The Accelerating Work Achievement and Readiness for Employment (AWARE) Project was a pilot initiative of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), that took a new approach to improve workforce development in Indonesia and the Philippines. From 2013 to 2015, the project provided work readiness training and hands-on opportunities in the workplace to youth in a small number of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools, intending to bridge an important gap in the workforce talent pipeline.