World Youth Skills Day

The UNESCO and HIT awarded 22 educators for completing TECH SPARK Africa training and handed over a VR Sand Table to advance simulation-based STEM skills development. On 2 February, the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA), in partnership with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT), marked a milestone in the implementation of the TECH SPARK Africa project with the award of certificates of completion to 22 teaching staff who completed training on leveraging simulation learning technologies for skills development. The ceremony also included the handover of a Virtual Reality Sand Table to HIT, in support of the institution to develop and deliver simulation-based learning modules. The  TECH SPARK Africa: Technology Empowerment and Competency Enhancement for Skills, Professional Articulation, and Knowledge Innovation is a regional initiative that supports the transformation of higher technical education in Africa by leveraging digital and simulation learning technologie...

Mexico is closing its skills gap through Aprendices Digitales México, aligning education, digital training, and work-based learning with industry demand. Mexico faces a widening skills gap in advanced manufacturing and digital technologies , with 68% of employers struggling to find qualified talent. Under Plan México, developing specialized talent is critical to leveraging nearshoring and strengthening the country’s global competitiveness . Aprendices Digitales México aligns education, digital certifications, and work-based learning to meet the skills demands of priority sectors. Mexico faces a critical challenge in advancing its productive transformation: a shortage of specialized talent. Sectors such as advanced manufacturing—key to aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, and electronics development—require increasingly sophisticated technical and digital skills. Despite being a diversified economy, 68% of employers in Mexico report difficulty finding the profiles they need. Digital a...

The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA) will convene the 2025 Academic Conference on Africa under the theme "Seizing the Moment: The African State and Its Promise." The Conference affirms that rebuilding the African State lies at the heart of peace and development — and that Africa's vision and scholarship are indispensable to shaping a more just and inclusive multilateral future. Theme of Day 2: Ideas That Build Nations: Leveraging African Scholarship for a New Era of Policymaking The 2025 Academic Conference on Africa, the third in a groundbreaking series by UN-OSAA, has become a platform for intellectual disruption and policy innovation — elevating African scholarship in global discourse and linking research to action. More than an academic gathering, it is a space for forward-looking dialogue where Africa's leading thinkers, policymakers, and practitioners confront urgent challenges from distinctly African perspectives. It will featu...

 The  United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA)  will convene the 2025 Academic Conference on Africa under the theme "Seizing the Moment: The African State and Its Promise." The Conference affirms that rebuilding the African State lies at the heart of peace and development — and that Africa's vision and scholarship are indispensable to shaping a more just and inclusive multilateral future. Theme of Day 2: Transforming the State, Reclaiming the Future: Pathways to African Renewal. The 2025 Academic Conference on Africa, the third in a groundbreaking series by UN-OSAA, has become a platform for intellectual disruption and policy innovation — elevating African scholarship in global discourse and linking research to action. More than an academic gathering, it is a space for forward-looking dialogue where Africa's leading thinkers, policymakers, and practitioners confront urgent challenges from distinctly African perspectives. It will feature panel d...

The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA) will convene the 2025 Academic Conference on Africa under the theme "Seizing the Moment: The African State and Its Promise." The Conference affirms that rebuilding the African State lies at the heart of peace and development — and that Africa's vision and scholarship are indispensable to shaping a more just and inclusive multilateral future. Theme of Day 1: The State of the State in Africa: Presence, Perception, and Performance in a Changing World The 2025 Academic Conference on Africa, the third in a groundbreaking series by UN-OSAA, has become a platform for intellectual disruption and policy innovation — elevating African scholarship in global discourse and linking research to action. More than an academic gathering, it is a space for forward-looking dialogue where Africa's leading thinkers, policymakers, and practitioners confront urgent challenges from distinctly African perspectives. It will...

Delegates representing governments, workers, and employers from across the Americas will meet from 1-3 October to discuss world of work issues and set priorities for advancing decent work and social justice. Watch the thematic plenary sitting: Strategies for public policies for the improvement of skills and vocational training! Agencies, Funds & Programmes