🚀 The 4th Cohort of the Young Professional Internships Program Celebrates a Successful Capstone Presentation and Closing Ceremony!

🗓 On August 30th, the 4th cohort of the Young Professional Internships Program (YPIP) concluded their internships with an End of Program Capstone event. Participants were joined by mentors and host companies to celebrate their achievements. U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Henick and American Councils Country Director Eric Hansen shared congratulatory remarks.

🎓 From June to August 2024, 70 students and recent graduates from across Uzbekistan completed internships at 30 various Tashkent-based companies. They also participated in 19 professional development sessions with six international and ten local experts throughout the program.

🏭 This transformative experience helped participants sharpen their professional skills and expand their networks through collaboration with local mentors and companies. Already, 30% of YPIP 2024 alumni have secured positions at their host companies or elsewhere.

🎉 American Councils for International Education congratulates the YPIP Cohort 4 alumni for their hard work and dedication. We are confident your future careers will be filled with success and remarkable achievements.

Young Professional Internships Program (YPIP) is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent and implemented by the American Councils for International Education.

🌟 Community Engagement Event in Uchkoprik, Fergana!

On September 10, the USAID Uzbekistan Youth Employment Skills (YES) Activity hosted a Community Engagement Event in Uchkoprik, focusing on after-school entrepreneurship, soft skills development, and work readiness programs.
To enhance these critical areas, the YES Activity continues to strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education (MoPSE), private sector partners, and local government and community organizations in the pilot region.
During the event, our trainers, Akmal Nishonov and Muhabbat Bahodirovna, provided valuable insights into the YES Activity's goals and objectives to prepare youth for future career opportunities.

#USAIDUzbekistan #USAIDYES #YESActivity #AmericanCouncilsUzbekistan #Training #Fergana

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🌟 Farg‘ona viloyati Uchko‘prik tumanida aholini jalb qilish tadbiri

10-sentabr kuni USAIDning "O‘zbekistonda yoshlarning ishga joylashish ko‘nikmalarini shakllantirish" (YES) dasturi doirasida Uchqo‘prik tumanida aholini jalb qilish tadbiri bo‘lib o‘tdi. Tadbir asosan maktabdan tashqari tadbirkorlik, hayotiy ko‘nikmalarni rivojlantirish va ishga tayyorgarlik dasturlariga bag‘ishlandi.
Ushbu sohalarni yanada rivojlantirish maqsadida YES loyihasi Maktabgacha va maktab ta'limi vazirligi (MMTV), xususiy sektor hamkorlari hamda mahalliy hokimiyat organlari va jamoat tashkilotlari bilan hamkorlikni mustahkamlashni davom ettirmoqda.
Tadbir davomida trenerlarimiz Akmal Nishonov va Muhabbat Bahodirovna YES dasturining maqsad va vazifalari haqida qimmatli ma’lumotlar berib, yoshlarni kelajakdagi kasbiy imkoniyatlarga tayyorlashga qaratilgan strategiyalarni tushuntirdilar.

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[EN] Shukhrat Amanov, Deputy Chief of Party for the Youth Employment Skills (YES) Activity, participated in the 2024 Global Youth Economic Opportunities (GYEO) Summit in Washington, DC, where he led an insightful session on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) within the context of youth workforce development in Uzbekistan.

The GYEO Summit convenes over 500 global stakeholders from 75+ countries annually, fostering knowledge exchange, advancing evidence-based practices, and promoting partnerships in the Youth Economic Opportunity (YEO) sector.

During his plenary session, Mr. Amanov together with Karla Yoder, Senior Youth Workforce Specialist from World Learning - YES Activity partner led the session and provided an in-depth overview of UDL, demonstrating its application in workforce programming with practical examples from USAID’s YES Activity in Uzbekistan. They emphasized the broad benefits of UDL, which extend beyond learners with disabilities, and explained how Uzbekistan is implementing the three UDL principles: multiple means of engagement, representation, and action & expression.

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[UZ] "Yoshlarning ishga joylashish ko‘nikmalarini shakllantirish" (YES) dasturi rahbari o‘rinbosari Shuhrat Amanov Vashington shahrida bo‘lib o‘tgan 2024-yilgi “Global Yoshlar Iqtisodiy Imkoniyatlari” (GYEO) sammitida ishtirok etdi va O‘zbekistondagi yoshlar uchun yoshlarni mehnat bozoriga tayyorlashda universal ta’lim jarayoni (UDL) bo‘yicha mazmunli taqdimot o‘tkazdi.

Har yili “GYEO” sammiti 75 dan ortiq davlatlardan butun dunyodan 500 dan ziyod manfaatdor tomonlarni birlashtiradi, bilim almashinuvini ta’minlaydi, dalillarga asoslangan amaliyotlarni ilgari suradi va yoshlar iqtisodiy imkoniyatlari (YEO) sohasida hamkorlikni mustahkamlaydi.

O‘zining taqdimoti davomida janob Amanov YES dasturi hamkori — “World Learning” tashkilotining yoshlarlarni mehnat bozoriga tayyorlash bo‘yicha mutaxassisi Karla Yoder xonim bilan birgalikda “UDL” yondashuvi haqida batafsil tushuncha berib, uning yoshlarni mehnat bozoriga tayyorlash dasturlarida qo‘llanishini USAIDning O‘zbekistondagi YES dasturi misolida amaliy misollar orqali namoyish etdi. Ular “UDL” yondashuvining nafaqat nogironligi bo‘lgan o‘quvchilar uchun, balki barcha o‘quvchilar uchun keng foydalarini ta’kidladilar va “UDL” yondashuvining uchta tamoyili hisoblangan turli jalb qilish, taqdim etish, harakat hamda ifoda usullari O‘zbekistonda qanday qo‘llanilayotganligini tushuntirdilar.

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💫 United States Supports Uzbekistan’s Education Reform with Launch of Educational Leadership Development Program

On September 16, the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and American Councils for International Education, launched the first module of the Education Leadership Development Program (ELDP). Developed by professors from George Mason University, the program will strengthen the leadership and management skills of over 300 school administrators across Uzbekistan, fostering improved educational practices nationwide.

For the next two weeks, 28 school administrators from all 14 regions will undergo intensive training led by GMU professors, focusing on school development, positive school climate, and instructional leadership. These participants will later train 280 additional school leaders throughout the academic year. The launch featured remarks from U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Henick and Deputy Minister Sardor Rajabov, who underscored the importance of leadership in education.

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✨Twenty-eight participants from Uzbekistan attended the C5+O.N.E. Central Asia-U.S. Regional Conference on Energy and Environment, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from September 10-12, 2024. The event brought together 130 participants from five Central Asian countries to discuss energy sustainability, environmental challenges, and regional cooperation.

💥The conference featured keynote speeches on sustainable development and collaboration, along with workshops such as the Nexus Game, which explored water resource management and climate change. Participants also engaged in poster presentations, fostering knowledge exchange with experts. A highlight of the event was the Gala Dinner, where Uzbek delegates showcased their culture through traditional music, dance, and poetry.

✨The conference strengthened regional partnerships and provided valuable insights for future cooperation on sustainability and environmental challenges across Central Asia.

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