Le 4 novembre 2013, l'Hôtel de Région a accueilli une matinée technique sur l'évolution de la jeunesse.
Après la conférence sur l'impact du numérique sur les métiers de la formation et du conseil, le CARIF Espace Compétences, a cette fois proposé un temps d`échanges et de réflexion autour de l'évolution de la jeunesse.
Cette matinée a permis d'apporter un regard sociologique sur les valeurs, les engagements et les pratiques des jeunes et de mieux appréhender leurs attentes et leurs besoins, ce qui les motive et ce qui les freine, afin de disposer de clés de lecture pour mieux les comprendre et faire évoluer les pratiques professionnelles.
Retrouvez les présentations des intervenants :
15-25 ans : Apprendre et travailler autrement par Olivier Rollot ancien directeur de la rédaction de l'Etudiant puis chargé des questions d'orientation pour "Le Monde", il est aujourd'hui consultant chez Headway. Il est l`auteur de «La Génération Y» paru en 2012.
Les jeunes Français et l'entrée dans la vie adulte par Olivier Galland Directeur de recherche au CNRS en sociologie, directeur du GEAMSS, président du conseil scientifique de l`Institut National de la Jeunesse et de l`Education Populaire (INJEP), il est l`auteur de «Parlons jeunesse en 30 questions» (2013) et co-auteur avec Bernard Roudet de «Une jeunesse différente ? Les valeurs des jeunes Français depuis 30 ans» (2012).
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''I'd been making my own meals until now, so this is helpful,'' a 21-year-old student from Malaysia, eating a halal curry dish, told The Mainichi on Sunday, January 26.
The student was at the student cafeteria at the University of Yamanashi, where new items labeled with Halal stickers were added to the menu.
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BG Tanzania and the British Council on Saturday launched an international programme offering scholarships to Tanzanian graduates to study for Science Masters Degrees in the United Kingdom universities.
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By Alan Shanoff. York University’s administrative decision approving a male student’s request to be exempted from a group assignment that would have required him to intermingle with women, has been widely condemned.
Editorials in all four Toronto dailies agreed this request for religious accommodation should have been rejected.
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