World Youth Skills Day 2018 - Improving the image of TVET
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Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.
Lifelong learning
There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.
UNESCO-UNEVOC follows the United Nations’ stride in celebrating the World Youth Skills Day every year on 15th July, and reaffirms its commitment to enhance the prospects of the youth to access quality skills development through TVET, globally. UNESCO-UNEVOC's theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Improving the image of TVET’.
Pervasive unemployment, underemployment and longer school- to work- transitions, are some of the most significant challenges confronting the youth around the world. These challenges are not just a result of the lack of adequate professional opportunities for the youth, but also skills imbalances, i.e. shortages, surpluses and mismatch of skills acquired with those required by the world of work.
Apart from policy responses to promote job creation for the youth, investing in the skills development for employability and improved capacity of the youth for life-long learning is a critical requirement for an inclusive and equitable future!
Join UNESCO-UNEVOC on the World Youth Skills Day 2018, in its call for ‘’Improving the image of TVET’’ and build a shared understanding of its true prospects.