Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN)

The Global Apprenticeship Network(GAN) is a coalition of committed companies, international organisations and business and employers’ federations who create work-readiness programmesfor youth and foster skills for business. The GAN is a business-driven alliance with the  overarching goal of encouraging and linking business initiatives on skills and employment opportunities for youth - notably through apprenticeships. The GAN is a network where private sector companies, business federations and associations come together to share best practices, to advocate and to commit to action around youth employability and skills development. The initiative is driven by business leaders, who use this global  platform to promote apprenticeship and internship programmes worldwide. They reach out in their respective countries and industries to mitigate the youth unemployment and skills mismatch crises. At the same  time they strengthen their companies' competitive  strategies by investing in their workforces. Objective: Theri overarching goal is to encourage and link business initiatives and employment opportunities for youth – notably through work-readiness programmes or work-based training.