1 Report on UNESCO-UNEVOC global forum on “Skills for work and life: post-2015” Global Forum Report Global Forum on Skills for work and life: post 2015 14 - 16 October 2014, Bonn, Germany Organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Supported by The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in collaboration with the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the German National Commission for UNESCO For further information please contact: UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn, Germany Phone: +49 228 815 0100 Fax: +49 228 815 0199
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