ERIC Number: ED608999
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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Virtual Conference on Skills for a Resilient Youth: Virtual Conference Report
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Every year on 15 July, the global community celebrates World Youth Skills Day. The day is an opportunity for young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. World Youth Skills Day 2020 took place in a challenging context. Prior to the pandemic, young people aged 15-24 were two to three times more likely than adults to be un- or under-employed and often faced a prolonged school-to-work transition period. In post-COVID-19 societies, as young people seek employment and are called upon to contribute to the recovery effort, they will need to be equipped with the relevant skills for today as well as the competencies to successfully manage evolving challenges and adapt to future disruptions. The virtual conference on Skills for a Resilient Youth was held from 6-14 July 2020. It was open to all members of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, an online community with more than 6500 members. The conference sought to gather knowledge, insights, experiences and practices from the international TVET community to understand how the pandemic is affecting youth and how TVET teachers, institutions and government agencies are responding. [The conference was moderated by Terry Neal.]
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Resilience (Psychology), Skill Development, Vocational Education, Pandemics, COVID-19, Adolescents, Young Adults, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Labor Market, Student Attitudes, Soft Skills, Technological Literacy
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. UN Campus, Hermann-Ehlers-Strasse 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany. Tel: +49-228-8150-100; Fax: +49-228-8150-199; e-mail: info@unevoc.unesco.org; Web site: https://unevoc.unesco.org/go.php?q=UNEVOC%20Publications
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Germany); Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (Canada)
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