We recently began work to help El Salvador’s higher education institutions work more effectively with industry partners and employers in selected industry clusters to ensure that students acquire the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Our work will also help ensure that school curriculum is closely tied to the needs of the local economy. This work is part of a contract from USAID in which CSW is under a subcontract with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) based on a Memo of Understanding between the Trans-Atlantic Technology and Training Alliance (TA3) and RTI.
Burke Murphy and I joined representatives from the lead contractor, RTI, Rutgers University (to help strengthen the university sector), and USAID in San Salvador in late August to begin to frame the work plan. We visited five of the top seven universities and met various industry association leaders. TA3 members Alfred State, Gateway, and Howard will lead the TA3 participation, with expected participation from other members to help El Salvador develop the technical and vocational education sector needed to support industry growth.
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