Join us to boost youth employment by equipping 25 million young people with digital skills}

Today, most jobs require some level of digital skills. Key growth areas alone have created demand for tens of millions of jobs around the world. These jobs often go unfilled due to skills shortages. Launched by partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, the Campaign recognizes that investing in youth by developing their digital skills is a win-win strategy: It addresses the skills gap by increasing young people's employability, creating quality jobs, and sparking innovation across all sectors in the digital economy.

Entity

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Sustainable Development Goals & targets

Partners

Bangladesh, Aspire to Innovate (a2i)
Code for All Portugal
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
IT STEP Academy
Microsoft
Save the Children
Switch Maven
ThinkYoung
Blossom Academy
YMCA
Eidos Global
HP Foundation
Journeys Within Our Community
AmaliTech gGmbH
AFRICAN ADVANCED LEVEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTE
ReDI School of Digital Integration
TofaraOnline: Digital Marketing and Innovation Consulting Trust
Laboratoria
Switch Maven

Themes

Digital skills for youth

Join the Campaign and be part of the solution

To make a commitment please contact hcbmail@itu.int or decentjobsforyouth@ilo.org. Possible actions include:

Design, implement or fund digital skills development programs for young people – including programs that focus on disadvantaged groups, such as young women and young persons with disabilities.
Provide a full array of digital skills and information to existing and potential young entrepreneurs.
Embed digital skills training in apprenticeship schemes and educational and professional development programmes across sectors and industries; and
Develop and strengthen the capacity of education and training providers to deliver digital skills and adapt their curricula and activities for young people (e.g. professional development, entrepreneurship activities, on the-job learning and job placements).

Why Commit?

We welcome your commitment to improve youth employment opportunities, including through the following actions

Gain global recognition as digital skills champions.
Have your efforts reported to the United Nations as actions accelerating progress to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Access expertise, networks, and best practices from a worldwide alliance committed to developing digital skills for youth.
Increase visibility through promotional activities of the campaign.