UNESCO has launched a Global Skills Academy aiming to equip one million young persons with employability skills and help them find jobs.

Founding partners include Coursera, Dior, Festo, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Orange Digital Centres and PIX. International Organizations and partners including ILO, OECD and WorldSkills Competition will also contribute to the project.

The Academy will operate through a matching process facilitated by UNEVOC, UNESCO’s global network for institutions...