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Education and Employers
Research Digest - May 2025
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PUBLICATIONS
The state of global teenage career preparation
OECD
The report underscores the importance of effective career guidance and employer engagement in helping students understand the opportunities available to them. However, it finds that too few students are participating in career development activities that are most strongly linked to better employment outcomes. Disadvantaged students, in particular, are less likely to engage in these activities, exacerbating existing inequalities.
Youth jobs gap: exploring compound disadvantage
OECD
This report is the tenth in the Youth Jobs Gap series, exploring new evidence on young people aged 18-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England.
How's life for children in the digital age?
OECD
The report provides an overview of children's lives in the digital environment across OECD countries. It explores the challenges of ensuring that children are both protected and empowered to use digital media in a beneficial way while managing potential risks. The report highlights the need for a whole-of-society, multi-sectoral policy approach, engaging digital service providers, health professionals, educators, experts, parents, and children to protect, empower, and support children, while also addressing offline vulnerabilities, with the ultimate aim of enhancing their well-being and future outcomes.
The future at risk: why investing in education is critical
UNESCO
The report covers how the future depends on how well-equipped tomorrow’s leaders are to learn, innovate, adapt and harness the challenges these transitions present. Yet, world leaders are failing to prioritize one of the most critical investments in our shared future: quality education.
Unlocking High‑Quality Teaching
OECD
This report draws from extensive research to delineate what we know – and what remains to be understood – about each. While research has shed light into what can effectively improve learning outcomes, applying it in the complex everyday reality of classrooms can be a whole different challenge. It offers a rare glimpse into the real-time decisions of teachers and the observations they make in the classroom to gauge their effectiveness.
Mala Fund
The report provides insight into the Girls’ Vision for Education consultation to hear from particularly marginalised girls. Partnering directly with girls throughout the process, the report accounts for the voices of more than 800 girls from 30 countries who shared critical insights into their challenges and priorities for secondary education.
COMMENTS
Equipping youth for the future through school, work, and beyond
Kevin Hempe & Wendy Cunningham
EVENTS
International Labour Conference
2 to 13 June 2025 in Geneva
We believe no child should be constrained by stereotypes or the expectations of others. We know that if young people hear firsthand about the world of work, they work harder, get better grades and are more likely to break down barriers.
They should have the chance to start as early as possible, and that is why we launched the national I am #InspiringTheFuture campaign.
Any views expressed in the publications featured in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Education and Employers.
