World Youth Skills Day - July 15
Sat Jul 15th

World Youth Skills Day

Youth are encouraged to learn those skills that will help them achieve personal happiness and fulfillment every year on July 15th. The day also highlights the fact that young people are unlikely to work due to a lack of skills.

Youth in all around the world are not able to find jobs are becoming increasingly worried that youth around the world are not able to find jobs. Youth also have questions about whether or training for their future careers, which is also worrying. NEET stands for youth not employed, education, or training. Nearly 267 million people were classified as NEET in recent years. In the near future, this number is projected to rise to 273 million.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), in order to combat these figures, the UN and other groups are focusing on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). People are trained to work as a technician by this method of instruction. It also encourages employees to pursue a skilled craft or trade. TVET is a higher education degree and can link to an apprenticeship program.

Many workers around the world have discovered some of the many short and long-term benefits that TVET has to offer.

Some of these benefits include:: The following are examples of those that have been cited:

  • Better chance of finding work
  • Higher pay raises are associated with higher earning levels
  • Job satisfaction is on the rise. Job satisfaction has risen in the workplace
  • Improved flexibility and mobility have been added to the increased flexibility and mobility of the airline
  • Lifelong learning

The positive effect of TVET on a person's motivation, attitude, and self-confidence is one of the many proven benefits of the program. Television shows also have numerous health benefits.

How to celebrate #worldyouthskillsday..

Several youth activities are held at UN headquarters in New York City and elsewhere each year on this day. Photograph, essay, and skills competitions, research by educators and employers, and panel discussions are all included in this series.

To participate:

  • Consider the benefits of vocational education for youth
  • Discuss with your children the skills they need to have for their future careers
  • Learn more about the numerous challenges that youth face today in the fields of education and employment

uthSkillsDay or #WYSD, share this day on social media with #WorldYouthSkillsDay or #WYSD.

World youth skills day is the longest in history

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution announcing the 15th World Youth Skills Day on July 15th. On July 15, 2015, the first World Youth Skills Day was held.

Today's day's themes include:: The day's theme includes:

  • 2020: Skills for a Resilient Youth - Skills for a Resilient Youth
  • 2019: Youth Skills for Sustainability and Innovation, a Youth Skills for Sustainability and Innovation
  • 2018: Innovation and Sustainability, Innovation and Sustainability
  • Skills for the Future of Work Skills, 2017: Skills for the Future of Work Skills
  • 2016: Skills Development to Enhance Youth Employment, Improve Youth Employment, Improve Youth Employment, and Improve Youth Employment
  • In the Post-2015 Agenda, Youth Skills for Life: Youth Skills for Life in the Post-2015 Agenda