Our Mission
We transform education to employment systems to prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. We have a methodology that we believe can serve hundreds of thousands—and eventually millions—of people who are unemployed, underemployed, or need to learn new skills. Our program creates real business value for employers and lasting career impact for participants.
Our values
Go further, together.
We are better together. We collaborate with and help others, both inside and outside of Generation.
Solve problems that matter.
We work on activities that do the most to advance our mission, and rigorously measure our impact to guide where we spend our time and resources.
Better our best.
We will never be perfect, and we always have more to learn. As long as we use data, experience, and dialogue to grow and improve, we are moving in the right direction.
Empower & support.
We know that people do their best when treated with kindness and respect. We support and develop each other personally and professionally, allowing our unique talents and capabilities to flourish.
Here to serve.
We commit to enabling the learning and growth of our participants, and to providing great talent for our employer partners. One alone is not enough, our success depends on serving both groups.
Be open & transparent.
We believe in honest sharing. We welcome diverse perspectives, opinions, and ideas.Our funders
Global partners on COVID-19 jobs recovery
No single institution can solve the complex problem of unemployment alone.
McKinsey & Company – Founder
Amazon Web Services • Annie E. Casey Foundation • Arymax Foundation • Australian Government Department of Social Services • Ayuntamiento Segovia • B3 Social • Bank of America Foundation • Bécalos • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • BlackRock • Blue Meridian Partners • BRQ Digital Solutions • CareerSource Northeast Florida • Chance Get Yours • Delaware Community Foundation • Doctolib • Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) • ESF – Greater London Authority • Fondazione Cassa Depositi e Prestiti • Fremavi (Epsor) • Garcia Family Foundation • Google.org • Greater Manchester Combined Authority – Digital Skills Partnership • HMI Institute of Health Sciences • Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust • IKEA Foundation • Incyde • Infocom and Media Development Authority (IMDA) • InfoJobs • Institute of Technical Education (ITE) • Intesa Sanpaolo • ISS Facility Services Limited • Jim Moran Foundation • JP Morgan Chase Foundation • LinkedIn • Loggi Technologia • Lulu dans ma rue • Macquarie Group Foundation • McKinsey Knowledge Center India • MetLife Foundation • Microsoft • Minutrade • New Profit • Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow • PNC Foundation • Prince’s Trust – Health Education England • Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) • Pure Good Foundation • Regions Bank Foundation • Roddenberry Foundation • Safaricom Foundation • Samagra Development Associates • Schultz Family Foundation • Skills Future Singapore • Stand Together Foundation • Starbucks Foundation • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) • Temasek Holdings Advisors India Private Limited • The Credit Suisse APAC Foundation • The D. H. Chen Foundation • The Rockefeller Foundation • The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund • TIAA Bank • UK Government Department for Education • Unibail-Rodamco Westfield • United Way of Metropolitan Dallas • United Way of Northeast Florida • United Way Spain • USAA • USAID • Vanguard Charitable • Verizon • VRB Social • Wadhwani Charitable Foundation • Walmart National Giving • Wells Fargo Foundation • West Midlands Combined Authority • WeWork • Workday • World Health Organization
How do we prepare people for a career?
Generation prepares adults of all ages for jobs in four sectors. Our approach has seven components.
- 1 Jobs and employer engagement from the start.
- 2 Learner recruitment based on intrinsics, effort, and employment standards for the profession.
- 3 4-12 weeks of technical, behavioral, mindset & professional presence skill training, with social support services provided.
- 4 Interviews with employer partners for immediate job placement.
- 5 Mentorship during and after the program and an alumni community that follows graduates into the workplace.
- 6 Return on investment for employers, students, and society.
- 7 A data-centered approach at every step.
Annual Report
Dive inside our global impact, graduate stories, and future plans.
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Generation Stories
Benjamin | Wilmington, DE
Ben has overcome some obstacles in his life including a diagnosis of autism in sixth grade. After graduating from the Generation program, Ben has started a job at Cadia Rehabilitation as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Annet | Nairobi
Despite having college diploma, Annet struggled to find a job-until she attended a Generation program. With new skills and motivation, she got multiple job offers and is now a customer care representative at Safaricom.