E-Learning Course on Skills Development for Social Inclusion

In this course, participants learned how to contribute to the development of inclusive vocational training systems and programmes that are capable of overcoming the range of existing barriers for disadvantaged groups and individuals. This eLearning training offer is organized in close collaboration with the ILO’s Employment Department, Skills and Employability Branch and Humanity & Inclusion – Handicap International and addresses those that are motivated to learn how to improve the outreach, quality and relevance of vocational training for all. OBJECTIVES This course provides practical guidance for assessing and building inclusive TVET and skills development systems catered to a range of groups and individuals, such as women, persons with disabilities, people living in rural areas, migrant workers, and people working in the informal sector. By the end of the eLearning programme, participants will have: - Built awareness on key concepts and benefits of social inclusion in TVET for all - Identified the underlying causes of inequalities, address questions of status, and, challenge social perceptions - Learnt how to overcome existing barriers to access and participation through carefully designed policy intervention and practical measures for inclusive TVET design and delivery. CONTENT The course endorses a holistic approach to the training and labour market inclusion process – from accessibility of training to participation, graduation, and work transition for all, focusing on some key specific topics: - Inclusive TVET policies and strategies, following a rights-based approach - Universal TVET system design from access to participation, graduation and transition to work - Inclusive learning methodologies - Framework for analysis of inequalities in TVET - Targeted measures to address inequalities. NUMBER OF HOURS: 60