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Just published: e-Forum synthesis report on tackling youth unemployment through TVET

From 25 June to 9 July 2013, over 300 participants from 80 countries gathered on the UNEVOC e-Forum to discuss how TVET can address growing numbers of youth unemployment. TVET experts, policy makers, researchers, practitioners and most importantly young students and graduates joined the discussion to exchange experiences and contribute innovative ideas and promising practices in TVET which have contributed to enhancing youth employability and open-up self-employment opportunities.

The discussion was organized around the following sub-themes: key barriers that young people face in finding work; what TVET institutions can do to ease the school-to-work transition; labour market information and skills forecasting; entrepreneurship education; widening access: engaging disadvantaged and marginalized groups; upgrading TVET’s image: challenges and opportunities; and monitoring and evaluation of youth-focused TVET.

Alongside the discussions, a special video conference was organized. 22 people from 17 countries joined and listened to presentations from: Ashley Sims, Director of Operations at the Foundation for Technical Education; Akanksha Gulia, Young India Fellow and Project Officer at the Skills Academy; and Victoria Galán Muros, Director for Communication and Marketing at the University Industry Innovation Network. All three shared their approaches to enhance youth employability.

After a two-week period, participants concluded that TVET institutions will not only need to undergo a major transformation by engaging the private sector and deepening their understanding of labour market demands, but they should expand their offer of career guidance and on-the-job and soft skills training, and build local, national and international partnerships. You can find an overview of all contributions here.

The discussion was moderated by Dr Gita Subrahmanyam, Research Associate with the London School of Economics Public Policy Group and a Senior Consultant at the African Development Bank, and co-moderated by Katerina Ananiadou, Programme Specialist at UNESCO-UNEVOC and focal point for UNEVOC’s youth-related activities. Through these discussions, UNESCO-UNEVOC aims to enhance awareness and encourage wider debate and understanding, including the sharing of on-going practices and the formulation of new ideas in the field of strategy and policy development. Guided by an expert in the field, the discussions seek experiences, expertise and feedback and wish to inspire people to take further action.

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