International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
AbbreviationUNESCO-UNEVOC
Formation2002
Location
  • Bonn, Germany
Head of Office
Friedrich Huebler
Websiteunevoc.unesco.org

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training is one of seven UNESCO institutes and centres working in the field of education.[1] The International Centre is located at the United Nations Campus in Bonn, Germany and is financed by both UNESCO and the German government.[2] UNESCO-UNEVOC is the International Centre for connecting UNESCO Member States worldwide to develop and strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET).[3] The Centre works in the context of UNESCO’s mandate for Education for All and Education for Sustainable Development.[4] It undertakes its activities through a global network of TVET institutions comprising departments of ministries, national TVET bodies, Universities, and nationally leading training centers.[5]

History

In 1989, the United Nations recognized that the “development of technical and vocational education should contribute to the safeguarding of peace and friendly understanding among nations” and was, as such, part of a UN Mandate.[4] In this context, an “International Project on Technical and Vocational Education” was initiated and the “UNEVOC Network” was officially launched in 1992.[6] The network gathered 185 centers in 126 countries in 1999.[6]

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre was created in 1999 based on the decision of the 30th UNESCO General Conference.[3] A year later, UNESCO and the German government agreed on hosting the International Centre within the Langer Eugen building, the former building for the German members of parliament which now hosts the UN Campus,[7] The new facilities were inaugurated in April 2002.[8][9] UNEVOC is still hosted and partly financed by the German government.[2]

Mission and activities

UN Campus in Bonn

The Centre works in the context of UNESCO’s mandate for Education for All and Education for Sustainable Development.[4] The Centre's official mission is to assist Member States to strengthen and upgrade their TVET systems in order to achieve the "access for all, high quality, relevant and effective programmes and learning opportunities throughout life”.[5] The third UN international congress on TVET, which was organized in 2012, reinforced the mission and action of UNEVOC by recognizing within its recommendation the importance of "expanding and enhancing the capacities of the UNEVOC network to play a key role in developing the capacities of decision-makers and practitioners, and facilitate the involvement of all stakeholders".[10] Nowadays, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre links up a Network of 247 Centres in 167 Member States.[11] "UNEVOC Centres" aim to improve TVET in the Member State in which they are located.[12] The International Centre defines itself as a hub facilitating the international collaboration between Centres, experts and stakeholders:[13] In this regard, UNESCO-UNEVOC organizes conferences, workshops, expert meetings in the partner countries or at its premises in Bonn.[14][15][16] Those events gather experts and representatives from UNEVOC Centres, UNESCO institutions and other national and international partners[17][18] UNESCO-UNEVOC also provides online resources. Publications on TVET are completed by some field-recognized products like "TVETipedia" (an open TVET glossary), a public TVET country profiles database, and the "TVET Forum", an online discussion board for TVET experts.[19][20][21] Besides its networking and knowledge management activity, the International Centre is known for its contribution to the field of sustainable TVET (also called "Greening TVET")[17][22] and to the Education For All project.[23][24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us: Institutes and centres". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 An Assault on poverty. IDRC/CDRI. 14 May 2014. ISBN 9781552500262.
  3. 1 2 "Records of the General Conference: Resolution" (PDF). UNESCO. 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Convention on Technical and Vocational Education". UNESCO. 1989. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "UNESCOUNEVOC: About us". UNESCO-UNEVOC. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Introduction to the second international congress on Vocational Education". UNESCO. 1999. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Un Campus". City of Bonn.
  8. ↑ "UNESCO Executive board, Hundred and sixty-fourth Session" (PDF). 10 May 2002. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bildung ist der Schlüssel zur Entwicklung". General Anzeiger Bonn. 9 April 2002.
  10. ↑ "Shanghai Consensus: Recommendations of the third international congress on TVET" (PDF). UNESCO. May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Bonn, Bundesstadt. "Stadt Bonn - UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-UNEVOC)". bonn.de. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "UNEVOC in Sri Lanka". Ministry of Youth affairs and skills development, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "UNEVOC-Network: FAQ". UNESCO-UNEVOC. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "ITS takes part in the UNESCO-UNEVOC regional forum Africa". International Training & Support. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Final Report UNESCO-UNEVOC International Experts seminar". Dublin Institute of Technology. 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "UNITAR contributes to UNESCO-UNEVOC international Forum on TVET". 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Annual report" (PDF). CEDEFOP. 2012. pp. 29 and 34. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "International Forum on the role of the UNEVOC network on TVET for a sustainable futur". Chair in Applied Research for Education in Prison. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "UNESCO-UNEVOC: TVETipedia". CEDEFOP. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "TVETipedia". BIBB. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "World TVET Database now totals 50 country reports". Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning. February 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "Greening TVET and skill development". CEDEFOP. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  23. ↑ Philipp Hughes. "Why access to TVET for all is essential" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "EFA Global Monitoring Report" (PDF). EFA. 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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