This July, we've curated 3️⃣ standout resources on #YouthForesight to help policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and development partners make more informed decisions:

📌 Education at a Glance, by OECD
→ Access global data on education systems’ structure, financing, and outcomes, along with the latest insights on tertiary education, adult skills, and the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) to support informed policy and planning.
🌐 bit.ly/4hmdepl


📌 Digitising Microenterprises Sector Scan by Jobtech Alliance
→ Learn how jobtech platforms help African microenterprises improve efficiency, streamline operations, and drive business growth while highlighting the digital solutions and emerging platforms
🌐 bit.ly/4vOAa3P


📌 Africa Youth Employment Clock by World Data Lab, Mastercard Foundation
→ Discover Africa’s first youth employment tracker, with forecasts through 2030 and data by gender, education, sector, and more.
🌐 bit.ly/4vOABet 


🗓️ Upcoming Youth Events and Opportunities:

The International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the International Training Centre of the ILO, is developing a WhatsApp-based microlearning course on youth rights at work, building on Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work.

Help co-design a course with young people, for young people. No prior knowledge is required — your experiences and opinions are exactly the expertise we need.

📅 6 August 2026
🕑 14:00 CEST / 15:00 EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register here: https://itcilo-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ozr8MHB1Rt64-2H5wGVqnA#/registration


🗣️ Trending in our Community Forum:

📢"In Nakivale Refugee Settlement, critical information often spreads through unverified sources, exposing people to scams and misinformation. We built ConnectRefugee to help trusted organizations share verified updates in five languages—English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, and Arabic—making information more accessible, reliable, and actionable."

- Munguzo , Founder of CAMPUS Digital Hub


💬 What skills have opened new possibilities for you or your community?
👉 Join the conversation!

Inviting young people to an interactive co-creation workshop to:
✨ Experience a short microlearning “pill” and share honest feedback
✨ Identify the topics and themes that matter most to them and their peers
✨ Shape the tone, format and style so the course speaks their language

No prior knowledge is required — your experiences and opinions are exactly the expertise we need.

📅 6 August 2026
🕑 14:00 CEST / 15:00 EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register here: https://itcilo-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ozr8MHB1Rt64-2H5wGVqnA#/registration

Help co-design a course with young people, for young people.

Wrap up the week by exploring these exciting opportunities that could lead to your next big breakthrough. Take a look below and don't miss out! 👇

🌟 Skills in Action Photo Competition 2026
🔎 The UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition celebrates the transformative role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in preparing young people with the skills needed for the future. This is your chance to capture inspiring moments that demonstrate how TVET contributes to innovation, inclusion, sustainability and youth employment.

Deadline: August 30, 2026
🔗 https://www.youthforesight.org/resource-details/Event/13816

🌟Watson Institute Flagship Fellowship 2026
🔎 This fully-funded 16-week program brings together impact entrepreneurs for intensive training, committed mentorship, connections to capital, and a global peer community. The Flagship Fellowship is Watson Institute’s signature entrepreneurial and leadership development program, which includes a curriculum that has supported hundreds entrepreneurs worldwide. 

Deadline: Mid August or until slots are full
🔗https://www.youthforesight.org/resource-details/Event/13814

🌟Eastern Caribbean States Small Grants Programme
Projects must focus on one or more of the following themes: ocean conservation, sports, cultural and creative industries, Francophonie, youth support, sustainable agriculture, or women's empowerment, with preference given to proposals that integrate gender equality and/or regional integration, particularly through partnerships with the French Caribbean overseas territories. Selected projects will be granted up to 85% of the total amount of project, with a maximum limit of 4,600 euros.

Deadline: August 16, 2026
🔗https://www.youthforesight.org/resource-details/Event/13817

Celebrate World Youth Skills Day by exploring three featured resources from #YouthForesight to build adaptive skills, foster meaningful youth engagement, and advance lifelong learning.

1️⃣ UNESCO's Global Skills Academy
👉 Access free, certifiable learning opportunities in digital, green, and entrepreneurial skills, alongside career mentorship to prepare for evolving employment opportunities.
🔗 bit.ly/44RuyuD 

2️⃣ From Access to Employment: Addressing the barriers to digital skills development for Nigerian girls
👉 The youth-led research from UNICEF Generation Unlimited’s Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership (GESP) highlights how access to digital skills training can build confidence and expand opportunities, helping girls earn, lead, and thrive in a changing economy.
🔗 bit.ly/4vnVCwx 

3️⃣ A practical guide for meaningful youth engagement in TVET in Africa
👉 A practical guide with step-by-step tools to embed meaningful youth engagement across Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems.
🔗 bit.ly/3QZ0jPh

Explore these and more resources on YouthForesight!

#DecentJobsForYouth
#WorkLifeReady

"Hagamos doble click en el trabajo. Guía para informar y capacitar sobre el ingreso al mundo laboral de las juventudes"

El objetivo de esta guía es proporcionar un marco de referencia para las personas facilitadoras, apoyándolas en el diseño y la implementación de sesiones de formación presenciales o virtuales dirigidas a personas jóvenes que se insertan o transitan sus primeras experiencias en el mercado laboral de Argentina. Esto incluye a personas jóvenes representantes de organizaciones de trabajadores y empleadores, o de instituciones de la sociedad civil que buscan promover los derechos laborales juveniles.
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The objective of this guide is to provide a reference framework for facilitators, supporting them in designing and delivering in-person or virtual training sessions for young people entering or navigating their first experiences in Argentina's labour market. It is intended for facilitators working with young people, including representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, as well as civil society organizations seeking to promote youth labour rights.

👉 Acceda a la guía / Access the Guide

Hello, this is Empower Her, Transform Her.

Because every girl deserves a future filled with hope. We are reaching out with a vision: to stand beside the girls who have been left behind, silenced by poverty, teenage pregnancy, and lack of resources. These girls are not statistics, they are daughters, sisters, future leaders. Yet too often, their dreams are cut short before they even begin.

This campaign is about giving them back their voice, their dignity, and their chance to thrive.

The Challenge

Many girls drop out of school because their families cannot afford tuition, uniforms, or supplies.

Teenage pregnancy forces countless young mothers to abandon education, leaving them vulnerable to stigma and poverty.

Without support, these girls struggle to survive, their potential wasted, their futures uncertain.

Our Mission

Through Empower Her, Transform Her, we are determined to;

Rebuild Education Pathways: Help girls return to school or access alternative learning opportunities.

Support Teenage Mothers: Provide mentorship, counseling, and safe spaces where they can heal and grow.

Teach Hand Skills: Equip girls with practical skills like tailoring, crafts, agriculture, entrepreneurship that ensure daily survival and long-term independence.

Create Leaders: Inspire girls to rise above stigma and become advocates for themselves and their communities.

Why Your Support Matters

Your donation is more than money, it is a message of hope. It says:

“You are not forgotten.”

“Your dreams are valid.”

“Your future can be transformed.”

Every contribution helps a girl return to school, learn a skill, or care for her child with dignity. It helps break cycles of poverty and opens doors to leadership and independence.

Together, We Can Transform Lives

Imagine a community where every girl has the chance to thrive. Where teenage mothers are empowered, where girls are leaders, and where no child is left behind because of poverty or stigma. That is the future we are building, one donation, one teenage mother, one transformation at a time.

In case of any support, kindly reach out to us on;

Email: maureenacen2020@gmail.com

🔗 https://gogetfunding.com/empower-her-transform-tomorrow/

Your generosity will empower her today and transform her tomorrow.

Thank you 😊

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO) is inviting you to take your expertise to a new level with this free, self-paced course, "Promoting Youth Employment: Challenges, Policies and Emerging Opportunities".

Learn ILO’s approach to promoting youth employment, combining analysis of labour market challenges with practical insights into policies and emerging opportunities, with a strong focus on inclusion, gender equality and decent work. 

👇 By the end of the course, you will be able to: 

• Understand the main challenges affecting youth employment globally  

• Explain key labour market concepts used by the ILO  

• Identify effective policy approaches to support young people’s access to decent work  

• Recognize the employment potential of emerging sectors such as the digital, green and care economies  

• Understand why inclusion, gender equality and decent work are central to youth employment strategies  

 🌐 The course is available in English, Français, Español, Português.

🤓 Check out the course now

Dear Community,

UNESCO is pleased to announce the global call for applications for the second edition of the Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme. Applications are open until 19 July 2026 at 23:59 CEST, Paris time. 

This year’s theme, Human Connection and Dialogue in the Age of AI, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping communication and social relations, while raising urgent questions around trust, bias, representation, and inclusion.

Over the course of the programme, 50 selected participants will:

• Strengthen their capacity as intercultural leaders through a series of high-level online masterclasses and peer-to-peer exchanges (Oct-Dec 2026);

• Design and lead a dialogue-based community initiative aligned with the programme’s annual theme, supported by seed funding of USD 10,000 (Jan-Jul 2027); while receiving ongoing mentorship and leadership development opportunities from an international network of experts and practitioners;

• Contribute to international conversations on peace, inclusion, and intercultural dialogue through participation in the UNESCO Global Youth Dialogue for Peace in China (Q3-4 2027)

• Join a global community of emerging intercultural leaders and become part of UNESCO’s Global Youth Alumni Network;

👉 Learn more and apply here.
🗓️ Applications are open from 22 June to 19 July 2026 (23:59 CEST).

Through this initiative, the ILO is launching a series of case studies to explore how green industrial transformation is reshaping key sectors and creating employment opportunities for young people. The research aims to identify the institutional, policy and systemic factors that drive positive youth employment outcomes and to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers and industry stakeholders at both national and global levels.

To help inform the selection of sectors and countries for the study, we would be grateful for your input through this short survey.

👉 Participate in the survey here

Your insights are particularly valuable in ensuring that the research focuses on sectors with strong potential to generate decent jobs for young women and men while advancing the green transition.

For your reference, an extract from the Terms of Reference can be accessed here. The ILO will launch a Request for Proposals once the sector and country selection process has been completed.

Please note that the survey will remain open until 1 July 2026.

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

With best wishes,
The EC–ILO Youth Employment Expert Network Team

⚡Participate in the survey⚡

Hello everyone! 🌍 As the annual International Labour Conference (ILC) 2026 nearly comes to a close, we sat down with one of the youth representatives actively taking part in the discussions.

We’re excited to feature Nea Laine, representative of the Finnish National Youth Council 🇫🇮, as she shares her experiences, engagement, and reflections from the conference.

Read our conversation below 👇 — and feel free to join in by sharing your own insights and reflections too.

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YouthForesight: Could you briefly introduce yourself and the organization you represent?

Nea: Hello! My name is Nea Laine. As Finland's Youth Delegate for Decent Work, I bring the perspectives of Finnish youth to both the international and domestic tables where today's labor market is discussed. My mandate represents over 1 million members across 130 youth organizations through Finland’s National Youth Council and Sector.

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YouthForesight: As a youth representative, how would you describe your level of engagement at this year’s ILC?

Nea: It was great! Our delegation was given the opportunity to deliver a youth statement in one of the committees, and together with the Danish youth delegates, we had highly meaningful conversations about the topics on this year's agenda with Nordic and international representatives. Because this was only the third time Finland has sent a youth delegate to the ILC, and given that youth are not directly represented there, we are currently doing our best to find collaborative ways to represent young people as impactfully as possible.

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YouthForesight: Which key discussions at the ILC do you think young people should be more involved in?

Nea: While the specific topics change almost every year, young people are deeply impacted by the labor market as a whole, regardless of the immediate matter at hand. On this year's agenda, the discussion surrounding social dialogue and tripartism is highly relevant, especially as the world of work is changing at a rapid speed.

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YouthForesight: What outcomes are you hoping for from this year’s ILC

Nea: Expanding briefly on my previous point, social dialogue must be modernized to include youth voices. These principles should be advanced through trusted national processes that give young people a real say in shaping their professional lives, and it would be great to see this explicitly stated in the official text.

Regarding this year's core conference negotiation, the platform economy, I support the consolidation of a principle-based, universally adaptable global framework for platform workers. Clear, predictable baselines for worker classification and human-in-the-loop algorithmic oversight are also highly relevant for young workers in the platform economy.

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Were you at the ILC 2026 too? Share us your thoughts and experience!