Success stories

In South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training has put an emphasis on TVET institutions being key players in youth skills development and economic growth.

The I-WORK (Improving Work Opportunities – Relaying Knowledge) project has now finished. Its aim was to enhance technical and vocational education and training. Read about its achievements.

All Taqaddam activities are planned to provide young people with a greater understanding of life skills and to communicate and demonstrate these skills to others, including future employers.

South Africa experiences high levels of poverty, inequality and access to opportunity for previously disadvantaged groups remains quite low, especially amongst the youth.

Nepal faces high level of unemployment and a growing demand for skills that leads to employability and contributes to the sustainable development.

Altogether, 4076 visitors including employers, exhibitors, media, donors secondary school students attended national and local launches of the TVET Public Information Campaign in Nepal.

A two-day British Council I-WORK National Workshop was organised in Ghana in January 2020 with the aim to highlight the work done in developing the ‘Draft National Apprenticeship Policy’.

This project addresses the ‘a fairer future’ theme of the Commonwealth Summit with emphasis on promoting the interests of the 60% of the Commonwealth’s population who are under 25.

A two-day National Workshop under I-WORK project was organised in Ghana aiming to highlight the work done in developing ‘Draft National Apprenticeship Policy’ for Ghana.

The Government of Uzbekistan’s Development Strategy 2017-2021 includes an extensive reform and modernisation programme designed to raise the country’s competitiveness and openness.

The Taqaddam Morocco pilot has reached over 400 students and 25 teachers from automotive technology departments at the National Institute for Vocational Training for the Automotive Industry

British Council Azerbaijan in partnership with the Ministry of Education of the Republic Azerbaijan organised a UK Study Tour for leaders in Vocational Education from Azerbaijan.

As part of the EU-funded VET Toolbox project, the British Council in conjunction with the Pakistan National Vocational and Technical Training Commission recently produced a Handbook

Enhancing Employability Skills for People with Disabilities is part of the British Petroleum and its co-venturers’ social investment portfolio implemented in 2018 by the British Council

As part of the EU-funded VET Toolbox project, four vocational colleges in Vietnam were assessed and benchmarked to UK quality standards in a support mission delivered by the British Council

Dakchyata: TVET Practical Partnership is a 14.1M EUR skills development project funded by the European Union through a Pillar Assessed Delegation Agreement (PAGoDA) in Nepal

West Lothian College has achieved the Herald Higher Education Award for Excellent Employer Engagement in Colleges and the Scottish Training Foundation Success in Partnership Award

The case studies showcase the impact of internationalisation activities within the UK technical vocational education and training sector

Delegates from Nigeria have attended the policy dialogue seminar in Cardiff: Apprenticeships: Spotlight on Wales

In Egypt, as in all other countries, this coming generation faces huge employment challenges in the form of globalisation.

In 2016, we established and supported an international skills partnership project between New College Lanarkshire (United Kingdom) and Central Johannesburg College (South Africa).

Twelve teams from Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and UAE took their national competition ideas, developed these further and produced videos in response to the challenges.

British Council in partnership with Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority and SEED Ventures developed a training program and successfully delivered four training sessions.

British Council and UNESCO work together to find the key to improving the skills and career prospects of young people in Iraq

The current rate of unemployment in South Africa is 27% and 50% of this is attributed to youth unemployment.

International Skills Partnership Success in Morocco, Wales and Scotland

With 40% of its population under the age of eighteen and low gross domestic product growth rate, the development of Pakistan’s human resources is crucial.

Karishma is a 19-year-old Beauty Therapy student who has won a gold medal at the national-level competition in Beauty and Wellness held as a part of WorldSkills India 2016.

The ‘Changemaker Institute Project’ is a comprehensive project aimed at introducing social entrepreneurship and innovation at higher education institutions.

Taqaddam, meaning “Move forward” in Arabic, is an innovative student facing programme that provides skills for learning and life.

Find out how we are working with partners to promote and celebrate skills competitions for young people in India.

Find out more about the UK-Thai collaboration helping to integrate entrepreneurship in vocational education.

Learn how a group of Indian students and their employers benefited from participating in the UK’s largest annual skills show.

A British Council International Skills Partnership is helping to transform skills education in Yemen.

Supporting the development of South Africa’s TVET strategy through international co-operation.

Creating brighter futures for young Egyptians through training and entrepreneurship.

How strengthening links between colleges and employers in Vietnam and the UK is giving greater visibility to the skills agenda.

Supporting efforts to encourage entrepreneurial skills, creativity and innovation among young people across Sub-Saharan Africa.