FAST E4E MENA

completed

The goal of this project is to improve youth employability by bridging the business and soft skills gap of youth. IFC's Business Edge (BE) solution will be used to complement and develop the business management and soft skills training components of existing work readiness programs, ensuring the relevance of the curriculum to employer needs and disseminating best practices for replication. The project will focus on youth (aged 15-29) in priority countries identified by the E4E MENA program (Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt), who are currently unemployed (first time job seekers or in between jobs) and currently employed (seeking career advancement) in key growth sectors with highest employment opportunities potential identified by IFC E4E market assessments (e.g. ICT, tourism, and light manufacturing), among others. The project will have a specific focus on women and, where possible, on frontier regions to encourage stronger, more inclusive private sector development.