Formulating skills development policies linked to labour market demand

This course, which is part of the Diploma of Advanced Studies on skills development, jointly organized by ITCILO and the Swiss Federal University of Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET), and in particular its CAS - Governance of skills development systems, presents a systemic approach to the process of elaborating skills development policies geared towards creating decent jobs. This course aims to facilitate the emergence of policies based on social dialogue which anticipate and respond to labour market needs, taking into account the specificities of each context. It is part of the ITCILO’s portfolio on Skills Development, which aims, across the world, to build the necessary capacities to support the implementation of TVET programmes and skills development. OBJECTIVES At the end of the programme, participants have strengthened their knowledge to participate significantly in policy-making, with a better understanding of: • Skills development policy-making processes • Key functions of a skills development system and the links and flows between them • Essential themes to be integrated in a skills development policy to address the challenges of the future of work • Existing links with employment policies and development planning CONTENT This course helps to understand the challenges of inclusive formulation and partnership-based implementation of effective, efficient and sustainable skills development policies, with sessions on: • Design of skills development policies linked to employment: national, sectoral and territorial levels and links to development planning • Cross-cutting dimensions of the future of work: gender, digital transformation and greening, labour migration, challenges of the informal economy • Social dialogue and significant involvement of social partners • Policy steering: coordination, monitoring, legal and regulatory framework NUMBER OF HOURS: 60