more highlevel skills are needed than ever before these changes in skills demand have to be identified articulated and translated into uptodate curricula and relevant programmes a strategic approach to skills policies also needs to consider local differences particularly in emerging economies where these differences can be large compared to purely governmentdesigned curricula taught exclusively in schools learning in the workplace allows young people to develop hard skills on modern equipment and soft skills such as teamwork communication and negotiation through realworld experience handson workplace training can also help to motivate disengaged youth to stay in or reengage with the education system and smooths the transition from education into the labour market