Soft Skills Development and Workforce Success

In 2015, a number of breakthrough studies on soft skills were finalized, including “Building a consensus on core work-readiness competencies” (funded by USAID and conducted by Child Trends) and “Youth & Transferable Skills: an Evidence Gap Map” (funded by the MacArthur Foundation & the MasterCard Foundation and conducted by 3ie). This presentation tool starts with an overview of the research findings and then fosters a funders’ discussion on the next steps planned to continue building the body of actionable evidence around this topic. This session has been organized by the Youth Employment Funders Group (YEFG), which has contributed to coordinate research efforts.