Greetings to all you Champions of youth employment!
We are happy to post a topic on one of the Six Es. We are flagging off this
discussion with the exploration of some facets of "Employability". The
first of this is the topic pertaining to the pressing problem of :
"How to ensure access for all youth to appropriate education and
training the world over"
The employability of a youth depends on the youth's skillset, acquired
through appropriate education and training. But do the unemployed youth of
today have access to this appropriate education and training? No.
Education is a fundamental human right. It empowers children, youth and
adults with the opportunity improve their quality of life index. The
educated individual has that undeniable quality of 'employability'. The
acquisition of this key quality of 'employability' breaks the cycle of
poverty and is a key ingredient in economic and social development.
The World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand, 1990) has
placed basic education high on the development agenda. In April 2000, more
than 1,100 delegates from 164 countries reaffirmed their commitment to EFA
at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal. They adopted the Dakar
Framework for Action ? a bold, practical document laying out goals and
strategies for achieving Education for All.
The Six Dakar goals:
1. Expand early childhood care and education.
2. Free and compulsory education of good quality by 2015.
3. Promote the acquisition of life-skills by adolescents and youth.
4. Expand adult literacy by 50 per cent by 2015.
5. Eliminate gender disparities by 2005 and achieve gender equality in
education by 2015.
6. Enhance educational quality.
However, delivery of job oriented education and vocational training, to
youth with an emphasis on enhancing their employability is still not
focused; despite the Dakar Framework for Action.
Youth Employment Summit (YES) Campaign seeks to find creative solutions of
ensuring access of unemployed youth to appropriate job oriented education
and vocational training. This is the only way of increasing the
employability of youth.
In the light of the foregoing, we invite you to post your views and ideas
as to how appropriate job oriented education and vocational training can be
delivered to youth; as they make their transition to work, with ever
increasing employability.
We look forward to your posting your valuable ideas on this. Please put in
your best, for we have a surprise for the one who submits the most
enlightening contribution.
With Best Regards,
Your humble Moderator
Tony Mathur
Email. Tony@yesweb.org
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