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opportunities to individuals to develop their knowledge and skills; thus to contribute to the
development and competitiveness of the economies of the Member Countries.
Main objectives of OIC-VET are;
- to provide the exchange of people involved in VET throughout OIC Member Countries, so
as to increase placements in enterprises.
- to enhance the quality and innovation capacity of Member Countries' vocational training
systems, and to facilitate the transfer of innovative practices from one country to another.
- to increase the volume of cooperation among training institutions, enterprises, social
partners and other relevant bodies throughout OIC Member Countries
- to expand the transparency and recognition of qualifications and competencies, including
those acquired through formal and informal learning among Member Countries.
- to support the development of innovative Information and Communication Technology
based on content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning.
Capacity building programmes have been initiated in 22 different social and economic
programmes with many sub-themes within the framework of the OIC-VET Programme. The
beneficiaries of OIC-VET Programme are governments, local administrations, public/private
institutions, companies, researchers and practitioners.