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Close Skills Gaps to Prepare Africa’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Jobs (Article)

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Close Skills Gaps to Prepare Africa’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Jobs (Article)
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Los expertos de numerosos organismos nacionales, regionales e internacionales han tenido la generosidad de compartir sus opiniones, experiencias y conclusiones sobre las competencias, ayudando así a los responsables de políticas, entre otros actores, a entender los vínculos existentes entre la educación, la formación y el mundo del trabajo y la forma de integrar las competencias en la planificación del desarrollo nacional para promover el empleo y el crecimiento económico.

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Prever las necesidades futuras en materia de competencias

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Anticipación y adecuación de las necesidades en materia de competencias

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09 May 2017

This article draws attention to the report entitled "The Future of Jobs and Skills in Africa: Preparing the Region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution", which was launched by the World Economic Forum in 2017.

With more than 60% of its population under the age of 25, sub-Saharan Africa is already the world’s youngest region and, by 2030, it will be home to more than one-quarter of the world’s under-25 population. As this young population – the best-educated and globally connected the continent has ever had – enters the world of work, the region has a demographic opportunity. But the region can only leverage this opportunity by unlocking latent talent and preparing its people for the future of work. The Future of Jobs and Skills in Africa: Preparing the Region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, launched by the World Economic Forum aims to serve as a practical guide for leaders from business, government, civil society and the education sector, and finds that the region’s capacity to adapt to the requirements of future jobs leaves little space for complacency. While a number of African economies are relatively underexposed to labour market disruptions at present, this picture is changing rapidly. This window of opportunity must be used by the region’s leaders to prepare for tomorrow.

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Desarrollo regional

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Prever las necesidades en materia de competencias

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Africa

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