OFFERING YOUNG AND ADULT PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE WORLD FAMILY SUMMIT + 6 PARIS – 3 – 5 DECEMBER 2010

F OR INDIVIDUALS, THE SKILLS CARRIED INTO THE LABOUR MARKET HAVE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON JOB SECURITY AND WAGES

I N THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, TWO OUT OF THREE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS ARE TRACKED AFTER PRIMARY SCHOOL

Y OUTH AGED 15 TO 24 MAKE UP ONE - QUARTER OF THE WORLD ’ S POPULATION BUT ALMOST HALF OF THE UNEMPLOYED

MILLIONS OF YOUTH LEAVE SCHOOL WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS

“S ECOND - CHANCE ” PROGRAMMES CAN HELP COMBAT YOUTH MARGINALIZATION

E NROLMENT IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BY REGION (2007) T OTAL FEMALE 000(%) WORLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION

I N I NDIA JUST 3% OF RURAL AREA YOUTHS AND 6% OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN URBAN AREAS BENEFIT FROM ANY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

I N BURUNDI, CAMEROON, KENYA AND NIGERIA, YOUTH WITH SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION HAVE HIGHER RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT THAN THOSE WITH LOWER LEVELS OF ATTAINMENT

I N I RAN THE HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL IS FOUND AMONG STUDENTS WHO HAVE FINISHED COLLEGE AND THE MOST INSTRUCTED WOMEN HAVE THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS

V OCATIONAL EDUCATION IS FAILING TO TARGET THOSE WHO FACE THE MOST ACUTE DISADVANTAGES

I N MOST COUNTRIES, GOVERNMENTS, EMPLOYERS, TRADE UNIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND PRIVATE AGENCIES ARE INVOLVED IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

P ROGRAMMES IN L ATIN A MERICA : LINKING SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT I MPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL YOUTH TRAINING - STRONG TARGETING - TRAINING IS LINKED WITH WORK AND WIDER SKILLS - MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

T HE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HAS PUSHED LEARNING AND SKILLS UP THE POLITICAL AGENDA

N ATIONAL S ERVICE OF I NDUSTRIAL L EARNING (SENAI) F OUNDED IN 1874 I N 1909 WAS CREATED A NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOR VOCATIONAL LEARNING 2008 – APPRENTICES ENROLLED

N ATIONAL S ERVICE OF C OMMERCIAL L EARNING – (SENAC) F OUNDED IN – APPRENTICES ENROLLED

N ATIONAL S ERVICE OF R URAL L EARNING – (SENAR) F OUNDED IN – APPRENTICES ENROLLED

W ORKERS S UPPORT F UND (2008 DATA ) P ROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION US$ D IRECTED CREDIT TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME US$ P RODUCTIVE MICROCREDIT US$

F EDERAL I NSTITUTIONS 2008 – APPRENTICES ENROLLED F ORECAST FOR 2010 – APPRENTICES ENROLLED I N B RAZIL, 70% OF YOUTHS WHO FINISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SUPERIOR COURSES

S PIRALING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HAS ADDED A SENSE OF URGENCY TO NATIONAL DEBATES OVER TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

T HERE IS A GROWING SENSE IN WHICH “ WHAT YOU KNOW ” IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN “ WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO LEARN ”