World Youth Skills Day is celebrated every year on 15th July. Strictly speaking, it denotes not just one day but an entire week dedicated to the acquisition and development of skills in young people. But what is it all about, and why is a day like this so important? This blog post provides a few answers to these questions.

It was back in 2014 that the United Nations, at its General Assembly, declared 15 July as the World Day to promote awareness of skills acquisition in young people. But why? Young people constantly need to adapt to new requirements and challenges. According to generationunlimited.org, as many as 85 % of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have not yet been “invented”, i.e. they will develop in the future in response to changes in society and the workplace environment. Today, the most important skill a young person must possess is the ability to learn new skills. High levels of unemployment among young people is one of the major challenges facing business and society in today’s world.