World Youth Skills Day
Recently, World Youth Skills Day was celebrated on 15th July. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2014 as World Youth Skills Day on 15 July to celebrate the strategic importance of skilling youth for employment, better jobs and entrepreneurship.
Key Points
- The day marks the adoption of ‘Incheon Declaration: Education 2030’.
- Notably, the Incheon Declaration is a part of Sustainable Development Goal 4, and emphasizes ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
- This year the theme of World Youth Skills Day 2021 is “Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic”.
Source – The Hindu
