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Short, verified briefs on what moves technical and vocational education, skills development and development cooperation — curated by the indeson team. For indeson's own announcements, see the Press Center.

Youth EmploymentGlobal AgendaTVET Policy

World Youth Skills Day 2026: 'Skills for a shared future'

On 15 July, the UN observance puts a number on the sector's challenge: 40% of current skillsets no longer match job-market requirements — and one in five young people is not in employment, education or training.

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Teacher TrainingCore SkillsEthiopiaILO

Ethiopia: ILO trains TVET instructors to embed core skills in curricula

Some 35 vocational instructors from Hawassa and nearby institutions spent four days learning how to anchor communication, critical thinking and digital basics in teaching, materials and assessment.

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EU FundingErasmus+PartnershipsSub-Saharan Africa

Erasmus+ opens €28.4 million capacity-building call for VET partnerships

The EU's CB VET 2026 call funds multilateral vocational-education partnerships in six world regions — Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for €7.5 million, with grants of up to €500,000 per project.

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AI in TVETDigital SkillsTeacher TrainingMalaysia

UNESCO-UNEVOC pilots AI competency training for TVET educators in Malaysia

The Microsoft-partnered AI EmpowerED programme launched at a Malaysian university in March, training 36 TVET educators in digital and artificial-intelligence competencies.

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UzbekistanTVET GovernanceRural DevelopmentCentral Asia

Uzbekistan's new Vocational Education Agency partners with UNESCO-UNEVOC on rural skills

The newly established agency is working with UNESCO-UNEVOC on employment-focused skills development in rural regions — an institutional signal worth noting in Central Asia's TVET reform landscape.

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Green SkillsDigital TransitionLabour Market ForecastingILO

ILO's 'Workforce 2030' models the skills fallout of the green and digital transitions

The ILO report projects employment effects under three scenarios — energy transition, near-universal broadband, and both combined — and maps the occupational and skills needs each would create.

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