While respecting the particular institutional and legislative arrangements in the OIC Member Countries, the Programme is based on a common framework of objectives aimed at supporting and supplementing the Member Countries' initiatives in the field of vocational training. Main aims for implementing the OIC-VET Programme are;

• to provide the exchange of people involved in initial and higher VET throughout OIC Member Countries, so as to increase placements in enterprises;
• to improve the quality and innovation capacity of Member Countries' vocational training systems, and to facilitate of the transfer of innovative practices from one county to others;
• to improve the quality and to increase the volume of cooperation among training institutions, enterprises, social partners and other relevant bodies throughout OIC Member Countries;
• to improve the transparency and recognition of qualifications and competencies, including those acquired through formal and informal learning among Member Countries;
• to support the development of innovative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning.