USAID/Pakistan: Jobs Project, funded by USAID is designed to improve the competitiveness of the Pakistani economy by strengthening systems for workforce development, encouraging Pakistani companies to invest in human capital, and improving access to training, jobs and business opportunities for women. This is a large, complex and challenging project seeking to improve employability of hundreds of thousands of workers and potential workers in a difficult environment.

Entering the Pakistani workforce today is a new and challenging game.

CARE International and Abt Associates Inc. have partnered to deliver on project objectives and to provide access, appropriate skills and inclusive programs to enable new workers to properly prepare for a bright professional future and assist the existing workforce in improving their skill-level and increasing access to bigger and better opportunities.

The four components of the project are (1) Industry Sector-Led Technical Training; (2) Employability, Job Placement, and Entrepreneurship for Secondary School and University Graduates; (3) Integrated Work and Learning Program for Less-Educated Youth and (4) Youth Employability Exchange Systems.

Jobs Project is just one part of a much larger USAID’s Economic Growth portfolio designed to focus on strengthening and improving various segments of the Pakistani economy. Through this multi-faceted approach USAID aims to work with the people of Pakistan, at all levels and in all arenas, to create a robust, sustainable and stable economy for the future.