WorldSkills Namibia joins the celebration
WorldSkills Namibia, a non-political member based organisation that promotes Technical and Vocational Education and Training skills excellence around the globe, encourages local youth to virtually participate in the World Youth Skills Day on Friday.In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.
Since then, World Youth Skills Day events have provided a unique opportunity for strengthening the dialogue between young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, firms, employers’ and workers’ organisations, policy makers and development partners.
Its observance has led to the ever-increasing recognition of the need for skilling and re-skilling as the world is transitioning towards a sustainable model of development.
This year World Youth Skills Day takes place amidst concerted efforts towards Covid-19 and economic recovery that are intertwined with other challenges, such as climate change, conflict, persisting poverty, rising inequality, rapid technological change, demographic transition and others.
On World Youth Skills Day 2022, the impact of current crises on youth across the world will be analysed, and options for young people to quickly adapt to the demands of an ever-changing world will be debated.
More particularly, the event will bring together youth, governments, UN agencies, the private sector, and civil society representatives, around the following objectives:
• Discuss the best ways to support young people in their transition from education in contributing to their communities and societies according to their potential;
• Draw on lessons learned on how to foster deeper learning and the development of civic competency, and on recent research on the development of skills for life and work;
• Debate the importance of equipping young people with the skills and competencies needed to leverage technology for collective and personal aims, while ensuring sustainable development;
• Reflect on how TVET stakeholders can join forces to improve their ability to foresee future crises, and be better prepared to support youth reskilling and upskilling; and
• Gather young people’s views and recommendations on transforming skills for the future.
The event can be attended online after registering at https://unescoorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BohAbUi4S6OV2EjsMMNQFw