TVET as driver of social and economic progress – The role of green and digital skills

Exploring how green and digital skills development through TVET is driving real transformation in education and economies.

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As economies transform and societies adapt to new environmental and technological realities, the demand for green and digital skills is growing faster than ever. Across the world, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is emerging as a powerful force that helps people seize new opportunities, industries innovate, and communities build a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Join UNESCO-UNEVOC for a dynamic and forward-looking session that showcases how TVET is turning ambition into action. Discover how green and digital skills are helping young people access meaningful employment, empowering educators to rethink learning, and enabling countries to accelerate their transition to greener and more digitally connected economies.

Through inspiring stories, innovative practices and real-world examples, this session will bring together decision-makers, youth representatives and members of the UNEVOC Network to explore the transformative impact of skills development.

Hear directly from policymakers, education leaders and young
people’s perspectives on how green and digital skills are shaping employability, creating opportunities and opening pathways to the jobs of the future.

Explore fresh approaches to TVET delivery and training.

Discover how leading TVET institutions within the UNEVOC Network are engaging and empowering youth on the ground.

Key insights from:

  • UNESCO-UNEVOC
  • WorldSkills Champions Trust
  • Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare/TVTO, Iran
  • TESDA, Philippines

TVET innovative practices from UNEVOC Centres, including

  • Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany;
  • Shenzhen Polytechnic University, P.R. China;
  • TAFE Network Committee/World Skills Australia;
  • Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore.

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