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Category Archives: Youth
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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World Youth Report puts focus on skills
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
Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Skills, Training, Youth
Tagged Target 4.4
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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
Help us picture the future!
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
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Education for All: Three New Year’s wishes
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
Education in the spotlight in 2011
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for all Global Monitoring Report The Arab Spring, South Sudan’s long-awaited independence and the world’s 7 billionth baby featured in our top 10 blog posts for 2011, which highlighted key messages of the … Continue reading
EU review says need for skills is urgent
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
