Under the EU-funded EU4Education and Employment project, the ILO trained 170+ vocational teachers across Bosnia and Herzegovina in a five-month digital teaching programme covering the responsible use of AI in education, reaching at least 800 students in pilot lessons.
170 people
VET teachers trained (2024-2026)
800 students
Students reached in pilot lessons (2024-2026)
5.55 EUR million
EU4Education and Employment project budget (2024-2028)
Details
Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
International Labour Organization & European Union — EU4Education and Employment project
Period
2024–2026
Keywords
education, VET, teacher training, digital skills, AI literacy
Context
Between 2024 and mid-2026, the International Labour Organization delivered the Digital Content Creation Programme to vocational education and training (VET) teachers across Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the EU-funded EU4Education and Employment project, a EUR5.55 million initiative running 2024-2028.
Activities
The five-month programme combined self-paced online learning, practical exercises and mentoring to help teachers design their own digital instructional materials, adopt learner-centred methods, and cover the responsible use of AI in education alongside Microsoft 365 skills. Teachers piloted their new materials directly in classrooms.
Results
More than 170 VET teachers completed the programme, reaching at least 800 students in pilot lessons; the cohort's work culminated in a showcase event in Sarajevo.
Conclusions
Participants themselves cautioned that technology adoption alone is not sufficient, stressing that successful digital transformation depends on continued investment in teacher development, institutional support, and ongoing professional learning.
Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Delivered under the EU-funded EU4Education and Employment project, a EUR5.55 million initiative running 2024-2028; no separate budget figure for the teacher-training component alone is reported.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Five-month training programme delivered within the 2024-2026 window of the broader 2024-2028 EU4Education and Employment project.
Staffing & skills
International Labour Organization delivered the training with mentoring support, EU4Education and Employment project (EU-funded, EUR5.55m, 2024-2028) provided the funding framework
Conditions for success
Five-month blended format (self-paced online plus practical exercises and mentoring) rather than a one-off workshop
Direct classroom piloting of new materials by teachers, not just training-room exercises
Combined AI-literacy content with practical Microsoft 365 skills
Common failure modes
Participants themselves warned that technology adoption alone is insufficient without continued investment in teacher development and institutional support
The 800-student reach figure reflects pilot lessons, not a systematic or standardised outcome measurement
Where it fits
Governance type
UN agency (ILO) delivery under an EU-funded project, within the national VET system
Scale
170 teachers, single pilot-scale intake
Income level
upper-middle-income
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