23 September 2010
In 2006 war devastated areas of Southern Lebanon. In recent years, the pace of reconstruction has been enhanced by a new program that trains young people at risk for long term unemployment in job skills in the building and construction industries. One of the brightest prospects from the new program is also one of the most unlikely; she’s on track to become southern Lebanon’s first woman electrician.
04 August 2008
When a country has a mismatch between what its labour market needs and the education and skills of its young people - what’s the answer? Kyrgyzstan is working hard to address this imbalance by training young women and men in job skills that are actually in demand in its transformed economy.