Category Archives: Employment

How do we gauge global progress on skills?

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Andrew Johnston

Français | Español One of the challenges when setting targets like the Education for All goals (which the international community aims to reach by 2015) is knowing when you’ve actually reached them. It’s a particularly tough call with EFA goal 3, … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Skills, Training, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

When we talk about youth, we need to talk about skills

Posted on 3 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

Français | Español When the United Nations kicked off a year celebrating youth empowerment 12 months ago, no one could have predicted that young people would soon rise up across the Arab world, overthrowing leaders in Tunisia and Egypt. The leaders of … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Developed countries, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Skills, Training, Youth | Tagged | 7 Comments