- About the department
- Areas of work
- ILO Helpdesk for Business on International Labour Standards
- Conducive environment for sustainable enterprise, including COOPs
- Entrepreneurship and enterprise development
- MNEs contributors to creation of employment
- Social responsible enterprise-level practices
- Business Development Services (BDS)
- Local Economic Development (LED)
- Value Chain Development (VCD)
- Women's Entrepreneurship Development (WED)
- Youth Entrepreneurship
- Start and Improve Your Business Programme
- Units and programmes
- Projects
- Events and meetings
- Publications
- Links
Youth Entrepreneurship
 | Know About Business Entrepreneurship Education for Secondary, Vocational and Higher Education |
The Know About Business (KAB) programme is designed to promote awareness among young people aged 15 to 25 years of the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship and self-employment. Since 2004, KAB has trained over 1,100 teachers in 20 countries and reached out to more than 40,000 students through pilot activities.
Key Resources
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Building Business and Entrepreneurship Awareness
An ILO experience of integrating entrepreneurship education into national vocational education systems
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Stimulating youth entrepreneurship : barriers and incentives to enterprise start-ups by young people
01 May 2006SEED Working Paper No. 76
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Youth unemployment and employment policy: A global perspective
06 February 2001Analyses the characteristics, causes and consequences of youth unemployment. Examines policy responses focusing on active labour market policies, arguing for a shift towards demand oriented strategies based on social partnership. Reviews ILO initiatives and international policy context. Includes the text of the ILO Resolution concerning youth unemployment (adopted at the 1998 International Labour Conference, Geneva) and a list of selectd active labour market programmes for young people.
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Facilitating youth entrepreneurship. An analysis of awareness and promotion programmes in formal and non-formal education
01 January 2003SEED Working Paper No. 59 Part I
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Facilitating youth entrepreneurship. An analysis of awareness and promotion programmes in formal and non-formal education
01 January 2004SEED Working Paper No. 59 Part II
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Towards an entrepreneurial culture for the twenty-first century : stimulating entrepreneurial spirit through entrepreneurship education in secondary schools
01 January 2006This book is intendent for all those interested in youth developent as the first step in a long-ter strategy for inforation exchange oninnovatory odels of education delivery at secondary level.
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