What is the theme of World Youth Skills Day, 2021 ?
- (a)Young People and Skills
- (b)Skills Development and Employment
- (c)Young People and Entrepreneurship
- (d)Reimagining Youth Skills Post Pandemic
Correct — D, 'Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic'. This was the official theme of World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) 2021, observed on 15 July 2021. It reflected the global focus on rebuilding and adapting technical and vocational skills for young people after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. WYSD is observed every 15 July, a day designated by the UN General Assembly in 2014.
- (a)Young People and Skills — Wrong — a generic 'skills' phrase, not the official WYSD 2021 theme, which centred on reimagining skills after the pandemic.
- (b)Skills Development and Employment — Wrong — a broad skill-policy phrase, but not the specific 2021 theme.
- (c)Young People and Entrepreneurship — Wrong — entrepreneurship was not the focus of the 2021 theme.
World Youth Skills Day is a UN-designated observance (15 July, since 2014/2015) that highlights the importance of equipping young people with the technical and vocational skills they need for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Each year carries a theme; the 2021 theme responded directly to the pandemic's impact on skilling and TVET (technical and vocational education and training).
This is straight current-affairs recall. The trap is that all four options are plausible, generic 'skills' phrases, so a student must remember the exact 2021 wording that ties the theme to the post-pandemic recovery.
- World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on 15 July.
- It was designated by the UN General Assembly in 2014 (first observed 2015).
- The 2021 theme was 'Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic'.
- It promotes TVET (technical and vocational education and training) and youth employability.
- Confusing World Youth Skills Day (15 July) with International Youth Day (12 August)
- Guessing a generic 'skills' phrase instead of the exact 2021 theme
Current-affairs recall of the day's date, the specific year's theme, or the UN body/year that established the observance.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on:
- (a)15 July
- (b)12 August
- (c)11 July
- (d)15 August
Answer(a) 15 July — designated by the UN General Assembly.
- practice — not a real PYQ
World Youth Skills Day was established by which body?
- (a)UNESCO
- (b)ILO
- (c)UN General Assembly
- (d)UNICEF
Answer(c) UN General Assembly — it declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day in 2014.