Skills and leadership development are an important component of employment and poverty reduction. Skill development and leadership development can contribute to lifting individuals out of poverty by improving access to work, increasing productivity, and fostering sustainable economic growth.
Skills development can occur in formal, informal, and on-the-job settings. These trainings should help individuals become fully and productively engaged in employment opportunities or job creation. The trainings should reflect the changing demands of and opportunities of the community’s economy and labor market.