Climate Change Data

UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2023)

Reporting Period: 2022-2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Green skills development
  • Digital skills development
  • Inclusion and equity in TVET
  • Youth employability and entrepreneurship
  • Private sector engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Mainstreaming climate action in TVET through advocacy, capacity building, and support for whole-institution greening.
  • Over 1,000 TVET stakeholders trained in green TVET and climate change education.
  • Organized sessions at COP27 and COP28 highlighting green skills development.

Social Achievements

  • Supported 6 TVET institutions in piloting inclusive approaches, benefiting 120 participants.
  • Provided training on entrepreneurial learning for out-of-school youth (47 trainers and managers from 9 institutions).
  • Partnered with HP LIFE to promote innovation, employability, and entrepreneurship among youth, reaching 161 young people.
  • Organized a gender-responsive TVET workshop for 17 TVET system planners from 9 Caribbean countries.
  • Supported 52 TVET trainers and managers in delivering gender-responsive career guidance in STEM.

Governance Achievements

  • Strengthened the UNEVOC Network through a review and implementation of actions to stimulate interaction between UNEVOC Centres.
  • Welcomed five new UNEVOC Centres into the Network.
  • Implemented the UNEVOC Network Coaction Initiative, engaging 35 UNEVOC Centres in seven collaborative projects.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Addressing the digital revolution and uncertain environmental and social changes in TVET systems.
  • Forecasting future competencies and qualifications, integrating them into occupational profiles and curricula.
  • Ensuring TVET institutions keep pace with rapidly advancing skills developments.
  • Bridging the gap between learning and the world of work to ensure equal participation of women in the labor market.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Integrating digital technologies in TVET classrooms.
  • Utilizing digital tools, technologies, and resources to deliver pedagogically effective online or offline distance learning.
  • Developing practical resources to foster inclusive and equitable TVET institutions.
  • Promoting inclusive TVET environments that spur innovation, creativity, and youth entrepreneurship.
  • Creating lifelong learning opportunities for all.
  • Implementing capacity building programs targeted at TVET personnel, new labor market entrants, and TVET alumni.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 4 (Quality Education)

UNESCO-UNEVOC's work directly contributes to SDG 4 through capacity building, knowledge sharing, and promoting inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.