Transition from School to Work – Interlinkages between Basic Education and Vocational Skills Development
Foundational skills enable all further learning and are tools to further skills, including vocational skills. In view of the global challenges, lifelong learning and training are a must and foundational skills crucial in preparing learners for future job prospect. The SDC takes a holistic approach to basic education and vocational training with a view to bolstering the complementarity and correlation between the two (“interplay”). By combining quality basic education and the acquisition of vocational and technical skills relevant to the changing labour market and strengthening the complementarity between BE and VSD, SDC's programmes lay the foundation for decent work, and sustainable economic growth.
