Approach to Skills Development: UNESCOUNEVOC

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Approach to Skills Development UNESCO-UNEVOC

• Karina Veal, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre
  for Technical and Vocational Education and
  Training.
• 15 February 2007

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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre
BonnUN Campus
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Dual responsibilities

• UNESCOs specialist international centre for TVET
• Hub of the world-wide network of UNEVOC Centres,
  currently 262 in more than 162 Member States

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TVET within UNESCO

• Areas of Concern
• Secondary education reform
• Informal and non-formal education (80)
• Lifelong Learning
• Training of TVET trainers
• Primary education
• Vocationalisation of Higher Education
• Contributions to EFA, DESD etc.

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Programme activities focus on

• Education for All, and TVET
• Education for Sustainable Development, and TVET
• Strengthening and upgrading the worldwide UNEVOC
  Network

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The UNEVOC Network
162 Participating Countries 262 UNEVOC
Centres (191 Countries are UNESCO Member States)
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Current Sub-regional Initiatives
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Tools used

• Knowledge development and knowledge sharing
• Leadership on TVET issues
• Publications
• Advisory services direct to Member States
• Strengthening UNEVOC Centres
• Inter-agency collaboration

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UNESCO-UNEVOC in Action
Country A
UNESCO HQ
Field Offices
UNESCO- UNEVOC
Partners
Sister Institutes
Donors
Country B