Learning and Knowledge Development (LDK) Facility
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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.
Training quality and relevance
Youth employability
Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.
Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.
Case studies and good practices
Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.
Promotional material
Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.
To equip youth in developing and transition countries with industrial skills and know-how. To make this happen the LKD Facility:
-Establishes, in partnership with global manufacturing companies, training academies for the operation and maintenance of heavy equipment in different sectors.
-Expands access of youth to job-oriented and market demand-driven skills in the sectors of logistics and industrial maintenance of machinery.
About the LKD Facility:
The Learning and Knowledge Development (LKD) Facility is a platform that promotes industrial skills development among young people in emerging economies. Working with the private sector through Public Private Development Partnerships, the LKD Facility supports the establishment and upgrading of local industrial training academies to help meet the labour market’s increasing demand for skilled employees, ultimately contributing to inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
The long-term success of local industrial academies that partner with the LKD Facility is ensured through constant monitoring of economic, environmental and social impact. UNIDO manages the LKD Facility, on behalf of SIDA, as the major project donor, and private sector partners.