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Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience

Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Youth employability

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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. 

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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. 

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This groundbreaking book examines the growing phenomenon of internships, and the policy issues that they raise, during a time when internships or traineeships have become an important way of transitioning from education into paid work. Featuring contributions from established and emerging scholars in a range of disciplines, the book considers how various countries around the world are meeting the challenge of ensuring decent work for interns, and what more needs to be done to realise that objective. Additionally, the case for new forms of regulation to minimize or prevent the exploitation of interns is explored, against the background of a possible new international labour standard.

Co-published with Edward Elgar Publishing
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Employability

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World Youth Skills Day 2021: Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic

World Youth Skills Day 2021: Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic

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15 Jul 2021
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04 Jun 2026
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Worldwide
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English

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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This year’s World Youth Skills Day will again take place in a challenging context, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and with education and training systems yet to return to pre-crisis conditions. It aims to celebrate the resilience and creativity of youth throughout the crisis and focus attention on how technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems have adapted to the pandemic, participate in the recovery, and imagine priorities they should adopt for the post-COVID-19 world.

    • The World Youth Skills Day 2021 will celebrate the resilience and creativity of youth throughout the crisis. Participants will take stock of how TVET systems have adapted to the pandemic and recession, consider how those systems can participate in the recovery, and imagine priorities they should adopt for a post-COVID-19 world. A first interactive panel will discuss skills that are needed today and will be needed in the future, and a second panel will reflect on TVET stakeholder partnerships for scaling up youth skills development.
    • The objectives of the World Youth Skills Day 2021 are therefore to:
      • Assess the situation of young people regarding skills and work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; learn how they have been living through the crisis; highlight success stories of youth innovation and resilience;
      • Debate on prospects for skills development and the world of work as economies recover, and on the effectiveness of national recovery plans and support from development partners; and,
      • Reflect on how TVET stakeholders can collaborate to scale up skills development and help reconcile the short-term need for economic recovery with the urgent need for accelerating the transition to sustainable development.
    • For the Progamme Agenda, see related item located on the right-hand margin of this page.
    • The World Youth Skills Days is co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka to the United Nations, together with UNESCO, ILO and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth.
  • The online event will take place on Thursday, 15 July from 11:00 to 12:30 EST (New York), 17:00 to 18:30 CEST (Geneva).

To learn more click here.

World Youth Skills Day 2021: Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic
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Cross-border long-term apprentice mobility

Cross-border long-term apprentice mobility

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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.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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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. 

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19 Jun 2021
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Based on a 2019-20 Cedefop study, this guiding paper invites policy makers at national level to reflect on the challenges that hinder CBLMA today and proposes tips and policy suggestions to overcome them in the future. In the short-term, a step-by-step approach to implement incremental changes seems to be the most appropriate way to make CBLTMA work in a sustainable manner. But all interested parties should consider that CBLTMA may realistically become an opportunity for all apprentices only in the long run.

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Apprenticeships

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Promoting Learning and Skilling through Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Promoting Learning and Skilling through Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Start Date:
16 Jun 2021
End Date:
04 Jun 2026
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Online, Zoom
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English

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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This webinar is part of the YouthForesight Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series. It aims to spotlight promising innovators and social entrepreneurs from around the world who are dedicated to supporting youth skills and employability and to promote shared lessons and dialogue on our collective effort to close the skills gap and better opportunities for young people.

Objectives:
- Showcase solutions, lessons learned, and innovative practices of social enterprises and other innovations to improve the employability of young people through skills development;

- Provide an open space for discussion with GenU, Decent Jobs for Youth, Teach For All partners wishing to learn more and take action in this area including stakeholders wishing to work together with social enterprises;

The webinar is open to public including partners of Generation Unlimited, Decent Jobs for Youth and the Teach For All network. Check out the YouthForesight platform - collective knowledge that works for youth to learn more: youthforesight.org

Register here.

Promoting Learning and Skilling through Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Appui à l’initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dans la région du Sahel - Midterm evaluation

Appui à l’initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dans la région du Sahel - Midterm evaluation

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French

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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02 Jun 2021
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Appui à l’initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dans la région du Sahel - Midterm evaluation

Appui à l’initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dans la région du Sahel - Midterm evaluation

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Skills and training policy

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Youth employment

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Africa

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YMCA: The Future of Work Summit

YMCA: The Future of Work Summit

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07 Jun 2021
End Date:
04 Jun 2026
Event Location:
Online
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English

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Other sources

Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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The Youth-Led Solutions Summit: The Future of Work will empower young people with knowledge about how the world of work is changing, the importance of agility, and the Sustainable Development Goals connected to decent work. The Summit will also build young people's understanding of employment pathways, skills, innovations, entrepreneurship opportunities, and impacting systems change, focussing on three economies – the green economy, the care economy, and the creative economy. 

Post-Summit, young leaders will be called to come together in teams to design solutions - or create new innovative opportunities - in these economies by leveraging technology, and their newfound knowledge, networks and experiences.

To learn more and register click here.

YMCA: The Future of Work Summit
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E-learning course on Quality Apprenticeships

E-learning course on Quality Apprenticeships

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Start Date:
14 Jun 2021
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04 Jun 2026
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Online (E-campus)
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English

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skpEng
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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.  

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business. 
 

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Youth employability

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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. 

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skpYoEmp
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youth-employability
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ITC-ILO Course

Apprenticeships are a key aspect of skills development policies and programmes. In this course, organized in conjunction with the ILO's Employment Department, Skills and Employability branch and the European Training Foundation, participants learn about the links between training and labour-market needs, as well as how to formalize and structure apprenticeship programmes worldwide. Join this course if you are motivated to improve apprenticeships for the future of work. 

 

Who attends this course?

Policy-makers and technical advisors of ministries; members of skills councils, national TVET authorities and similar institutions; representatives of workers' and employers' organizations involved in apprenticeships; experts and technical staff of CSOs and NGOs, and other civil society actors.

Objectives

The course facilitates the development of a holistic understanding of policies and systems related to quality apprenticeships. It is structured around seven modules that address the two main dimensions for the development of quality apprenticeships systems:

  • Aspects related to national policies and to the creation and development of national or sectoral apprenticeships systems, around the six “building blocks” of quality apprenticeships;
  • Topics closely related to the practical implementation of quality apprenticeship training programmes, in order to answer the key questions around the “how-to”.

Participants will be connected to a global network of competence development professionals and will be able to enhance their contribution to the design and implementation of quality apprenticeships in their country and within their organization:

  • Handling diagnostic tools to identify bottlenecks and possible solutions to the challenges facing their systems
  • Encouraging partnerships between countries
  • Identifying emerging issues and initial ideas for solutions
  • Mastering concrete tools and instruments related to quality apprenticeships.

To learn more and to register, click here.

E-learning course on Quality Apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships

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Youth employment

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Rural youth employment in Africa: an evidence review

Rural youth employment in Africa: an evidence review

Type:
Document
Content Type:
Publication
Language:

English

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english
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skpEng
Sources:

ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Other sources

Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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skpYoEmp
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Other knowledge products

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20 May 2021
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Rural-youth-employment-in-Africa-evidence-review.pdf

Most of the world’s poor today are found in rural Africa, while the backbone of most African economies remains agriculture. Despite increasing urbanisation, there are projections that around half of Africa’s new jobseekers will need to find employment in rural areas, at least until 2030. Africa has a youth employment challenge, which is particularly acute in rural areas, as sustainable and decent employment opportunities for young people are very limited, and poverty rates are high. Agricultural and rural transformation can lead to improved employment outcomes, setting rural and African economies more broadly on a path to decent employment creation. This Evidence Synthesis Paper evaluates the potential of the rural economy to provide decent employment and the outcomes associated with various types of employment for rural young people in Africa.

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Youth employment

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15
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Africa

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Youth2030: Progress Report 2021

Youth2030: Progress Report 2021

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Publication
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English

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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.

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Youth employability

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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. 

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skpYoEmp
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youth-employability
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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. 

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13 May 2021
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Youth2030: Progress Report 2021

The Youth2030 Progress Report 2021 is the first progress report of the United Nations\' system-wide Youth Strategy, Youth2030. 

The report provides insights on the status of implementation of Youth2030 across the United Nations (UN) system. It outlines the global governance and coordination structures that have been established to ensure coherent system-wide action, highlights how the UN is responding to the needs of youth in the COVID crisis and how it is working with Governments and young people to realize the SDGs. Reflections of the ambitious UN reform process on youth programming in UN Country Teams (UNCTs) are also highlighted.

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Disadvantaged youth

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disadvantaged-youth
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663

Youth

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youth
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319

Youth employment

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youth-employment
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15
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Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited launch new knowledge facility: YouthForesight

Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited launch new knowledge facility: YouthForesight

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Document
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News
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English

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english
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skpEng
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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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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. 

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05 May 2021
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Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited launch new knowledge facility: YouthForesight

Global launch of the YouthForesight knowledge facility 

YouthForesight will serve as a one-stop-shop providing curated publications, databases, tools, and multimedia resources to support evidence-based action on young people’s education and skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement. 

Hosted by GenU and DJY, the platform will be a one-stop-shop for development practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and young people themselves to learn and share about youth education, skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement through curated tools, data, and resources. Through a simple sign-up feature, YouthForesight allows partners to share knowledge resources, gain visibility, and tap into a network of stakeholders dedicated to creating positive change for young people.

DJY and GenU share a common vision to enhance the future prospects of young people and aspire towards multi-stakeholder engagement that boost action and impact for youth. The alignment of efforts was strengthened through the Memorandum of Understanding between ILO and UNICEF signed last year. In addition to the What Works? A Guide to Action jointly launched last summer, the YouthForesight is another example of the collaboration between DJY and GenU along with the partners. Going forward, the two initiatives will continue to join forces to ensure coordinated results for and with young people globally.

Click here to visit the new platform.

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Youth employment

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