This Tuesday, July 15, marks World Youth Skills Day, a date proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly since 2014, with the aim of highlighting the importance of equipping young people with tools that allow them to achieve decent employment, become entrepreneurs, or actively contribute to the development of their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an increasingly dynamic and changing world, where the demands of the labor market evolve rapidly, technical and professional training acquires a fundamental role. This day becomes a platform to reflect on the challenges that youth face in terms of education, training, and labor insertion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The celebration recognizes that young people are key drivers of sustainable development, but also a group particularly vulnerable to unemployment and inequality of opportunity. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 40% of employed youth globally work in informal conditions, and millions lack access to quality technical education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year’s focus is on the transformation of vocational training in the face of digitalization, climate change, and global crises, such as the pandemic or armed conflicts, which continue to deeply affect younger generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the most in-demand skills today are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the country, youth <\/a>represent a significant proportion of the population, which makes strengthening their skills a national priority. Institutions such as the Ministry of Youth<\/a>, INFOTEP<\/a>, the Youth and Employment program, the Sup\u00e9rate program, and the Vocational Schools of the Armed Forces and the National Police, offer free training in technical and vocational areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to data from the Ministry of Labor and multilateral organizations, the youth unemployment rate is around 18%, being higher among women and in rural areas. The challenge is not only the creation of jobs, but that these are of quality, formal, and with future prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Building a fairer and more sustainable future begins with believing in and betting on what youth can do when given the right tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This Tuesday, July 15, marks World Youth Skills Day, a date proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly since 2014, with the aim of highlighting the importance of equipping young people with tools that allow them to achieve decent employment, become entrepreneurs, or actively contribute to the development of their communities. In an increasingly dynamic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133543,"featured_media":515416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40918],"tags":[41871],"class_list":["post-475050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anniversaries","tag-youth"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-1ZA6","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Dia-Mundial-de-las-Habilidades-de-la-Juventud.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Carolina \u00c1lvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-5.31.57-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Anniversaries"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Dia-Mundial-de-las-Habilidades-de-la-Juventud.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Partnerships for development<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
International organizations such as the UN, UNESCO, the ILO, and the Inter-American Development Bank have reiterated the need to work with governments, companies, NGOs, and educational centers to create more inclusive training systems. In many countries, public-private partnerships are being promoted that allow young people to train directly in work environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today’s youth are critical, creative, and conscious. But they need access, tools, and confidence. Celebrating World Youth Skills Day is not just a symbolic act; it is an urgent call for investment, educational innovation, and equity in access to real opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n