N25.009-Skills for the Future

Title: N25.009 – Skills for the Future

Author: Anna Sabrina Wollmann

Company/Organisation name: UNITAR

Short biography:

Established in 1965, UNITAR is an autonomous institution within the United Nations system with a mission to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacities of its beneficiaries. As the training arm of the UN, its mission is to develop capacities to enhance global decision-making and to support country level action for shaping a better future.

Short project summary
The World Economic Forum’s 2023 report on the future of jobs suggests that between now and 2027, businesses predict that 44% of workers’ core skills will be disrupted, because technology is moving faster than companies can design and scale up their training programmes. To counteract this trend, UNITAR suggests a capacity building programme that will focus on the transferable skills needed for the future of work, such as: 1. Negotiation Skills 2. Stakeholder Engagement 3. Leadership and Team Mobilization 4. Cross-Cultural Communication 5. Resilience, flexibility and agility 6. AI and big Data

Main Aim of the proposed project
The overall aim of the Skills for the Future programme is to assist Youth reach their full potential and to stay abreast of technical developments by improving their transferable skills.
Taking a holistic approach to address the needs of the beneficiaries and ensuring a more inclusive society, UNITAR and the partner organisations will work closely with regional centres in order to enable and equip Youth with the necessary technical knowledge and skills for a successful career.
The project will be implemented in especially selected regional training centers, allowing the initiative to target vulnerable neighborhoods. The regional approach furthermore allows the respective training modules to be better tailored to the beneficiaries’ specific needs. Close collaboration with the private sector will enable beneficiaries to gain hands on experience. In addition, participants will gain deeper insights through interactive and practice focused workshops on relevant skills of the future.

Expected results – output of the proposed project
The programme will run over the course of three years for three different cohorts (one per year). Each envisioned training component with be taught over two non-consecutive weeks through in person workshops. One of the objectives is to include a networking element, so participants of the second cohort can rely on the experiences of alumni of the first cohort to ensure peer-to-peer learning.
The expected results/outputs of the Skills for the Future programme are:
1) Promoted the economic independence and entrepreneurship of at least 100 participants through specific upskilling and re-skilling workshops;
2) Strengthened the Negotiation Skills of at least 100 participants;
3) Provided at least 100 participants with the best practices of Stakeholder Engagement,
4) Enabled participants to further their career by strengthening their Leadership and Team Mobilization skills;
5) Fostered a more inclusive working environment by promoting cross-cultural communication for at least 100 participants;
6) Strengthened the resilience, flexibility and agility of at least 100 participants.
7) Provided at least 100 participants with relevant insights on the importance of AI and big Data.

Project field of implementation
Vocational Education and Training

Project type
KA2 – Cooperation among organisations and institutions: Capacity Building projects

The end users/beneficiary:
Teachers / Trainers / Educators, Students, Young people

Implementation area:
Online Education & Learning, Education and Competencies Development, Green and Digital Transition

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