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In a world undergoing multiple transitions, (TVET) has a critical role to play in the recovery and transformation of education systems and labour markets worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic severely exacerbated existing inequalities, as schools, training centres, and workplaces experienced closures around the world, disproportionately affecting young people and vulnerable communities. The global economy is undergoing an unequal economic recovery, following the severe recession in 2020, with less developed economies facing deeper long-term impacts on their learning, training and unemployment rates. At the same time, policy-makers and the global education community are actively acting to build back better and forward.

UNESCO is actively engaged to shape future developments of TVET.  On 25 and 26 October at the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET in Bonn, Germany, UNESCO is hosting a hybrid international conference and the launch of its for the period 2022-2029. The strategy takes into consideration the present and future priorities of individuals, economies, and societies. Its title, “Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for successful and just transition”, further captures UNESCO’s expectation that TVET is critical for promoting a path to recovery and resilience building in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, and for accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 8 and other related SDGs over the next eight years. The Strategy is aligned with the global process for the transformation of education and its Summit convened by the UN Secretary-General in September 2022, which provided the political capital we need to change the course, generating national commitments from 130 countries.

The , which will be jointly opened by the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, Ms Stefania Giannini, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research (BMBF), Mr Jens Brandenburg, and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Mr Niels Annen, will feature high-level political segments as well as technical and operational segments. More than 150 delegates from over 50 countries will convene at the UN Campus in Bonn for the two-day event, while hundreds of TVET stakeholders from around the world will join the sessions online. The international conference will build on multilateral platforms, international cooperation and solidarity through leveraging Inter-agency cooperation group on TVET that involves among the others the European Commission and its technical agencies, ILO, OECD, UNIDO and the World Bank, which will attend in presential.

The is focused on three main lines of action:

1. Develop skills for all individuals to learn, work and live: To support flexible lifelong learning pathways, the key focus is on inclusion and targeted measures and technical assistance to mitigate the impact of technology and climate change on gender equality, marginalized communities, and those dependent on informal economies and subsistence agriculture.
2. Develop skills for inclusive and sustainable economies: To support job growth, private sector participation and effective skills anticipation, the key focus is on the transition towards a digital and green economy, STEM and 21st century skills, innovation, and strong governance and investment.
3. Develop skills for inclusive and peaceful societies: To supporting rights-based education for sustainable development, the key focus is on global and participatory citizenship education, and TVET for social integration and cohesion.

These priorities seek to inspire a renewed ambition for TVET in Member States in a way that responds to their needs and ever-changing labour markets, economies, and societies. As such, it was developed in alignment with UNESCO’s 2021 , calling for a new social contract to repair injustices, solve the skills deficits affecting labour market, and further learning and career progression for both youth and adults.

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