Research shows interventions that aim to teach soft skills may enhance job prospects for youth by giving them better skills and confidence for looking for jobs and being them more productive at work.
July 15 was declared by the UN General Assembly as World Youth Skills Day. It is for celebrating the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. This year’s theme is “Transforming Youth Skills for the Future”.
The event comes amid Kenya’s efforts to invest in the TVET remarkably being the establishment of the Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET), an increase in the number of TVETs, funding and dedicated efforts in the harmonisation of training standards. One great feat is the growth of TVET’s image: 5,278 students who scored university entry grades opted for TVET courses this year.
