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.