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Category Archives: Marginalization
Education as a way out of exploitation
A new video and an accompanying article released by UNICEF about education in northern Benin turn the spotlight on child labour, child trafficking and other factors that rob children of their right to education. As we will discuss in our … Continue reading
Rural women miss out on education — and decent jobs
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, “Empower Rural Women,” sheds light on the struggle that many poor, rural women face in completing even … Continue reading
The struggle to learn skills in the city
UNICEF’s flagship annual report, launched today, focuses on the lives of marginalized children in urban areas. The State of the World’s Children 2012 finds that children in urban environments are often denied their right to education, leaving many without the … Continue reading
Listening to the voices of young people
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
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Who is responsible for developing youth skills?
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 Target 4.4
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Why school should speak your language
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
How do skills develop? Cognitive neuroscience offers some insights
By Helen Abadzi, Senior Education Specialist, Global Partnership for Education Developing countries want their citizens to acquire and use complex skills, but there is much debate over the best ways to achieve this (as the 2012 Education for All Global … Continue reading
Youth jobs crisis pushes EU to address ‘skills mismatch’
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 Target 4.4
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At Davos, the ‘skills gap’ is on the guest list
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
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BRIEFLY: One year later, a fresh start for Arab youth?
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
