Building a Skilled Generation - The Impact of World Youth Skills Day

Swami Vivekananda said “My hope of the future lies in the youths of character, intelligent, renouncing all for the service of others, and obedient - good to themselves and the country at large”.

- VINOD CHANDRASHEKHAR DIXIT

The U.N. has designated the World Youth Skills Day on July 15 to create awareness on the importance of technical, vocational education, training and the development of other skills relevant to local and global economies to reduce unemployment and underemployment among the youth across the globe.

With over 54 per cent of the Indian population aged below 25, it is not surprising the government is looking at them as potential resources to scale new economic heights. According to the draft National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, the country presently faces two challenges a severe paucity of highly-trained, quality labour and large sections of the educated workforce that possess little job skills. Youths are the backbone of the nation; they are the main pillar of our growing society, hence they need to be nurtured. World Youth Skills Day is celebrated around the world to spread the awareness and importance of skills needed for the employment of the youth.