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

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

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

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

5. MILLIONS OF YOUTH LEAVE SCHOOL WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS

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

7. E NROLMENT IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BY REGION (2007) T OTAL FEMALE 000(%) WORLD 518 72147 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 409 12547 DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 83 32549 COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION 26.26148

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

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

15. 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 – 2.382.257 APPRENTICES ENROLLED

16. N ATIONAL S ERVICE OF C OMMERCIAL L EARNING – (SENAC) F OUNDED IN 1942 2007 – 1.121.553 APPRENTICES ENROLLED

17. N ATIONAL S ERVICE OF R URAL L EARNING – (SENAR) F OUNDED IN 1991 2007 – 715.179 APPRENTICES ENROLLED

18. W ORKERS S UPPORT F UND (2008 DATA ) P ROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION US$ 82 127 906 D IRECTED CREDIT TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME US$ 45 610 465 P RODUCTIVE MICROCREDIT US$ 1 962 210

19. F EDERAL I NSTITUTIONS 2008 – 215.000 APPRENTICES ENROLLED F ORECAST FOR 2010 – 500.000 APPRENTICES ENROLLED I N B RAZIL, 70% OF YOUTHS WHO FINISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SUPERIOR COURSES

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

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