Youth Employment & Workforce Development Unit
Building youth employment pathways and workforce skills to reduce youth unemployment and advance economic inclusion.
Unit Mission
The Youth Employment & Workforce Development Unit builds youth employment pathways and workforce skills — developing job training programs, apprenticeship systems, and employment support services that reduce youth unemployment and connect young people with quality employment opportunities. The unit applies workforce development, career counseling, and youth employment policy to develop the comprehensive approaches needed to build the skills, networks, and opportunities that enable young people to access decent work.
Key Functions
Job Training
Developing job training programs — designing and delivering the vocational training, skills development, and certification programs that build the workforce competencies young people need to access quality employment.
Employment Pathways
Building employment pathways — developing the apprenticeship programs, internship opportunities, and employer partnerships that connect young people with quality employment and career development opportunities.
Entrepreneurship Support
Supporting youth entrepreneurship — providing the business development training, mentorship, and seed funding needed to help young people launch and grow their own enterprises.
Operational Capabilities
Community Empowerment, Youth Development & Civil Resilience
Join This Unit
Pacific 7.0 International recruits youth workers, community organizers, social workers, civil resilience specialists, and humanitarian professionals committed to empowering communities and building resilient societies.