News, articles and events

  1. Our impact, their voices

    From pandemic to business opportunity

    21 October 2020

    A young entrepreneur from Jakarta has overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to expand her culinary business. She shared her inspiring business journey with Indonesian youth during an event supported by the ILO recently.

  2. COVID-19: Promoting skills development

    Get noticed for employment: The importance of personal branding for job seekers

    22 September 2020

    As technology takes over the world, companies are turning to social media in hiring and recruiting their employees. Good personal branding, thus, can help youth to land their first employment or business opportunities.

  3. COVID-19: Promoting skills development

    Preparing youth with skills for employment and entrepreneurship

    16 September 2020

    Youth unemployment remains a longstanding concern in Indonesia. A recent ‘Youth Talk’ supported by ILO helped empower young Indonesians with new, inspiring insights about youth employability and entrepreneurship.

  4. COVID-19: Promoting skills development

    Indonesia moves towards online training deliveries

    07 September 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures have led to the worldwide closure of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, including in Indonesia, threatening the continuity of skills development.

  5. MOOC on Quality Apprenticeships

    ILO webinar on Labour Market Relevance and Quality Assurance of Apprenticeships

    6 August 2020

    The webinar will take place on Thursday, 6 August 2020 from 11:00 - 13:00 (CEST).

  6. World Youth Skills Day 2020

    Skills for a Resilient Youth in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond

    20 July 2020

    The World Youth Skills Day 2020 took stock of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on skills development and explored how young people can respond to the economic crisis.

  7. COVID-19: Promoting skills development

    Supporting the development of digital learning in Indonesia

    14 July 2020

    The ILO through its skills development programmes supports the capacity building of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in 47 countries, including Indonesia. Nine Indonesian representatives have been part of the ILO’s e-learning programme.

  8. Opinion editorial on COVID-19 and skills development

    Why skills development is even more imperative for Indonesia

    13 July 2020

    An opinion editorial by Tauvik Muhamad and Dede Sudono, Project Manager and Project Officer, respectively, of the ILO's industry Skills for Inclusive Growth Phase-2 Project, focusing on the importance of skills development for Indonesia. The opinion article was published by the Jakarta Post on 11 July.

  9. MOOC on Quality Apprenticeships

    ILO webinar on Innovations and Strategies for Quality Apprenticeships

    10 July 2020

    The webinar will take place on Friday, 10 July 2020 from 11:00 - 12:30 (CEST). It will examine the challenges faced by countries in developing, implementing and scaling up apprenticeships in the changing world of work and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  10. Our impact, their voices

    Industry-school partnership gives better opportunity for youth to decent jobs

    06 July 2020

    The ILO’s latest survey reveals the voices of Indonesian youth on transitioning from school to work. It is already a tough challenge to make transition into decent employment for youth even in best economic times. It is even tougher during the crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.