Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2012, para. 10

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International experience demonstrates that adapting to an increasingly diversified student population calls for providing various learning pathways, including in technical and vocational subjects. New approaches to education and training are crucial to meet the demand for new skills in an increasingly knowledge- and skills-based society. Accordingly, technical and vocational education and training systems must respond to the demand for upgrading skills and the acquisition of new ones, which are instrumental in the creation of new employment opportunities. Such education and training can also stimulate creative skills and promote the arts. Concerns with environmental degradation, poverty eradication and sustainable development have motivated new approaches to technical and vocational education and training with consideration given to the promotion of skills required by the emerging "'green' economy". In June 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development also underscored the importance of supporting educational institutions to develop quality and innovative programmes, including technical and vocational training and lifelong learning, geared to bridging skills gaps in order to advance sustainable development objectives (A/CONF.216/L.1, para. 235).
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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
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
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Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/310, para. 10.
Paragraph number
10