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UNESCO-UNEVOC Bulletin 26
I am very pleased to welcome you to bulletin 26 – the first bulletin of 2014.
Over the past year we have made significant progress in strengthening regional harmonization for the transformation of TVET and advancing the agenda on youth and skills and greening TVET. Five fora were organized in 2013 in five regions that tapped into the power of networking and regional exchange among the UNEVOC Centres to build capacities and cross-share practices in TVET. You can find the reports on these meetings in this newsletter.
The first quarter of 2014 kicked off with an inspiring visit of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to the UN Campus in Bonn and UNEVOC’ s participation in important events in Paris and Manila on greening TVET and skills and climate change education served as opportunities to exchange experiences. The Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai highlighted the importance of engaging the private sector in education and provided a unique platform to highlight the vital role played by the private sector in strengthening TVET and its potentials.
As part of a year-long rigorous process of consultations with UNESCO Member States, UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNESCO TVET Section have jointly organized a Special Virtual Conference on revising the 2001 Revised Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education held on the UNEVOC e-Forum. With valuable contributions from many participants, the global TVET community was mobilized to share their vision on the scope and depth of UNESCO’s instrument for setting standards in TVET. We are looking forward to sharing the report with you soon.
Alongside these events, we have already started planning for the Global UNEVOC Forum on Skills for Work and Life Post-2015, which will take place, from 14 to 16 October 2014 in Bonn, Germany. Skills for Work and Life Post-2015 will build on the outcomes and gains from previous regional consultations on youth, skills and greening TVET and expand the debate on TVET beyond 2015. A global network meeting will also take place on 17 October 2014. Please keep an eye on our website as more information will be shared soon.
It is my pleasure to share with you Bulletin 26 of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and welcome your feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Shyamal Majumdar
Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre
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