Tag Archives: Target 4.4

“Youth need to be the beneficiaries and the guardians of the future”

Posted on 7 September 2016 by

The GEM Report will be holding the first ever digital youth launch of the 2016 GEM Report today at 2pm UCT. All are welcome. Please tune in to watch and ask questions during the digital launch from anywhere in the … Continue reading →

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What kind and level of literacy will create sustainable societies?

Posted on 8 September 2015 by

Today is International Literacy Day, focusing on the theme of ‘Literacy and sustainable societies’. The day will pay particular attention to exploring and consolidating the synergies between literacy and each one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted at … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Developed countries, Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, mdgs, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Quality of education, sdg, sdgs, Secondary school, Skills, Sustainable development, Teachers, Training | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Reflections as a new education era dawns

Posted on 28 August 2015 by

This blog marks the start of a series in the run up to the UN Sustainable Development Summit to be held on 25-27 September.  We have some 25 days until the new goal and targets for education from now until … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Millennium Development Goals, sdg, sdgs, united nations | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Warm words, weak outcomes:  Are we about to fail adults a second time?

Posted on 28 May 2015 by

By Alan Tuckett, President of the International Council for Adult Education and Professor of Education, University of Wolverhampton The World Education Forum in Incheon is now behind us, and the Addis Ababa event on financing the Sustainable Development Goals ahead. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Arab States, Asia, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Quality of education, Sustainable development | Tagged | 5 Comments

Problem solving skills with global relevance

Posted on 7 November 2014 by

By Jenny Bradshaw and Francesco Avvisati, OECD The international community is intensively working on a set of goals and targets to be reached by 2030. Among them, the Education for All Steering Committee on Education Post-2015 has identified “knowledge and skills … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Post-2015 development framework, Quality of education, Skills, Testing, Training, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged | 4 Comments

Youth is more than the theme of the day; it’s the theme of the decade

Posted on 12 August 2014 by

On International Youth Day, this blog looks at the continued importance of keeping the spotlight on better skills development for young people. In 2012, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report analysed the youth skills gap and reported that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Literacy, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Quality of education, Secondary school, Skills, Youth | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

BRIEFLY: Messages from youth campaigners to governments on the skills deficit

Posted on 1 April 2013 by

The Arabic version of the 2012 Global Monitoring Report will be launched today in Cairo, at an event hosted by the League of Arab States. As the last of the regional launches of the Report, the event will also mark the … Continue reading →

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A post-2015 youth perspective: It’s make-or-break time for education

Posted on 4 February 2013 by

By Naim Keruwala I came across this picture on my Facebook timeline a couple of days ago. It captures very well the state of education in many countries, where government schools providing free education are inadequate and quality of education … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Employment, Equality, Equity, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Primary school, Secondary school | Tagged | 8 Comments

Join our #youthskillswork infographic competition

Posted on 10 December 2012 by

Data are key to telling us how well we are doing in progressing towards Education for All – whether countries are on track or off track, and who is getting left behind in entering school or learning once inside the … Continue reading →

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Life skills taught in school vital to reduce risk of HIV and AIDS

Posted on 29 November 2012 by

Only 7% of school children in E & S Africa have desired level of knowledge on HIV and AIDS On World AIDS Day, new research conducted for the Global Monitoring Report  ‘Youth and Skills: Putting education to work’ shows the importance … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Health, HIV/AIDS, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Secondary school, Skills | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments