Afterschool Centre for Career Development (formerly known as Afterschool Peer
Mentoring Project) is pleased to announce the launch of its #ShowYourSkillsCampaign organized as
part of its activities to celebrate and promote the inaugural United Nations World
Youth Skills Day held on July 15th 2015.
In designating the World Youth Skills Day, the United Nations General
Assembly
· ‘expressed concern at
the high number of unemployed youth, estimated globally at 74.5 million in
2013, the majority of whom live in the developing countries
· noted that Member States have an important
role in meeting the needs and aspirations of youth, particularly in developing
countries,
· Recognized
that the fostering of the acquisition of skills by youth would enhance their
ability to make informed choices with regard to life and work and empower them
to gain access to changing labour markets.
The #ShowYourSkillsCampaign seeks to generate greater
awareness on the relevance skills development comprising core skills, technical
and vocational skills as well as highlight the place of skills acquisition in
driving employability and entrepreneurship.
The Campaign is hinged on the fact that skills drive the future of work
for both local and global economies and the need for young people to position
themselves accordingly.
How to
participate:
1.
Open
to young people across Africa under 35 years of age
2.
Send
a picture of yourself showing off your skills
3. Tweet
to @Afterschool_dev using the hash tag #ShowyourSkillsCampaign
and #YouthSkillsDay
4.
Refer
your friends to tweet at #ShowYourSkillsCampaign
and mention you in their tweets
5.
At the end we will compile the submitted
pictures into a skills handbook that will be shared globally.
6.
The
best pictures that demonstrate skills will be offered an all -expense paid trip
to attend our School to Work Transitions event in Cape Town, South Africa in
October 2015.
Campaign Timeline: July 1st – 31st
August, 2015
About Afterschool Centre for Career Development:
Afterschool
Centre for Career Development (formerly known as Afterschool Peer Mentoring
Project) is a non-governmental, capacity development organization committed to
inspiring, investing and engaging young people as well as facilitating growth
opportunities for young persons in transitional stages of their lives. We
ignite young people to set career goals and walk them through the achievement
of such goals enabling them transit seamlessly from school to work.
At Afterschool Centre for Career Development we employ various
strategic interventions to counsel, train and provide growth opportunities for
young people to prepare for the world of work through a peer mentoring model.
Our programmes and projects include a Pathfinder programme for Adolescents, A
Pre-Tertiary Training Programme for Post-Secondary school graduates, and
Workplace Training for Undergraduates as well as career advancement training
for young professionals.
Beyond providing direct services Afterschool Centre for Career
Development provides a springboard for Stakeholder collaboration and thought
leadership on issues regarding holistic education including career counseling,
employment and youth transitions programming. Some initiatives under our
thought leadership portfolio include; The Career Counselors Coalition and the
School to Work Transitions in Africa Initiative.
For
more information, inquiries, and partnerships on the #ShowYourSkillsCampaign, please contact:
Programmes & Partnerships Manager
Afterschool Centre for Career
Development (ACCD)
Website: www.afterschoolcentre.org
Opportunity hub: www.afterschoolhub.org
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