What: L’Oréal is launching a global program called L’Oréal Boost aimed at supporting young people’s employment.

Why it is important: L’Oréal Boost follows last year’s announcement about the L’Oréal for Youth program and the more recent US division’s plans to open a new research and innovation centre.

The project aims to give 20,000 students a year of access to on-demand digital courses from Coursera to help them improve their employability in the early stages of their careers. In addition, 100,000 people are to be offered guided digital projects through the companies’ digital tools and software.

So far, the L’Oréal for Youth program has created 18,342 work opportunities, enrolled 59,000 people in masterclasses, career-coached 18,000 young people and mentored 13,000.

L’Oréal youth employment program