This document shares three brief case studies, from Partners of the Americas in South America, the International Rescue Committee in West Africa, and Education Development Center in Haiti, that show how youth workforce development programs can form partnerships to help them be more market driven. These case studies showcase three different partnerships that help implementing organizations maintain and deepen a market orientation. The three practitioner agencies share their experiences and recommendations in forming partnerships to improve market focus.

This publication is part of a series resulting from the SEEP Network “Youth Workforce Development: Using 100% Market-Driven Programs to Achieve 100% Employment” Practitioner Learning Program (PLP). The objective of the program is to identify, encourage, and disseminate the replicable strategies for market-driven programs that improve youth employment success and measure the effectiveness of these strategies.