Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2012, para. 21
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The Latin American region is also in search of innovative ways to harness the potential of technical and vocational education. According to an evaluation on recent trends in technical education in the region, "One of the greatest challenges facing vocational training and educational transformation in the region, while responding to the demands of the labour market and to local and national development is the organization of education and training circuits that open paths to employment for youth … there is broad agreement in the region on the role of secondary education in the development of general and transversal competencies and knowledge".
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)
Education
Person(s) affected
Youth
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/310, para. 21.