[Kavishala Social] The United Nations, at its General Assembly in November 2014, declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day. WorldSkills is proud to be part of a global recognition and promotion of skills.

Some Quotes, which may help in daily life:

  • "Learning skills are undoubtedly helpful to us and we should keep learning as long as we live."
  • “You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.”
  • "The world will never run out of things that you can take an interest in and develop some skills related to that."
  • "Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth, to some good angel leave the rest; For Time will teach thee soon the truth, there are no birds in last year’s nest!” 
  • "Learning and living go hand in hand and the more you learn, the better you live."
  • "There are new eras in one’s life that are equivalent to youth–are something better than youth.” 
  • "Learning is not always easy but practices what you find difficult and you will see how easy the learning process becomes for you."
  • "There is no comparison among skills as all skills are useful."

Why is World Youth Skills Day important?

Rising youth unemployment is one of the most significant problems facing economies and societies in today’s world, for developed and developing countries alike. The latest Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the future of jobs shows that since 2017, there has been an upward trend in the number of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET).

In 2016 there were 259 million young people classified as NEET – a number that rose to an estimated 267 million in 2019, and is projected to continue climbing to around 273 million in 2021. In terms of percentage, the trend was also slightly up from 21.7% in 2015 to 22.4% in 2020 – implying that the international target to reduce the NEET rate by 2020 will be missed.

Designated by the General assembly in 2014, the World Youth Skills 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.