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Workforce Skills

The economic future of a community rests on the dreams of its young people. Youth need marketable skills to pursue those dreams. AED and its partners help youth everywhere from Central America to the Caucasus develop the workforce skills that will ensure a better standard of living today and a prosperous tomorrow for themselves and their communities.

Stories

Economic and Employment Growth: Strategies from 50 Years of Workforce Initiatives

Tools & Publications

Workforce Initiatives Discussion Papers 1.05 MB
Publication Date: March 14, 2011

Topics: Economic Development, Economic Strengthening of Vulnerable Populations, Workforce Development, Workforce Skills, Workplace
Girls' Success: Mentoring Guide on Transitioning Girls from School to Work 7.96 MB
Publication Date: February 22, 2011

Topics: Education, Girls Education, International Education, Workforce Skills
Approaches: Gender
International Workforce Initiatives: Definitions, Design Options, and Project Profiles
Publication Date: November 10, 2010
AED in the United States of America 01/17/2007 65.95 MB
Publication Date: January 17, 2007

Topics: Academic Partnerships, After-School, Children & Youth, Community Mobilization, Disabilities, Early Care & Education, Education Policy & Governance, Education Reform, Health, Substance Abuse, Workforce Development, Workforce Skills, Youth Development
Geographic Areas: United States
BEST Strengthens Youth Worker Practice, An Evaluation of Building Exemplary Systems for Training Youth Workers (BEST), A Summary Report (National Training Institute for Community Youth Work) 226.9 KB
Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Topics: Youth, International Youth, Workforce Skills
Approaches: Behavior Change, Evaluation, Research
Geographic Areas: Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, New York, Massachussets, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut, District of Columbia, California, Oregon

Projects

E-Commerce Seminar
Topics: Training & Technical Assistance, Workforce Skills
Approaches: Training
Geographic Areas: Guyana
Supporting National & Local Capacity to Provide HIV/AIDS Prevention, Testing and Care and Treatment Services to the Nigerian Working Population
Topics: Anti-Stigma & Discrimination, Care & Support, Community Mobilization, HIV/AIDS, International Health, Leadership, Prevention, Training and Technical Assistance, Workforce Development, Workforce Skills
Approaches: Behavior Change, Partnerships, Training
Geographic Areas: Niger
Youth Media Reporter
Topics: Leadership, Leadership Development, Workforce Development, Workforce Skills, Youth Leadership
Geographic Areas: United States

Centers

AED Center for Environment, Energy and Economic Development

Experts

Academy for Educational Development

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