Delivered by the International Training Centre of the ILO, the 2025–26 IKI-JET Training Series brings together regional and global priorities in a modular package that allows practitioners and policymakers to follow multi-disciplinary learning pathways.

The training offer contributes to system-level change through an ecosystem approach that combines peer-to-peer exchange, practical tools, and participatory methodologies. Results are expected at individual, organizational, and policy levels, with a strong focus on relevance, quality, and impact.

All sessions are held online between September 2025 and February 2026, with simultaneous interpretation in English and Bahasa Indonesia (and in Spanish for selected webinars). Interested participants can register via the links provided in the Training Calendar below.

Training Calendar 

• 8 September 2025: Opening Interregional Webinar: Setting the Stage for 2025-26 Learning Pathways
• 15-26 September 2025: Foundation Programme on Just Energy Transition in Coal Mining Regions
• 13-31 October 2025: Training Programme on Skills Development for Labour Market Transitions in Coal Mining Regions
• 19 January-6 February 2026: Just Energy Transition Academy: Strengthening Capacities in Coal Regions (Asia-Pacific)
• 23 February 2026: Closing Interregional Webinar: Taking Stock of the Outcomes and Lessons from the 2025–2026 Learning Pathways

Background

The transformation of critical energy sources, such as the coal sector, in the pursuit of low-carbon economies is one of the most important strategies to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement and protect the planet from global warming. Coal mining and coal-fired energy, however, have sustained national and global economies for many decades.

Coal mining regions in particular face significant challenges now that global and local climate commitments are calling for the transformation, and in certain countries the phase out of coal. Notwithstanding, opportunities also exist to achieve a just energy transition, that contributes to environmental, societal, and economic goals. Regions in transition can benefit from knowledge sharing spaces, particularly when actors and stakeholders that are leading the energy transition can come together to share state-of-the-art knowledge and ongoing practices, challenges, and reflections.

Objectives

The 2025–26 IKI-JET training programme equips participants with the skills and knowledge to actively shape just energy transitions in coal regions. Participants will:

• Exchange lessons and strategies across Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific through inter-regional dialogue.
• Build a solid foundation on just transition principles, with practical tools to engage in local planning and stakeholder processes.
• Strengthen capacities to design inclusive, gender-responsive skills development strategies for workers in transition.
• Join the Just Energy Transition Academy to deepen expertise, tailor learning to country needs, and co-develop solutions with peers.
• Share outcomes, successes, and challenges to reinforce collaboration across the IKI-JET community.

Target Audience

• National government representatives involved in the coal transition (Ministries of Labour, Planning, Mining, Finance, Economic Development, Women’s Affairs, Environment, Trade, Industry and Tourism, among others)
• Local government representatives in coal mining regions in Indonesia, India, Mongolia, South Africa, Thailand, and Viet Nam, Colombia and Chile
• Private sector representatives, including employers’ organizations, nationally and in coal mining regions in Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, South Africa, Thailand, and Viet Nam
• Workers’ representatives nationally and in coal mining regions in Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, South Africa, Thailand, and Viet Nam
• Civil society organizations and academia involved in the coal transition

Resources

IKI-JET 2025-2026 Training Catalogue 
This document describes everything you need to know about the training programme: background, objectives, scheduled activities, and training approach. The catalogue is also available in Spanish and Indonesian.

Contact

greenjobs@itcilo.org