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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Partner-with-private-sector-firms-to-help-them-mee"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Partner with private sector firms to help them meet their human resource needs by developing and…"
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/partner-with-private-sector-firms-to-help-them-mee"
summary: "Partner with private sector firms to help them meet their human resource needs by developing and implementing retraining and reskillIng programs that help vulnerable groups adapt to the new- normal post- COVID- 19."
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# Partner with private sector firms to help them meet their human resource needs by developing and…

Partner with private sector firms to help them meet their human resource needs by developing and implementing retraining and reskillIng programs that help vulnerable groups adapt to the new- normal post- COVID- 19.

- Timeframe: 6-12 Months (long)
- Audience: Private Sector, Vulnerable Populations
- Type: Partnerships, Capacity Building, Vulnerable Populations, Procurement/Logistics
- Recommendation: [Establish Public-Private Partnerships](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/establish-public-private-partnerships)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. Conduct a rapid study identifying the hardest hit sectors, including the informal economy, and also the sectors that have seen the most growth (home delivery, etc.).
2. Engage private sector firms who have experienced large growth in their businesses and are in need of more employees.
3. Create a digital job marketplace where employers can post jobs for essential workers, the unemployed, or specific vulnerable populations.
4. Develop a training program that can be scaled and implemented to civil society organizations that focuses on how informal workers can adapt their services models to the pandemic.
5. Invest in programs that capitalize on inexpensive, proven, and widespread technologies (like smart phones) that can be used to support work opportunities such as package and goods delivery, digital payments, or other relevant goods and services.
6. Offer free online courses that teach new skills such as effective use of computer and cellphone technologies.

## Examples from around the world

1. [In Indonesia, informal workers have moved to a more digitized way of doing business with more and more SMEs registering for online marketplaces. The government also teamed up with digital companies to re-skill employees and boost their competitiveness.](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/20/its-official-government-digital-companies-team-up-to-launch-preemployment-card.html)