This toolkit explores cooperation between youth and the private sector by showcasing several case studies and demonstrating the economic advantage of investing in youth, in contrast to the cost of under-investment; and provide initial guidance on facilitating private sector engagement with young people, and the formation of meaningful partnerships.
This toolkit provides information for businesses to create community-supported, beneficial experiences for young people. Using case studies, it guides businesses to match the company’s assets and readiness to provide youth the skills they need for employment and adulthood.
This report details case studies that demonstrate how companies – who work with the public sector and educational institutions – can play a vital role in increasing the skills and employability of thousands of job market entrants and seekers.
This guide is meant to strengthen the capacity of employers’ organizations to deal with youth employment, especially in developing and transition countries. It is aimed at industry experts worldwide who wish to take action on youth unemployment in their own regions or countries.
This brief report assesses the key soft skills that companies seek in entry-level employees and how they are delivered in service and retail industry training programs.
This guide is intended for use by countries seeking to build a sustainable tourism sector with a special focus on development programs that provide employment opportunities to youth ages 15-24.
In partnership with Hilton Worldwide, this report includes recommendations for the hospitality industry on ways to create career pathways for this emerging workforce while also meeting critical industry-wide hiring needs.
LifeSkills is a toolkit developed by Barclays aimed at teachers, parents and businesses to help young people build a job-hunting toolbox, identify skills and gain experience.
This brief describes the relationship between soft skills and workforce outcomes: getting a job, performance on the job, wages, and entrepreneurial success.
Developed by USAID, this guide is intended to assist policy makers and practitioners engaged in designing new in-country workforce development programs.
