OIC-VET for Professionals (OICTEP-P) is a sub-programme under Transnational Exchange Projects (OIC-TEPs), which give the beneficiaries an opportunity to improve and share their knowledge and experience in a different country and organizational context. These projects target a strong cooperation between training institutions; including universities, and enterprises in different countries.

OIC-VET for Professionals (OICTEP-P) supports transnational exchange projects between enterprises and public/private training organizations and/or universities, with the focus on the preparation of transnational training programmes. Beneficiaries of OICTEP-P are professionals with diverse responsibilities for decision making / guiding / mentoring / teaching / training in all forms of VET including language competencies.

OIC-VET for People in Labor Market is another sub-programme under Transnational Exchange Projects (OIC-TEPs). OICTEP-PLM includes vocational training and/or work experience undertaken by a beneficiary in another country organized through intra-OIC partnerships. Beneficiaries of OICTEP-PLM are people in labour market, including young employed workers, job seekers and recent graduates entering into the labour market in accordance with national legislation and/or practices. The programme aims at promoting improvement and diversification of the VET available in OIC Member Countries, encourage greater adaptability of such training to economic, technological and social change, and give a common OIC dimension to vocational qualifications.

OICTEP-PLM is intended to complement OIC Member Countries' activities in the following main areas:

• strengthening links between vocational education, training and guidance systems and all sectors of the economy, including organizations for youth;
• improving awareness of labour market trends and changes in working conditions, particularly those affecting health and safety;
• promoting equal opportunities for girls and young women;
• special help for the disadvantaged young people; and
• encouraging creativity and initiative taking among young people.

OIC-TEP for University Students (OICTEP-US) is another sub-programme under Transnational Exchange Projects (OIC-TEPs). OICTEP-S includes work experience activities undertaken by a beneficiary in another country organized through multilateral partnerships. Beneficiaries of the OICTEP-US are university students including both graduate and postgraduate levels.

OICTEP-US is intended to complement OIC Member Countries' activities in the following main areas:

• improving the quality and increasing the volume of cooperation between higher education institutions and enterprises through apprenticeship;
• facilitating the development of innovative practices in education and training at university level, and their transfer among OIC Member Countries;
• supporting the development of innovative ICT-based content, services and practice for lifelong learning.

OIC Transnational Innovation Projects (OIC-TIPs) aim to provide support for an enhanced quality and innovation capacity of OIC Member Countries’ VET systems and arrangements at local, national or regional level. OIC-TIPs focus on stimulating the process of innovation and enhancing the quality of training and vocational guidance. These projects also facilitate development of concrete products on educational materials (new training modules, simulators, curricula etc.) adapted to the specific needs of each vocational area or economic sector and self-teaching methods for foreign languages, using new information and communication technologies where appropriate. Innovative practices in terms of methods, contents or products in the field of vocational training and guidance are expected to be integral parts of these projects.

OIC Training Networks (OIC-NETWORKS) aim at establishing of training networks among various actors involved in VET to improve the quality, transnationality and accessibility of activities in the field of VET in the OIC Member Countries. These actors include research and vocational training centres (including universities), local authorities, chambers of commerce, trade organizations for employers and employees, and enterprises. These networks undertakes mainly four functions:

• facilitating the construction and sharing of the OIC expertise and innovative approaches in VET areas;
• improving the analysis of occupational skills requirements;
• supporting the development of intra-OIC open and distance vocational training networks through the use of information and communication technologies (multimedia products, web sites, etc.);
• disseminating the networks outputs and project results throughout the OIC Member Countries.