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 assessment 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.