Despite the benefits of TVET on personal, professional and national development, it remains a relatively unattractive option to young people compared to, for example, academic education. Education systems in many developing countries, in particular, have TVET often placed as a second choice or "second rate" education.
World Youth Skills Day is an official UN Day (starting from 2015) and raises awareness about the importance of youth skills development. As part of its celebrations to mark the day, UNESCO-UNEVOC is organizing a virtual conference to discuss measures to improve the image of TVET and make it more attractive to young people.
This video is part of the Virtual Conference on Improving the image of TVET: making TVET more attractive to young people moderated by Stephen Billet from 16-14 July 2018.