El eslabón perdido entre educación y empleo
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International organizations
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.
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.
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
Análisis sobre las percepciones de los jóvenes urbanos de escasos recursos en Chile
Es bien sabido que la juventud enfrenta hoy una situación crítica de transición del mundo educacional al laboral. Chile no es una excepción, y especialmente grave es esta situación en jóvenes urbanos de familias de bajos ingresos, dado que poseen menor capital educativo y social que sus pares de otros niveles socioeconómicos, y no acceden a redes de relaciones que les permitan, aun cuando logren mayores años de escolaridad, acceder a empleos que valoren su capital humano acumulado.
Por eso resulta relevante ver cómo este grupo juvenil percibe su proceso educativo y su inserción laboral. Sobre la base de las encuestas a jóvenes chilenos realizadas por el Instituto Nacional de la Juventud de Chile (2000 y 2003), las páginas que siguen muestran la percepción de los y las jóvenes chilenos urbanos de estrato socioeconómico bajo (primer quintil) acerca de la utilidad de la educación recibida en la escuela para enfrentar el trabajo o los estudios posteriores, de los recursos técnicos y humanos de los establecimientos escolares a los que asisten, de la preparación y dedicación de los profesores, y de situaciones que a su juicio perjudican sus dinámicas de aprendizaje en las escuelas.
Education and training
School-to-work transition
Skills and training policy
Youth
Americas
