Learning

Each of the case studies examines, describes, and analyzes the specific localized processes and decision-making of education system stakeholders from March 2020 to April 2021.

When students return to education, they may feel fear or anxiety regarding the pandemic. Educators will need to deploy existing skills in new ways and/or develop new skills to overcome such adversity and continue to thrive.

Before we move into 2020, we wanted to take a look back at what education looked like in 2019.

In youth workforce development (YWFD), we’ve revised and added to our standard foreign assistance indicators. These indicators re-focus our sector on a range of possible outcomes that reflect meaningful results of our work with youth.

The challenge of youth unemployment in low and middle-income countries is well-known. This topic was front and center at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit supported in part by USAID and held in Washington D.C. from October 1-4.

USAID’s first Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy is a call to action that outlines a new vision of collaboration with a wide spectrum of private sector actors. 

Until recently, Vietnam had an agricultural-based economy, with a higher education system catering to a small percentage of the population. Engineering soon emerged as a field which could play a key role in supporting further growth and development. 

Workers with higher education and in-demand technical skills are more likely to thrive and contribute to their country’s journey to self-reliance and resilience. But economic growth doesn’t always go hand in hand with a skilled workforce.