Overview

An innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Vitae helps higher education institutions improve their graduate employability. Given the complexity of employability, there isn't a single indicator that can capture the transition from schooling to labor markets. Vitae measures the key processes and drivers of employability at the institution level. Vitae's advisory services introduce the collective experience of the International Finance Corporation and its senior education specialists, who have appraised education institutions across the world for several decades. Then, we provide recommendations and implementation support to institutions as they begin improving career outcomes for their graduates. An innovation of IFC, Vitae is a first-in-kind program to help steer higher education institutions onto a course where they adopt strategies to better align themselves with market dynamics. The ambition is to foster the development of a higher level of employability standards in emerging markets and to improve student outcomes. IFC has deployed employability assessments for higher education clients in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Through Vitae, employability advisory support is offered to higher education institutions outside of IFC's client network – both public and private – to make a greater positive impact. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral investor supporting private education in emerging markets, having financed more than $2.3 billion in direct investments since 2006 with an active committed portfolio of $663 million. The majority of IFC's education investment portfolio is in tertiary education. Through both investment and advisory services, IFC provides value to its higher education clients and, by extension, to their aspiring students. For more information, visit our website.