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UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition for Amateur or Professional Photographers, 2017

Are you an amateur or professional photographer? Use your skills to capture pictures that not only show but tell amazing stories and submit your photos to the #SkillsInAction Photo Competition! This competition is organized as part of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre’s activities in celebrating World Youth Skills Day this July 2017.

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It is time to highlight the opportunities and the positive impact of TVET for people, their families, and their local communities.

We want you to capture amazing moments when skills are in action, showing how Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and skills development are contributing to one of the following:

  • Encouraging youth employment and entrepreneurship – showing how youth are able to put skills acquired into practice, leading to securing jobs or starting their own businesses.
  • Promoting equity and gender equality –showing how access to skills development should be for all young people and how skills development can overcome gender stereotypes and inequality issues
  • Facilitating transition to sustainable economies and societies – showing how young people with skills can adopt to cater for sustainable development and to address climate change and other sustainable development related issues

Until when can I submit?

All photos must be submitted using the submission form on or before June 30, 2017 to unevoc.skills(at)unesco.org.

What can I win?

The winners of the #SkillsInAction Photo Competition will win the following prizes:

  • 1st Prize – Tablet + winner certificate
  • 2nd Prize – Camera + winner certificate
  • Finalist – Finalist Certificates

A special Prize will be awarded to the most popular photo on Facebook.

Winning photographs will also be featured on UNESCO-UNEVOC website and its social media platforms in line with the celebration of the #WYSD (World Youth Skills Day).

Make sure you read through the submission process before sending in you pictures!

Submission process

Eligibility:

  • You must be at least 18 years old. You can either be a professional or amateur photographer.
  • You must be the sole proprietor or copyright holder of your photo entry/entries.

Themes:

Capture amazing moments when Youth Skills are in action, showing how Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and skills development are contributing to one of the following:

  • Encouraging youth employment and entrepreneurship – showing how youth are able to put skills acquired into practice, leading to securing jobs or starting their own businesses.
  • Promoting equity and gender equality – showing how access to skills development should be for everyone and how skills development can overcome gender stereotypes and inequality issues
  • Facilitating transition to sustainable economies and societies – showing how skills can adopt to cater for sustainable development and to address climate change and other sustainable development related issues

Photo Entries:

  • All submitted photos should be with a title, a brief paragraph (not more than 100 words) explaining the photo, indicating also where and when it was taken, and a short biography introducing who you are.
  • All photos submitted should be in jpeg format. The longer side should be at least 3,000 pixels. The entrants are allowed to digitally manipulate entries slightly and state the nature of manipulation. Please do not include any watermarks or borders in your photos.

Selection process:

a) Upon submission, UNESCO-UNEVOC will preliminary filter entries upon compliance of the basic terms and conditions.

b) An external expert will be engaged to select and shortlist entries based on the following criteria:

  • Adherance/Appropriateness to the theme
  • Uniqueness of the concept/shot
  • Creativity
  • Innovative means of delivering the message

c)  A notification will be given by email or by call to the entrants to inform them that their entries have been shortlisted.

d) All shortlisted photos will be uploaded on UNESCO-UNEVOC Page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UNEVOC/.  Social media community will be encouraged to cast their vote for the most popular Skills-in-Action Photo on Facebook. The author of the most popular Skills-in-Action Photo will receive a special award.

e) Winners of the Skills-in-Action Photo Competition will be announced on 17 July in celebration of the World Youth Skills Day.

Submission process checklist:

  • Take the winning shot/s focused on youth.
  • Add an innovative title and write a short description for every photo.
  • Rename the files in this format: Lastname-Firstname_title.jpeg (example – Diane-Arbus_Women-engineers-in-solar-farm.jpeg
  • Make sure you comply with the Terms and Conditions. (Also can be found in the submission form)
  • Download and complete the Skills-in-Action Photo Competition submission form and rename it in this format: Lastname-Firstname_SAPC_SF.docx (Note that the insert picture function may not work for MSWord97-2003 versions)
  • Send the form with the photos to [unevoc.skills-at-unesco.org unevoc.skills(at)unesco.org with the following email subject Last-name_SAPhotoCompetition. Note that the attachment size limit is 10 MB. In case of multiple entries that cannot be sent via email, you can use any cloud storage servers you prefer and provide us the direct link (no signing up required) to download.

Objectives of the Skills in Action Photo Competition

Often viewed as a second-class education, technical and vocational education and training has been subject to image debates for decades. Across the globe, TVET development has suffered from poor investment, quality and relevance. However, in a world where countries are facing high levels of youth unemployment, rapidly changing labour markets, technological advancements, and persistent social inequalities, the important role of TVET i submission form  increasingly being recognized. The orientation of TVET towards the world of work and the acquisition of employability skills means it is well placed to address global issues and it also has an important role in promoting sustainable development.Whether acquired at school or in the workplace, everyday people across the globe use their skills to make the world a better place. Unfortunately, there is a lack of practical and insightful evidence on how people worldwide are benefitting from technical and vocational education and training. The stories remain largely untold, which hinders awareness raising and further investments in TVET.

The goals of the award are to:

  • Raise awareness on the benefits of TVET
  • Promote TVET as a means to tackle global challenges such as poverty, youth unemployment, and inequality
  • Reward young people’s efforts to promote sustainable development in their communities by acquiring skills and putting them in practice
  • To allow UNESCO-UNEVOC to develop a Photo Library that can cater to the need of TVET stakeholders to promote technical and vocational education and training through various communication and publication projects.

The Photo Library will be regarded as an Open Access Repository, which may be accessed by anyone under Creative Commons 3.0 IGO License.

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