We operate based upon the belief that if given the opportunity to work hard, everyone has the ability to excel and achieve their dreams.

We create, scale, and oversee vocational training enterprises that bridge the gap between local businesses that have unmet demand for trained labor and the local community. Our training enterprises are designed with the specifications of the local businesses to train underserved youth with the exact skills that the businesses require.

We work closely with high growth business sectors such as hospitality, retail, logistics, and business process outsourcing (call centers), to identify requirements and offer training programs based on job competencies and designed according to employers’ needs. These alliances with the business sector help to guarantee formal employment and decent incomes for our graduates. We target placement rates of over 70%. We focus on training people from the lowest socioeconomic levels, with a specific focus on youth.

Trained youth graduate from our training enterprises with the skills to obtain higher pay and employment. These youth also achieve higher purchasing power that is able to boost local economies.

The Challenge

An estimated 75 million youth in disadvantaged communities are unable to enter the formal economy due to low levels of access to vocational training, stemming from a lack of financial resources to cover the costs of formal programs, and lack of knowledge on employability programs and how to develop the skills and experience required by high growth industries.

At the same time, many sectors of the economy in developing countries remain underdeveloped due to insufficient local supply of trained labor.

Skill disparities also often exist when local education systems are insufficient in terms of scale, quality, or relevance.

The Opportunity

We provide a business opportunity for companies to strengthen their workforce through locally sourced labor.

We provide an opportunity for investment in our enterprises on a case by case basis for social investors. Corporate partners and donors can also support our Training Center Enterprises by providing scholarship funding for students.

The Solution

Our Training Center Enterprises prepare and place youth in quality jobs by providing them with the specific competencies and skill sets that target high growth sectors of industries that offer quality entry-level positions.

Our success has been heavily dependent on our ability to identify and respond to unique labor market requirements and to tailor our training programs to the specific needs of the local industry. Engaging local employers, academic institutions, and government organizations in our program design and implementation has been tremendously valuable as they continually give feedback on our curricula, provide hands-on training opportunities and internships, and support our job placement efforts.

We have found that when training programs are intentionally designed to address critical needs of local labor markets, they are more likely to develop highly relevant training content and methodologies, which result in sustainable job placements compared to training programs that are disconnected from local market requirements.

Employers are eager to continue to participate, as we address key human resources issues that significantly impact their bottom line through reduced job vacancy rates, productivity improvements, and better employee satisfaction or retention.

The value gained from collaboration has motivated these industry leaders to hire and retain our graduates, as well as become long-term partners.

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