Youth and skills: Putting education to work

Abstract

An analysis of the progress achieved within Education for All goals and the actions that are required to accelerate the progress.

Education for All Global Monitoring report aims to analyze the importance of education for the youth on a global level and highlights the need to accelerate the process through which Education for All goals can be met. An analysis based on evidence generated from various surveys reveals that 200 million individuals from the younger generation are unable to complete the desired level of education and gain the skills required for success in workplace. The report further indicates that females and masses belonging to lower income range face lack of educational opportunities which hampers their ability to achieve their maximum potential. The resultant impact is that these individuals either face lack of job opportunities or work at low wage rates. An analysis of the survey reveals that lack of finance and failure to adopt a universal education policy hamper the ability to achieve the educational goals. The report urges policy makers to design policies that can allow the Education for All goals to be met by the stated deadline of 2015. The report therefore concludes that government of individual countries must play an active role in enhancing the quality of education and providing higher accessibility to schools by implementing education specific policies. It further highlights the role of donors and private sector that can provide education aid and also ensure its effective use.

Publishing Year: 2012

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