Department of Human Development, Education and Employment
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Jesús Schucry Giacoman Zapata
Director

The Department of Human Development, Education and Employment (DHDEE) offers programs that provide scholarships and loans for academic studies and professional development; innovative online training opportunities; training and knowledge sharing opportunities for teachers and for education policymakers; support for institutional capacity strengthening and horizontal cooperation for education and employment. DHDEE also promotes policy dialogue on education and labor among all OAS Member States.

The Department of Human Development, Education and Employment is under the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development.

The DHDEE is the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Education.


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More Results
Highlighted Results
From 2006 to 2022 RIAL has done 120 Bilateral Cooperation Activities involving 32 Ministries of Labor

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6 published studies on institutionalization of the gender perspective in the Ministries of Labor and coordination between education and employment

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Training of 26,000 citizens from 35 countries through 40 virtual courses.
Close to 1,000 people connected through our communities of practice in STEM education, public security, and sustainability.
Map of Good Practices in Digital Education: With more than 120 projects of schools and CSOs of the Americas developed between 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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Equipment: 92 primary schools in the Caribbean received technological equipment, an offline classroom management system, and digital content.
Training: More than 8,500 Caribbean teachers trained in innovation and integration of ICT in the classroom in collaboration with ITEN.
Training: 4,000 scholarships to teachers in Peru for courses in learning methodologies in a virtual environment.
$49.7 million total estimated value of scholarships awarded in 2023

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Hemispheric plans of action approved to respond to labor priorities and challenges.
National and regional commitments established to create more and better jobs.
Ongoing regional dialogue among governments, workers and employers on employment dynamics, labor rights, structural challenges and emerging issues.
Guidance provided to the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL)
Structure
Labor and Employment Section
The Section works with OAS Member States in strengthening institutional capacities and developing public policies to improve labor conditions, promote labor rights, institutionalize social dialogue among governments, workers and employers, and address structural and emerging employment challenges in the region.
Human Development and Education Section
The area works with OAS member states in creating resilient education systems through policy dialogue and Inter-American cooperation.
More Projects
Highlighted Projects, Programs and Initiatives
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Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL)
Mechanism for cooperation among the Ministries of Labor of the Americas
Scholarship and Training Programs of the OAS
The program offers scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate academic studies and professional development.
The delegation of workers makes an intervention during the ILIX OAS General Assembly
Coordination with Workers and Employers within the framework of the OAS
The OAS enables the participation of workers and employers in the processes of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML), General Assembly and Summit of the Americas
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Educational Portal of the Americas
Virtual platform that connects citizens with educational opportunities to develop their professional skills, promoting scholarships, training courses, academic events, etc.
Seminar
Inter-American Teacher Education Network (ITEN)
The Inter-American Teacher Education Network (ITEN) is an initiative that works with Ministries of Education or other governmental teacher education institutions of OAS Member States
Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education
Forum for policy dialogue among Member States to identify trends, share best practices, and explore cooperation opportunities.
Inter-American Educational Agenda
Forum for policy dialogue to define priority lines of action to guide the Inter-American cooperation in education.
Hemispheric Program for the Recovery, Repair, and Reactivation of the Education Sector (3R4E)
Part of Working Group 1 on Systemic Approach for Building Resilient Education Systems within the framework of the CIE.
Hemispheric Program on Critical Literacy and digital education in contexts of change (LICED)
Part of Working Group 1 on Systemic Approach for Building Resilient Education Systems within the framework of the CIE.
Hemispheric Program on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Policies in School Environments
Part of Working Group 2 on Intersectoral Agenda within the framework of the CIE.
Hemispheric Program for the development of skills in contexts of change
Part of Working Group 2 on Intersectoral Agenda within the framework of the CIE.
Hemispheric Program Democratic Principles Strengthened through Education and Policy Dialogue
Part of Working Group 1 on Systemic Approach for Building Resilient Education Systems within the framework of the CIE.
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Inter-American Conference of the Ministries of Labor (IACML)
The Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the Organization of the American States (OAS) is the main forum for discussion and decision-making on labor matters in the hemisphere
More Publications
Highlighted Publications
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January, 2017
The Coordination between Education and Labor in the Americas: Results of the Inter-Sectoral Workshop on Youth Employment
Up-to-date information, conceptual notes, national experience and policy recommendations to improve the link between the world of education and the world of work.
Photos of Ministries of Labor and people working
December, 2013
Advancing the institutionalization of a gender approach in the Ministries of Labor of the Americas
Lessons learned, findings and recommendations from three Participatory Gender Audits: Barbados, El Salvador and Peru.
Resources
Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL) Website
The Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL) is the mechanism for cooperation among the Ministries of Labor of the Americas that seeks to build their human and institutional capacities.
Map of Best Practices in Digital Education in The Americas
Free access map that showcases practices developed in schools, promoted by CSOs, management teams and teachers in the Americas during the period 2020 - 2022.
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