Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) is a set of practices developed by USAID to help improve development effectiveness throughout the Program Cycle.
This tool reviews the rationale and purpose for understanding the employment dynamics of local economies and describes a proven methodology for carrying out a labor market assessment by youth serving organizations to design and implement employability programs in their own unique contexts.
The three-part toolkit is a combination of resources, questionnaires and activities to assist vocational training programs to gather information on market demand and translate it into programming that responds to a dynamic business environment and youth needs.
SABER program collects comparable data on the policies and institutions of education systems around the world and benchmarks them against good practice. SABER’s aim is to give all parties with a stake in educational results a detailed, objective, up-to-date, easy-to-understand snapshot of how well their country's education system is oriented toward delivering learning. This is based on measures that can be easily compared across education systems around the world.
The VET Toolbox supports countries by strengthening their capacity to implement VET and labor market reforms that enhance labor market relevance and employability for all, particularly by: applying evidence-based VET and labor market programming; operationalizing private sector involvement in VET and labor market activities, and, enhancing the inclusion of vulnerable groups in VET and formal and informal labor market activities. The VET Toolbox is a multi-partner project between Enabel, LuxDev, British Council, GIZ, and AFD.
This working paper looks at waste management systems in African cities. Its main aim is to document in depth the experiences of two cities: Freetown in Sierra Leone and Kanifing in The Gambia. It has been produced under the Africa-Europe Mayors’ Dialogue platform, a city-led initiative bringing together over 20 cities across Africa and Europe to work on shared challenges related to sustainable urban development.
Developed by USAID, this guide is intended to assist policy makers and practitioners engaged in designing new in-country workforce development programs.
It provides the process, outcomes, lessons, and tools for engaging youth in labor market research to develop their skills for positive effects in their lives. It also offers insight into the value of youth-led research for diverse stakeholders, including youth, youth-serving organizations, and donors.
