Real Jobs
Require Real
Up To Date
Skillsets
Empowering youth with high-income skills to create better lives for themselves and their families.
Our impact comes from advancing three areas simultaneously
Breadth
Our annual and cumulative volume of graduates around the world
119,647
graduates across 17 countries since launching in 2015
370,906
family members indirectly supported
Depth
Our employment and income outcomes within 3 and 6 months of program completion
84%
of graduates placed in jobs within six months of program completion (74% at three months)
$1 billion
in cumulative wages earned by graduates since 2015
Durability
Sustained employment, income, and well-being outcomes over time per different country economy type
High income countries
74%
of employed alumni earning a living wage 2-5 years after program completion (World Bank country income groups)
Celebrating 100,000 graduates and $1 billion in life-changing income
Generation’s 100,000 graduates around the world – 50,000 in the last two years – have earned $1 billion in wages since 2015. This income has helped them transform their lives: improve their well-being, support their families, save for the future, and give back to their communities.
2023 Global Impact Report
We are on a mission to make economic mobility possible for people and their families around the world. And, in 2023, we moved one step closer.
We celebrated a significant milestone at the end of last year: more than 100,000 graduates from our programs who had, in turn, earned $1 billion in life-changing wages. Today, we are at more than 117,000 graduates and $1.4 billion in earnings, and our impact continues to grow. And, towards the end of 2024, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of starting this work.
The Midcareer Opportunity
The world of work is getting older, with profound implications for the labor market, government finances, healthcare and welfare systems, and millions of midcareer workers. The OECD and Generation teamed up to survey thousands of hiring managers, employed, and unemployed people across Europe, the UK, and the US. The resulting report reveals unfounded but deep-seated ageism, explores barriers and enablers to career success, and lays out the steps that business, policymakers, and midcareer and older workers themselves can take now to navigate our transition to a more digital and sustainable world.
Launching a Tech Hiring Revolution
In every country, across every industry, employers struggle to find and recruit entry-level tech talent. To help address this critical challenge, we launched what we believe is the most comprehensive global survey to date of entry-level tech talent.
Generation Stories
Generation was the seed that made everything I wanted to grow possible. After Generation, everything took off.
—Ester, Spain
Perspectives
We advocate for changes that can fix broken education and employment systems
We conduct practice-based research, bring stakeholders together, share what we are learning, and shine a spotlight on solutions.
Programs
We train and place people into jobs in high-demand sectors
We offer programs that prepare adults for careers in more than 47 professions across technology, healthcare, customer service, skilled trades, and green jobs – and connect candidates directly to employers who are hiring.
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Programs
Our partners are vital to our success
We are mindful that no single organization can solve the complex problem of unemployment alone. Generation is always looking to expand the community of partners with whom we work.
We work with
Perspectives
The Midcareer Opportunity
The world of work is getting older, with profound implications for the labor market, government finances, healthcare and welfare systems, and millions of midcareer workers. The OECD and Generation teamed up to survey thousands of hiring managers, employed, and unemployed people across Europe, the UK, and the US. The resulting report reveals unfounded but deep-seated ageism, explores barriers and enablers to career success, and lays out the steps that business, policymakers, and midcareer and older workers themselves can take now to navigate our transition to a more digital and sustainable world.