World Youth Skills Day: 15 July 2024

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Observed annually on 15 July to emphasize the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.

An Overview of the News

• Theme for World Youth Skills Day 2024:"Youth Skills for Peace and Development."

• Established by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/69/145 on 18 December 2014.

• Firstobserved on 15 July 2015.

UNESCO-UNEVOC:

• UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training is part of UNESCO's network of education institutes.

• It focuses on promoting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) worldwide.

• Headquarters - Bonn, Germany

• Head - Friedrich Huebler