Overview

• The UN designated July 15 as World Youth Skills Day with a theme of empowering young people through artificial intelligence and digital competencies.
• ELIS Murcia and ELIS Villamartín combine Spanish and British diplomas with AI-driven coursework, Duke of Edinburgh Awards and student-led environmental projects to develop critical thinking, leadership and resilience.
• CCOO’s youth branch criticized the Valencian regional government’s cuts to teacher hiring, reduced training offerings and the indefinite delay of a key vocational center reform.
• Young trade unionists are calling for the approval of an Estatuto del Becario to guarantee legal rights and protections for interns facing precarious work conditions.
• A ManpowerGroup study in Argentina found that soft-skills deficits hinder nine out of ten young job seekers and have spurred companies like Arcos Dorados to offer free platforms for technical and interpersonal training.