| Abbreviation | UNESCO-UNEVOC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Location |
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Head of Office | Mr. Shyamal Majumdar |
| Website | www |
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre is one of seven UNESCO institutes and centres in the field of education.[1] The Centre is located in Bonn and is financed both by UNESCO and the German government.[2]
UNESCO-UNEVOC aims to assist UNESCO Member States to develop and strengthen technical and vocational education and training (commonly called TVET). The Centre works in the context of UNESCO’s mandate for Education for All and Education for Sustainable Development. It undertakes its activities through a global network of TVET institutions comprising departments of ministries, national TVET bodies, Universities, and nationally leading training centers.
History
editIn 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.[3] As a result, an “International Project on Technical and Vocational Education” was initiated in Berlin and the “UNEVOC Network” was officially launched in 1992.[4] The network gathered 185 centers in 126 countries in 1999.[4]
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre was established in 1999 as a result of a decision taken by the UNESCO General Conference.[5] A year after, UNESCO and the Government of Germany signed an agreement for the hosting of the International Centre in Bonn in a former German parliament building ("Langer Eugen"). The inauguration ceremony took place in April 2002.[6][7] UNSCO-UNEVOC is hosted and partly financed by the German government.[2]
Mission and activities
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The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre acts as part of the United Nations mandate to promote peace, justice, equity, poverty alleviation, and greater social cohesion.[3] Its official mission is to assist Member States in their TVET policies in order to "achieve access for all, high quality, relevant and effective programmes and learning opportunities throughout life”.[8] At its creation, this goal was subdivided into different objectives: understanding the factors determining the role and status of technical and vocational education, building documentations and databases (while not being in competition with specialized documentation centers and focusing on existing documentation), and building a network of UNEVOC Centres to be nominated by National UNESCO commissions. Those objectives have laid the foundation of UNEVOC's current activity.[2]
Nowadays, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre coordinates a network of more than 250 institutions in more than 160 countries.[9] "UNEVOC Centres" are to support the development of TVET in the member state in which they are located.[10] The International Centre defines itself as a hub, facilitating contacts between centres, experts and stakeholders:[11] it organizes conferences, forums, and expert meetings, in partner countries or at its site in Bonn.[12][13][14] Those events gather experts or representatives from UNEVOC Centres, UNESCO institutions and other national and international partners.[15][16]
UNESCO-UNEVOC is also known for its online resources on TVET ("e-Forum", "TVETipedia", "World TVET Database")[17] [18] [19], its contribution to the field of sustainable TVET[15][20] and to the Education For All project.[21] [22]
See also
editExternal Links
editReferences
edit- ^ ""About us: Institutes and centres"". UNESCO. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c An Assault on poverty. IDRC/CDRI.
- ^ a b "Convention on Technical and Vocational Education". UNESCO. 1989. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Introduction to the second international congress on Vocational Education". UNESCO. 1999. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ ""Records of the General Conference: Resolution"" (PDF). UNESCO. 2000. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "UNESCO Executive board, Hundred and sixty-fourth Session" (PDF). 10 May 2002. p. 3. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Bildung ist der Schlüssel zur Entwicklung". General Anzeiger Bonn. 9 April 2002.
- ^ "UNESCO-UNEVOC: About us". UNESCO-UNEVOC. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ UNESCO-UNEVOC on the City of Bonn website
- ^ "UNEVOC in Sri Lanka". Ministry of Youth affairs and skills development, Sri Lanka. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "UNEVOC-Network: FAQ". UNESCO-UNEVOC. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "ITS takes part in the UNESCO-UNEVOC regional forum Africa". International Training & Support. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Final Report UNESCO-UNEVOC International Experts seminar". Dublin Institute of Technology. 2008. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "UNITAR contributes to UNESCO-UNEVOC international Forum on TVET". 2012. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Annual report" (PDF). CEDEFOP. 2012. pp. 29 and 34. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "International Forum on the role of the UNEVOC network on TVET for a sustainable future". Chair in Applied Research for Education in Prison. 2012. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "UNESCO-UNEVOC: TVETipedia". CEDEFOP. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "TVETipedia". BIBB. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "World TVET Database now totals 50 country reports". Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning. February 2014. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ ""Greening TVET and skill development"". CEDEFOP. 2012. Retrieved June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Philipp Hughes. "Why access to TVET for all is essential" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "EFA Global Monitoring Report" (PDF). EFA. 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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