News and events from the PROSPECTS project
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News
ILO’s timely interventions assist small businesses in Uganda
04 August 2022
Business support grants and business management training from the ILO provided a new lease of life to some of the microenterprises in Uganda struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown measures.
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Video
Graduation ceremony of Recognition of Prior Learning in Kenya
03 August 2022
In July 2022, the ILO, Base Titanium, Kenya National Qualifications Authority and Kenya National Jua Kali Federation the Authority jointly organized the very first Recognition of Prior Learning Graduation (RPL) where 62 trainees were certified.
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News
Labour markets and the impact of skills recognition
01 August 2022
Highlighting the launch of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and graduation of the first batch batch of workers through this programme, the article explains the challenges and future of RPL in Kenya.
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On-the-job training
ILO training initiative brings new agricultural skills to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
25 July 2022
As Lebanon continues to reel under a multifaceted economic crisis, a competency-based training course conducted by the PROSPECTs programme gave Lebanese and Syrian trainees key skills needed to advance their career in Lebanon’s vital agricultural sector.
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Recognition of Prior Learning turns a new leaf in the careers of Kenyan workers
06 July 2022
In July, 62 workers from Tanazania graduated through the ILO supported Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme, one of the first ceremonies in the country.
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Gaining momentum – impact of ILO PROSPECTS activities in Uganda
05 July 2022
The Global Programme team members of ILO PROSPECTS share their first hand experience after witnessing the impact of ILO PROSPECTS programme activities in Uganda and acknowledge the team's efforts.
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News
Labour intensive approaches promote social cohesion among host communities and refugees in Sudan
01 July 2022
A series of training on the Employment Intensive Investment Programmes (EIIP) approach carried out by the ILO with construction work contractors in Sudan is showing promising results with host and refugee community members finding new employment opportunities, as well as access to improved public infrastructure.
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Our impact, their voices
He is from Syria and I am from Iraq. But we work together like brothers
20 June 2022
ILO labour intensive programme brings communities together in Iraq.
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Video
Iraqi entrepreneurs access loans to support growing businesses
19 June 2022
When Sandra was forcibly displaced, she set up a small business selling party decorations to support her young family. Now, with the support of the ILO, under an initiative with the Central Bank of Iraq and partner banks, Sandra and many others like her, have been provided with bank loans to start or expand their businesses, helping them realise their aspirations of becoming successful entrepreneurs.
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Press release
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), a chance for career growth, change and inclusion
30 May 2022
The ILO’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) project is supporting hundreds of Syrian and Jordanian workers access formal employment and decent work in targeted governorates in Jordan, through skills development, coaching and mentoring, and final, formal accreditation.