Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2012, para. 8
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- The knowledge, skills and competencies imparted by education are generally understood as primary vehicles for the empowerment of individuals and the promotion of social and economic development. Technical and vocational education and training is frequently recognized as being instrumental in confronting the challenges of unemployment and underemployment, both in developed and developing countries. Ensuring adequate and relevant technical and vocational education and training is central to responding to the diverse aspirations and needs of individuals and societies in a rapidly globalizing world. In this context, increased attention to such education and training is evidenced in all regions of the world, in appreciation of its potential to contribute to individual development and employability, as well as to stimulate economic and social development.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Education, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/310, para. 8.
- Paragraph number
- 8
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