World Youth Skills Day
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 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.
Summaries
Four Skills Tomorrow’s Innovation Workforce Will Need
The young digerati will lead innovation, but they’ll also need to develop business awareness, an entrepreneurial attitude, bottom-line focus, and ethical intelligence.
MIT Sloan Management Review, 2020
The Entrepreneurial Attitude
Lessons from Junior Achievement’s 100 Years of Developing Young Entrepreneurs
McGraw-Hill, 2018
