YouthForesight Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

01 January 2021 - 31 December 2022

YouthForesight Webinar Series aims to facilitate sharing of latest data, evidence, and research key youth interventions. Browse below for recent webinars!

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29 June 2023: YouthForesight webinar on youth employment and school-to-work transitions in Africa
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27 January 2023: A Journey towards Decent Work for and with Youth in Digital Economy

Jointly hosted by VSO, the webinar highlights unique initiatives and shares best practices and lessons learned to strengthen evidence-based actions for skills development and decent jobs for and with youth in the digital economySee more>>

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14 December 2022: Making Skills and Jobs Inclusive of Young Persons with Disabilities

Jointly hosted by ILO's Global Business and Disability Network, the webinar aims to spotlight good practices and experiences from around the world who are dedicated to supporting young persons with disabilities and to promote shared lessons and call for action on collective effort to mainstream skills initiatives that lead to decent jobs for young persons with disabilities. See more>>

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10 March 2022: Refocus, Retool, Reset, supporting young entrepreneurs post-pandemic

 

Jointly hosted by Youth Business International, the webinar featured key findings from the recent report,  Refocus, Retool, Reset: Insights from Youth Business International’s COVID-19 Rapid Response & Recovery Programme. It also provided a forum for stakeholders to share good practices and knowledge in supporting young entrepreneurs in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. See more>>

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26 October 2021: Is it too late to avoid a "pandemic scar" on youth?

Co-organized by Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY), Generation Unlimited (GenU), European Youth Forum, Plan International and SOS Children's Village, this webinar discussed about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on youth rights and discuss the next steps with young people and policy makers and addressed what can be done to avoid a lifelong ‘pandemic scar’ on young people. See more>>

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14 October 2021: Equipping Young People with 21st Century Relevant Skills: Key Global Frameworks and Guide to Action 

Jointhly hosted by Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY) and Generation Unlimited (GenU), the webinar showcased two key global public goods: the recent ILO’s Global Framework on Core Skills for Life and Work in the 21st Century and UNICEF’s Global Framework on Transferable Skills. It delved into the catalytic impact of these frameworks to guide action on youth education and employment, their complementarities and opportunities for enhance investments on holistic skills development for and with youth. See more>>

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16 June 2021: Promoting Learning and Skilling through Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Co-organized by Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY), Generation Unlimited (GenU) and Teach For All, webinar on Promoting Learning and Skilling through Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation spotlighted promising innovators and social entrepreneurs from around the world who are dedicated to supporting youth skills and employability. It also aimed to promote dialogue on collective effort to close the skills gap and better opportunities for young people. See more>>

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20 April 2021: Supporting youth employment in developing countries through apprenticeship programmes 

Jointly organized by Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY) and Generation Unlimited (GenU), the webinar focused on apprenticeship programmes supporting youth employment in developing countries. The webinar highlighted solutions, lessons learned, and good practices to support youth employment through the ILO quality apprenticeships programme in Burkina Faso funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as well as BRAC’s alternative learning pathways model for youth employment in Bangladesh. See more>>