Technical/Vocational

Risks and opportunities for Latin America's Ninis.

Ensuring equal opportunities for marginalized Roma is a win-win for Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, says a new World Bank report Being Fair, Faring Better: Promoting Equality of Opportunity for Marginalized Roma. The report focuses on identifying pathways to promote fair chances for disadvantaged Roma in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and the Slovak Republic, with a particular emphasis on the next generation.

More than 40% of youth in the region wants to start its own business but face many challenges.

On the eve of the landmark World Education Forum 2015, the World Bank Group announced that it will double results-based financing for education to US$5 billion over the next five years. The new financing is part of the Bank Group?s commitment to end extreme poverty in the world by 2030 by improving both the quality and equity of education. This video highlights programs in Pakistan, Tanzania and India that have strong focus on results.

On the eve of the landmark World Education Forum 2015, the World Bank Group announced that it will double results-based financing for education to US$5 billion over the next five years. The new financing is part of the Bank Group?s commitment to end extreme poverty in the world by 2030 by improving both the quality and equity of education, so that all children are learning the skills they need to lead more prosperous lives. Despite much progress, 121 million children around the world remain out of primary and lower secondary school.

Education is a powerful driver of development and is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty. But for many, it isn?t as simple as just going to school. Today, 250 million children don?t know how to read even though many have been to school. To prosper in a rapidly changing world, all children need more than basic literacy and numeracy. They need to be creative, critical thinkers and problem-solvers. We are the first generation in human history to try to end extreme poverty. Let?s begin in school.

You?re never too old to go to school. In Turkey, adult education courses are creating new opportunities for the working class. #TakeOn what you want to change.

Video on the results of Technical and Vocational Education Modernization Project in Kazakhstan.

In the mountainous and remote areas of China?s Ningxia Province, a vehicle that doubles as a mobile classroom travels from village to village, bringing skills training to the doorstep of rural residents yearning for a better job.