The global issue of youth unemployment requires an all-encompassing approach, focusing on five interconnected elements: economy, education, employability, equality, and ecosystem. There is a stark difference in the number of available young job seekers and the demand for skilled talent due to an evident skills gap. Combating this involves strategies that include economic growth that is inclusive and produces adequate employment opportunities, aligning education with economic growth, evolving the education system to accommodate the changing dynamics of the workforce, closing the evident skills mismatch through public-private partnerships, prioritizing equality to make opportunities available to all, and fostering a cohesive ecosystem.

To combat these challenges, SAP and UNICEF have partnered to create innovative solutions to global skilling and workforce challenges aimed at aiding young people in transitioning to earning. This partnership, which expanded in 2022, is focused on impacting youth in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa through a new program supporting learning-to-earning pathways in the budding digital and green sectors. This program aims to equip youths with necessary skills to succeed, thereby creating meaningful employment pathways.

Due to the significant role of digital technology in today’s job market, the parties involved are leveraging strategies to ensure that these young people are trained adequately for the future. The SAP Educate to Employ initiative, a free program on the Youth Agency Marketplace platform, equips beneficiaries with essential competencies for the digital economy.

In conclusion, leaders from different sectors must work together to reduce the youth unemployment rate, close the skills gap, and promote inclusive growth in their regions. As we face a changing landscape in the world of work, particularly due to the rise in digital and green economies, it becomes crucial to ensure that marginalized youth are not left behind. Information on these efforts towards addressing youth unemployment is available at sap.com/csr and the SAP News Center.

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