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The report recommends improving the coherence between national sustainability strategies and policies and TVET by developing green vocational training strategies and increasing the private sector's participation within this process. Furthermore, environmental protection, resource efficiency, and renewable energies should be anchored in curricula on the level of vocational training and continuing education, supporting the process with human resource measurements and greening TVET institutions.

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.

An innovation of IFC, Vitae helps higher education institutions understand how well they’re preparing students for the workforce. It’s a data-driven approach for public and private institutions to evaluate themselves against a global benchmark of good practices. Vitae identifies employability gaps and proposes practical interventions to equip an institution to chart a path to transformation.

The tool includes training, assessment, and digital learning tools for companies to strengthen employees' soft skills. This tool focuses on a set of  10 soft skills deemed essential in the world of work‒ communication, higher-order thinking, collaboration, positive self-concept, adaptability, interdisciplinarity, resilience, entrepreneurial thinking, empathy, inclusiveness. 

IFC has developed this toolkit that provides practical, detailed tools to help companies assess and address equality and inclusion obstacles in the workplace, across the supply chain, and in community engagement and investment. It includes easy-to-use techniques and tools to transform a broad gender strategy into a supportive working reality for women and men.

Early results from a randomized control trial (RCT) between Harambee, RTI International, Duke University’s DevLab, and LinkedIn show an increase in employment rates from providing a short intervention on use of the LinkedIn platform for young work-seekers.

This report reviews experiences and success factors in scaling entrepreneurship programs and provides case studies of models for replication together with a scaling framework. This report provides a set of recommendations covering key approaches to scale, including Buiding strategic alliances, Harnessing digital solutions, Diversifying business models & Promoting innovation and impact.

This report outlines a framework for the soft skills young entrepreneurs need now and in the future to better navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing job market. This research report literature review and interviews with expert, youth-focused organizations around the world. 

Published by BSR and the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC), this toolkit identifies a range of good practices, case examples, and resources to guide companies on how to employ, empower, and improve the advancement prospects of those living in poverty. Through literature review and drawing on the extensive knowledge and good practices of GISC member companies around the globe, the report highlights key areas in which companies can create pathways out of poverty through employment.

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) is a set of practices developed by USAID to help improve development effectiveness throughout the Program Cycle.