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Workforce development expert joins Creative Associates International

[/vc_column_text][/vc_colonne][/vc_row][vc_row full_width= » » parallaxe= » » parallax_image= » »][largeur vc_column = »2/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class= » » width= »7/12″][vc_column_text]An expert in developing economic growth projects that have improved the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people has joined Creative Associates International, l'organisation mondiale de développement a annoncé.

Katy Vickland, an expert in workforce development—inclusive value chains and local capacity building—will guide Creative’s teams working to address the challenges of high unemployment and poverty in vulnerable groups such as at-risk youth.

Vickland specializes in developing public-private partnerships for workforce development programs that strengthen connections among youth, entreprise, civil society and training institutions.

“To be effective, it is imperative that workforce development programs be targeted to the needs of employers in growing sectors,” says Vickland. “Even in high unemployment environments such as Central America, we typically find job vacancies going unfilled because workforce programs aren’t preparing youth with the vocational and soft skills they need to succeed.”

Depuis Afghanistan à Chine à Amérique centrale, Creative’s workforce development programs partner with governments, the private sector and civil society to develop targeted vocational and “soft skills” training programs to ensure that the capacities of the workforce match the demands of the market. Soft skills are the skills, behaviors and attitudes that enable workers to perform well on the job and in achieving other life goals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class= » » width= »5/12″][feature_post_func title= »Créatif’s approach to workforce development » lien= »www.creativeassociatesinternational.com/multimedia/washington-d-c-creatives-approach-to-workforce-development/ » lien_titre= »Regarder la vidéo » vidéo_v= »134766477″ description= »Approches créatives du développement de la main-d’œuvre dans le cadre d’une approche globale du développement des jeunes ainsi que de la réduction des risques, matching training programs with the needs of employers in growing sectors and opening opportunities for individuals and their communities. » img= »12624″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Avant la création, Vickland was a Vice President of CARANA Corp., where she managed workforce and value chain development projects across Latin America and the Caribbean—from training more than 14,000 workers in El Salvador for a new or improved job, to assisting hundreds of Nicaraguan youth to start or grow a successful small business.

In her more than 25 years of experience leading successful workforce development and economic growth initiatives for public sector, nonprofit and corporate clients, Vickland has led project teams across the globe including Latin and Central America, Eastern and Central Europe, Asie, Africa and the United States.

She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy, with a concentration in International Development, from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Carleton College.

À propos de Creative Associates International

Creative Associates International travaille avec des communautés mal desservies en partageant son expertise et son expérience et en renforçant les capacités locales en matière d'éducation., croissance économique, gouvernance et transitions du conflit à la paix.

Basé à Washington, D.C., Creative a des projets actifs dans plus de 15 pays. Depuis 1977, cela a fonctionné pendant presque 90 pays et sur presque tous les continents. Reconnu pour sa capacité à travailler rapidement, de manière flexible et efficace dans des environnements touchés par des conflits, Creative s'engage à générer des solutions durables à long terme à des problèmes de développement complexes.

Créée par quatre femmes entreprenantes issues d’horizons divers, Creative est devenu l'un des leaders aux États-Unis. acteurs du secteur privé chargés de la mise en œuvre de projets de développement mondiaux. Creative est détenu et exploité par une minorité.[/vc_column_text][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/12″][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/4″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id= »barre latérale-primaire »][/vc_colonne][/vc_row]