China is striving to adapt its education system to support its booming economy and meet employer demands for qualified workers. In order to prepare Chinese youth for educational achievement and employment success, it is imperative that schools provide not only strong academic curriculums, but also teach other critical character and life skills.

Together, IYF, the China Youth Development Foundation and the Harry Winston Hope Foundation will bring IYF’s flagship life skills Passport to Success, curriculum to China’s young people and teachers for the first time beginning in February 2012. The program, translated into Mandarin and adapted to reflect China’s unique culture, will help youth ages 14-18 with learning and marketable skills that prepares them for bright futures and empowers them to contribute to their community’s economic growth and well being.

This program is being launched through implementing partner China Youth Development Foundation in two Bai Nan Vocational Schools (BNVS) in Beijing and Nanjing.