TVET & DevelopmentNews Bulletins
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.
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.
Read the bulletinEthiopia: 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.
Read the bulletinErasmus+ 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.
Read the bulletinUNESCO-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.
Read the bulletinUzbekistan'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.
Read the bulletinILO'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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