United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) / Regional Office
Address:
UNESCO
Regional Office for Education in the Arab States
Beirut-Lebanon
Tel: 961-1-8530013
Fax: 961-1-824854
Activity Title:
Paper on: "Reform of Education and Training Systems to Promote Youth Employment in the Arab States".
Prepared By:
Presented at: “The Sectoral Meeting on Youth and Employment between the UN and the League of Arab States”, UNESCWA, Beirut – Lebanon.
Date:
May 2000
Brief:
Dramatic developments in information and communication technologies have revolutionized the decision-making processes on education, training and employment issues. The paper gave an analysis of education, training, and employment in the Arab States region; highlighted the needs for structural reforms, current problems associated with education, as well as for training and youth employment in the Region. The paper also discussed the main goals and strategies needed to promote youth employment in a changing world of work, as part of reforming the education and training systems.
