Enhancing youth employability: What? Why? and How? Guide to core work skills
Skills development is essential for increasing the productivity and sustainability of enterprises and improving working conditions and the employability of workers.1 In order to secure that first job as well as navigate in the labour market, young women and men need the technical skills to perform specific tasks as well as core work skills: learning to learn, communication, problem-solving and teamwork. Development of core skills, awareness of workers’ rights and an understanding of entrepreneurship are the building blocks for lifelong learning and capability to adapt to change.
