Adolescent education and skills
Adolescents (children aged 10–19) are growing up in a transforming world. Technology, migration, climate change and conflict are reshaping society, forcing people across the globe to adapt to unexpected changes in their lives and work. To keep up, adolescents must be able to seize opportunities and confront challenges. They need education and…, Skills needed for success in school, life and work, Foundational skills: Foundational skills, namely literacy and numeracy, are essential for further learning, productive employment and civic engagement. Digital skills: Digital literacy enables children and young people to use and understand technology, search for and manage information, create and share content, collaborate, communicate, build…, UNICEF’s work to address the global learning and skills crisis, Because skills development takes place at different stages in life, UNICEF programming is anchored in a multiple-pathways approach that helps us meet children where they are. We work closely with governments and partners so that every 5-year-old is ready to learn, every 10-year-old is ready to succeed in school, and every 18-year-old is prepared…, More from UNICEF, Resources, 'Learning to earning" for displaced youth - Unlocking the power of digital technologies This report, funded in part by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands’ PROSPECTS partnership, provides an overview of how digital technologies are being used to support youth’s transition from school to work, ‘learning to earning’, in displaced and…
