More than 50 people gathered for the conference “Workforce Development for Ukraine: New Opportunities and Achievements,” in Kyiv. The conference’s target was to share ideas on how to strengthen the labor potential for various businesses and improve the cooperation between educational institutions, government, and businesses during the war by training adults.
USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) shared results of the project “Workforce Development for Ukraine”, implemented by the NGO, International Foundation of Development. The project ran from July 2023 to June 2024 and aimed to strengthen institutions of higher and vocational education and regional state administrations’ capacity to improve qualifications and train adults, especially immigrants and other vulnerable populations. Conference participants discussed prospects for further development of Ukraine’s labor potential, challenges and possible solutions.