Sri Lanka launches online employment and entrepreneurship platform for youth with USAID funding
Sri Lanka has launched an online employment and entrepreneurship platform for the country’s youth with YouLead, a programme that kicked off 19 months ago and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
YouLead has now received its very own portal to help streamline efforts, following the progress the project has achieved since its establishment.
According to reports, the portal, www.youlead.lk, is backed by Microsoft and was launched as a technology platform that serves as a comprehensive resource for the youth, so that they are ready with the required skills and talents to enter the workforce.
report state that YouLead was conceptualized with the aim of improving technical and vocational education and training access, thus improving the employability of young people in the country.
The initiative strives to create a more skilled and flexible workforce through activities that support and strengthen students, teachers, and institutions, reports further noted.
The youlead.lk is part of the project that was initiated in 2017 and is expected to reach completion by 2021 with a total funding of US $ 12 million.
OSL take:
The creation of an online platform for Sri Lanka’s youth targeting employment and entrepreneurship is indicative of the business/investment opportunities in empowering the country’s youth population. The Sri Lankan government is engaged in investments in youth empowerment. Therefore, foreign businesses/investors could explore business/investment opportunities in the development of Sri Lanka’s youth.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/26032019/Z_1 |