World Youth Skills Day

CIVTE, China

CIVTE hosted a virtual conference on the theme of “Fighting against COVID-19 and promoting the development of TVET students — China’s TVET in action”. More than 100 leaders and teachers from over 30 vocational colleges attended the meeting.

NSU, Pakistan

NSU held a virtual national seminar which aimed to raise awareness of skills education, promote various indigenous skills, identify upcoming skills requirements and identify challenges to skilled workers during the pandemic.

NBTVE, Libya

NBTVE hosted a high-level meeting in Tripoli supported by partners and sponsors from the Ministry of Labour, the Authority of Scientific Research, and the Arab Federation for Technical Education, among others.

YCT, Nigeria

YabaTech encouraged students to send in videos as part of a youth stories campaign and raised awareness about the importance of skills training for young people through a social media campaign.

TVEC, Sri Lanka

Through the efforts of TVEC, the ILO and the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, the Skills Passport System was launched on WYSD by H.E. President Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa. TVEC also organized an international webinar series on 15 July.

ISAM KIN, Democratic Republic of Congo

Due to the global crisis following Covid-19 and the related confinement, on World Youth Skills Day the students of ISAM KIN supported the government in its fight against the pandemic by volunteering their time to produce medical masks.

MoHE, Zambia

MoHE collaborated with TEVETA and WorldSkills International Zambia to organize a series of activities, including a speech by the Minister of Higher Education and video documentaries of skilled youth.

ITC, Islamic Republic of Iran

ITC organized a festival for young people to submit short videos and animated graphics on their skills training. Selected videos were broadcast on the National Iranian Network.

FTE, Iraq

FTE, represented by The Middle Technical University (MTU), organized a virtual event in celebration of WYSD. The President and Vice-President of MTU hosted the event, where TVET students shared insights, followed by a lecture and panel discussion.

NTA, Trinidad and Tobago

NTA hosted a TVET E-convention entitled ‘Unleashing the potential: Transforming technical and vocational education and training’. The E-convention ran from 14-16 July and consisted of a three-part series of live discussions featuring industry experts.

UoEld, Kenya

UoEld jointly organized a virtual WYSD activities with four other UNEVOC Centres in Kenya. These activities included the production of videos of young people engaged in skills training and the participation of staff in a virtual conference.

CONIF, Brazil

CONIF raised awareness through a communications campaign along with mobilizing all the institutions in its federal network to highlight the importance of youth skills development on 15 July.

SZPT, China

SZPT hosted a series of activities under the theme of "Fighting Covid-19 with Youth’s Love" to celebrate WYSD. Over 700 works of students' calligraphy, painting, videos, music, posters, and essays were displayed.

iHUB, Ukraine

iHub marked WYSD with a series of videos which were dedicated to parents' and children's concerns during the lockdown period.

Tknika, Basque Country, Spain

Tknika hosted a virtual event with representatives from the BILT Project and regional TVET institutions.

COTVET, Ghana

COTVET organized a logo design competition and announced the grand prize winner on 15 July. Information about the WYSD campaign was also broadcast on national radio and television stations.