The United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) recently sent out a report with shocking results. The
report was sent out to stress the need to invest in skills for the youth. Many
countries such as India, Pakistan, and south and west Asia to name a few have
young people very behind on the school track. Most of these young people can’t
read or write and don’t have any basic skills. Most of the Pakistani girls are
really hit with this education shocker because most of the girls in Pakistan
are without an education. According to the article, in South and West Asia
millions of young people (15 to 24) need alternative pathways just to get the
basic skills they need for employment and prosperity. The report also showed
that young people need the skills taught in primary and lower secondary school
in order to find decent jobs. This isn’t getting better because so many kids
are missing out on primary and lower secondary schools. Even some who are in
school don’t know how to read and write either. However, the article says a
smart move for the countries would be to invest in young people’s skill to
boost their economic economy. The article also says the only way countries can
make the full use of young people is to have them have basic skills.
This is a global social problem because if the young people
aren’t getting the right education this affects them getting a job. This can
also lead to more unemployment. Irina Bokova, the director general of UNESCO,
had stated in the article, “The best answer to the economic downturn and youth
unemployment is to ensure that young people acquire the basic skills and
relevant training they need to enter the world of work with confidence” (“Unesco
report: Over a third of 15 to 19 year olds in India have less than lower
secondary education”). Therefore, if the young people of these countries are
not getting the required basic skills then they can‘t get a decent job. The
article had also mentioned that in richer countries the lack of investing in
young people’s skills had added to the downward spiral of unemployment rates. In
poorer countries young people who have the lack of skills end up getting jobs
with bad conditions. This is all a global social problem because young people
need the basic skills in order to obtain valuable jobs. This can affect other
countries because this could put the world behind in the job market. It also
can affect the young people’s social status because if they don’t have the
skills for a decent job they’ll have to obtain a bad conditioned job with low
pay. Therefore, this would make their income and social class status go down.
10/17/12 2:39 pm
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