Category: ILO

Young People call for Action on Decent Work at ECOSOC Youth Forum 2018
March 2018 | ILO, News, UN EntitiesAt the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York, about 200 participants participated in an interactive conversation known as an “IDEATHON”. The event focused on the role of science, technology and innovation in boosting youth engagement, development and resilien …

Innovations, Challenges and Good Practices in Job-ready Digital Skills Training
March 2018 | ILO, ITU, News, UN EntitiesMobile Learning Week is the annual United Nations flagship Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education conference that brings together education and technology experts. Using the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, the Internat …

Infographic on Promoting Youth Employment and Empowerment of Young Women in Jordan
March 2018 | ILO, PublicationsThe infographic presented in both English and Arabic summarizes the main findings of the Youth Employment Inventory Jordan and its report by visualizing key data points, intervention designs and target populations. The Youth Employment Inventory Jordan …

Skills Mismatch: The Digital Skills Employers are Looking For
March 2018 | ILO, ITU, News, UN EntitiesOn 21 March 2018, in Geneva, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize an interactive session at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) on “skills mismatch: the dig …

Complementarities between Labour Market Institutions and their Causal Impact on Youth Labour Market Outcomes
March 2018 | ILO, PublicationsThe ILO paper Complimentarities between Labour Market Institutions and their Causal Impact on Youth Labour Market Outcomes uses theoretical and empirical analysis to assess the effects of labour market outcomes on young people with a focus on two speci …

Toolkit for Quality Apprenticeships – Guide for Policy Makers
February 2018 | ILO, PublicationsThe ILO Toolkit for Quality Apprenticeships is a resource to improve the design and implementation of apprenticeship systems and programmes. The toolkit presents examples of good practice from ILO constituents around the world, and demonstrates how qua …