LKDF - Learning and Knowledge Development Facility

The Learning and Knowledge Development Facility (LKDF) is a platform that promotes industrial skills development among young people in industrializing economies. Working with the private sector through Public Private Development Partnerships, the LKDF supports the establishment and upgrading of local industrial training academies to help meet the labour market’s increasing demand for skilled employees, ultimately contributing to inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The long-term success of local industrial academies that partner with the LKDF is ensured through constant monitoring of economic, environmental and social impact. UNIDO manages the facility, on behalf of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the major project donor, and private sector partners.