to strengthen informal apprenticeship systems for a better future of work?: Lessons learned from comparative analysis of country cases

ILO Working paper 49
How to strengthen informal apprenticeship systems for a better future of work?: Lessons learned from comparative analysis of country cases...

A guide for employment services theoretical (e-learning) training package for employment services staff in Indonesia
This theoretical training package is design to improve the basic capacity of Employment Services staff members in order to provide better services to their clients – jobseekers and employers.