Category Archives: Employment

Listening to the voices of young people

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

No one feels more strongly than young people themselves the mismatch between the jobs that are available and the skills that they acquire in education systems. Or, for many, the skills they don’t get a chance to acquire: 74 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Equality, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth | 2 Comments

Who is responsible for developing youth skills?

Posted on 23 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

What role should the private sector play in developing the skills of young people? That’s one of the questions likely to come up at two international events on the theme of our upcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth | Tagged | 3 Comments

Why school should speak your language

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

People whose mother tongue is different from their country’s official language can find this a barrier to thriving in society. But does that mean children should be educated only in the official language? It’s a complex question. As we found … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Employment, Equality, Ethnicity, Language, Marginalization, Out-of-school children | 8 Comments

World Youth Report puts focus on skills

Posted on 10 February 2012 by EFA Editor

As youth unemployment figures continue to rise in many parts of the world, the need for young people to have the skills that employers want is drawing more and more attention – not least from the young themselves. Their voices … Continue reading →

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Can the ‘German model’ bridge the skills gap elsewhere?

Posted on 3 February 2012 by Léna Krichewsky

By Léna Krichewsky, research officer, Education for All Global Monitoring Report What do all those experts and politicians mean when they point to the “German model” as a kind of magic recipe to solve the problem of youth unemployment by … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Economic growth, Employment, Governance, Post-secondary education, Skills, Training | 5 Comments

Help us picture the future!

Posted on 2 February 2012 by EFA Editor

We’re running an artwork contest for young people on the theme of youth, skills and work – the focus of our forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. The winner’s work will be used in the report. The contest … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Post-secondary education, Skills, Training, Uncategorized, Youth | 1 Comment

Youth jobs crisis pushes EU to address ‘skills mismatch’

Posted on 31 January 2012 by Andrew Johnston

Hard on the heels of Davos, where the “skills gap” was the subject of several sessions, the European summit on Monday showed that high unemployment is concentrating EU leaders’ minds on improving training for young people – the focus of … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Uncategorized | Tagged | 4 Comments

‘The future we want’ post-2015: Sustainable development goals

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report In his speech to the General Assembly this week, the United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, presented his action agenda for the next five years. His speech highlighted many … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Democracy, Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Governance, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty, Reproductive health, Sustainable development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

At Davos, the ‘skills gap’ is on the guest list

Posted on 24 January 2012 by Andrew Johnston

As the world’s movers and shakers head to Davos, Switzerland, this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the International Labour Organization has issued a gloomy report on employment – just in time to focus minds at … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 4 Comments

BRIEFLY: One year later, a fresh start for Arab youth?

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Leila Loupis

As well as sparking a wave of change across the Arab world, the Tunisian revolution exactly a year ago turned the spotlight on the widespread youth joblessness in the region. One key ingredient of the frustration and disappointment that helped … Continue reading →

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