Category Archives: Employment

Education for All: Three New Year’s wishes

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report As the 2015 deadline for the Education for All goals fast approaches – and the global economic crisis threatens to slow progress – here are the three things … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Skills, Youth | 7 Comments

EU review says need for skills is urgent

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Andrew Johnston

Another strong argument for the importance of developing young people’s skills –the subject of the forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report – comes from a new review by the European Commission, which warns that the recession has made … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Innovative financing, Marginalization, Post-secondary education, Poverty, Secondary school, Skills, Training, Youth | Leave a comment

Dinos lo que piensas sobre la necesidad de adquirir competencias

Posted on 22 December 2011 by GEM Report

Acabamos de lanzar  el blog denominado Jóvenes, Competencias y Trabajo donde los jóvenes pueden expresar sus ideas sobre las destrezas que se necesitan para tener un trabajo decente.  Jóvenes, Competencias y Trabajo es un espacio abierto para los jóvenes del … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Human rights, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 1 Comment

Dites nous! De quelles compétences ont besoin les jeunes?

Posted on 22 December 2011 by GEM Report

Nous venons de lancer notre nouveau blog « Youth, Skills & Work »  (jeunesse, compétences et le monde du travail), une plateforme pour les jeunes qui souhaitent échanger leurs points de vue sur le niveau d’éducation et les compétences nécessaires … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Human rights, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 1 Comment

BRIEFLY: Employment is a right, Youth Forum says

Posted on 14 December 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Entrepreneurship education in schools and improving youth employability are key ways to deal with youth unemployment, according to the report Youth Employment in Europe: A Call for Change. The report was launched at an event with the same name, organized by the … Continue reading →

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Tell us what you think about the need for skills!

Posted on 6 December 2011 by EFA Editor

Today we launch Youth, Skills & Work, a new blog where young people can make their voices heard on education and skills needed to get decent jobs. Youth, Skills & Work is open to young people around the world. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 1 Comment

Skills are the key to fighting inequality, OECD says

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Andrew Johnston

A new report from the OECD argues that focusing on skills – the subject of the forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report – is essential to combat rising wage inequality, which traps many people, especially the young and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Arab States, Developed countries, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth | 1 Comment

G20 leaders need to speak out for education and skills

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report With the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All goals just four years away, some questions about the future of global development efforts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Finance, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Skills, Training, Youth | 5 Comments

BRIEFLY: Secondary school, a bridge to the world of work

Posted on 2 November 2011 by EFA Editor

As many countries succeed in expanding access to primary schooling, demand for secondary school places is building. The latest edition of the Global Education Digest, published by the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), highlights the number of children who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Secondary school, Skills, Youth | 7 Comments

BRIEFLY: Young people voice need for job skills

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Representatives of the 210 youth delegates who attended the UNESCO Youth Forum presented the forum’s report to the UNESCO General Conference last week. The report encourages member states to “expand the scope of education by including entrepreneurial skills and training … Continue reading →

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