Strengthening life skills training for graduates

Life skills training is the most effective way to offer young people a foundational basis to be healthy and productive members of the society. Educators, employers and policymakers should increasingly place great emphasis on the development of life skills as a way to prepare young people for success in today’s rapidly changing and globalised world.

Youth unemployment is an issue of concern in Kenya. According to “State of Youth Unemployment in Kenya” 2014 report, it is no secret, with statistics showing that at least 67 per cent of young people in Kenya aged between 15 and 34 are unemployed.