Lifelong learning and training: a bridge to the future - Unesco-Unevoc

Korea for the wonderful manner in which they supported the organisation of the Congress and
for their warm hospitality. He stressed that “today, more than ever before, technical and
vocational education and training has become a necessity not only for young people who will
have to prepare themselves for the challenges of the next century, but also for the entire
population of each country so that every individual can play an active role in the world of the
21 st century, which will seek to narrow economic and gender disparities while preserving the
integrity of the environment.”
Mr POWER appealed to all partners of UNESCO to “intensify their support to all
developing countries, particularly in the domain of technical and vocational education and
training where the need is the greatest.” He ensured all participants that their recommendations
“will be taken into full account as UNESCO’s Global Strategy for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training is reformulated to guide the Organisation’s programme for the 21 st
century.”
Mr LEE Hai-chan, President of the Congress, in his closing remarks emphasized the
integration between vocational education and general education and pointed out that “technical
education and vocational training should be a basic component for the education and training
system in each country”. He expected that “excellent national technical and vocational education
policies would be formulated with the help of the Recommendations provided by the Congress.”
Finally, Mr LEE declared the Congress closed.
∼ 6 ∼