Resource Collection: USAID Youth Workforce Development Learning Agenda
USAID Youth Workforce Development Learning Agenda
USAID-funded knowledge products that advance learning in youth workforce development programs
These resources are organized by learning agenda theme and include both evidence or guidance. This collection is actively being updated as new products become available.
Program Models
Evidence
Self-Employment and Livelihoods
What Works in Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs for Youth?
A Systematic Review of Positive Youth Development Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
How Should Youth Employment Programs in Low-Income Countries be Designed?
Exploring the Development of Cross-Sectoral Skills for Youth
The Evidence is In: How should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed?
State of the Field Reports from YouthPower Learning Task Order Review Report
USAID’s Youth Research, Evaluation and Learning Project
Guidance
YWFD 101 Overview
Analysis and Best Practices of the USAID/El Salvador Higher Education for Economic Growth Activity (HEA)
Why Private Sector Engagement in Workforce Development Programming Matters
Measuring Employment and Earnings Using the Workforce Outcomes Reporting Questionnaire (WORQ): A Toolkit
Key Approaches to Labor Market Assessment
USAID Employment Framework Playbook
Soft Skills Development
Evidence
Measuring Skills in International Youth Development Programs: A Review and Inventory of Tools to Measure Soft Skills and Life Skills
Workforce Connections Soft Skills and Workforce Success
Guidance
Measuring Skills for Youth Workforce Development: A How-To Note
YouthPower Action Youth Soft Skills Assessment
Measuring Soft Skills Among Youth and Young Adults: Validation of a New Instrument
YouthPower Action Youth Soft Skills Assessment
Guiding Principles For Building Soft Skills
What Works in Soft Skills Development for Youth Employment
Young Women and Youth with Disabilities
Evidence
YouthPower Learning Task Order Review Report
Young Women Transform Prize Lessons Learned Report
Guidance
Evidence and Guidance on Women’s Wage Employment report USAID 2017
Cost of Workforce Development Programs
Evidence
Assessment of the Implementation of USAID’s Youth in Development Policy
Literacy and Numeracy Development
Guidance
Measuring Skills for Youth Workforce Development: A How-To Note
Providing Enough Instructional Time for Children to Learn to Read