July 15th: World Youth Skills Day 2024

World Youth Skills Day is observed annually on July 15th to promote youth skills development to tackle unemployment and underemployment.

Key Points

The United Nations General Assembly designated July 15 as World Youth Skills Day in November 2014.
The day was observed for the first time in July 2015.
The day aims to spread awareness and develop an understanding of the importance of youth skills to counter the challenges of unemployment and underemployment faced by young people globally.
The day is observed to focus on vocational training, education and apprenticeships to mitigate the gap between education and employment. It also drives attention to foster innovation, productivity and social inclusion to achieve global development goals.
The theme of 2024 is “Youth Skills for Peace and Development,” emphasizing the crucial role of youth in peace building and conflict resolution.”