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Higher education and economic development in Africa
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September 17, 2015

This paper challenges beliefs in the international development community that tertiary education has little role in promoting poverty alleviation. It reviews evidence about the impact that tertiary education can have on economic growth and poverty reduction, with a focus on the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Because of a belief that primary and secondary schooling are more… Read more

Africa, economic development, Higher Education
A Review of National Training Funds
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September 7, 2015

This review presents pre-employment and enterprise training funds from over sixty countries. The characteristics, advantages, and limitations of each are presented. Key design questions are discussed and examples of good practice illustrated. National training funds are increasingly used to finance training. This paper presents a typology of three main types of training funds by purpose:… Read more

Employability, Skills, Training funds
Pro-Poor Targeting of Business Grants and Vocational Skills Training
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September 7, 2015

Various interventions aim to increase the capacity of poor people to generate income. Vocational training, micro-finance or business grants are commonly implemented. If perceived returns from these interventions differ from actual returns, individuals who put themselves forward to participate may not be those for whom the program is the most effective. This paper details an… Read more

Poverty reduction, Vocational Skills
Demand and Supply of Skills in Ghana: How Can Training Programs Improve Employment?
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September 7, 2015

As many as 24 million youths live in Ghana. In the last 20 years it has shown impressive gains in economic growth and in poverty reduction. Sustained growth requires three steps: Increase productivity in the strategic economic sectors Diversify the economy Expand employment Raising the quality and quantity of skills provides a contribution to these… Read more

TVET, Vocational Skills, Youth Employment
Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
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September 7, 2015

This report examines obstacles faced by households and firms in meeting the youth employment challenge. Its main focus is on productivity in agriculture, nonfarm household enterprises (HEs) and in the modern wage sector. Productivity is linked to higher earnings as well as to more stable, less vulnerable, livelihoods. Specific areas are identified where government intervention… Read more

Vocational Skills, Youth Employment
Why Do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence
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September 7, 2015

This paper offers a theory of training whereby workers do not pay for the general training they receive. The superior information of the current employer regarding its employees’ abilities relative to other firms creates ex post monopsony power, and encourages this employer to provide and pay for training, even if these skills are general. The… Read more

employment, Vocational Skills
Institutional Assessment of Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority
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September 7, 2015

Quality training that allows young people to find work is essential for economic and social development. This working paper assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) as a provincial apex body in Technical Education and Vocational Training (TVET). STEVTA has reduced fragmentation of training policies and programs…. Read more

Post-Basic Education and Training in Rwanda: Skills Development for Dynamic Economic Growth
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September 7, 2015

This report details the key aspects of the Rwandan education sector. It highlights quality improvement in basic education. It takes the perspective that Rwanda’s Post-Basic Education and Training (PBET) system is main method of skilled labour force generation, helping Rwanda with the transition towards a middle-income, knowledge- and expert-based economy. PBET is defined as all… Read more

Educational system, Vocational Skills
Strategic Reform Road-map for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector in West Bengal
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September 2, 2015

The focus of this report is human development and skills development in West Bengal, in the context of economic growth. The current status of skills development are presented, along with potential ways align the production of skills and economic growth needs. Characteristics of the technical and vocational education and training system that produces skills are… Read more

Employability, TVET, Vocational Skills
Labor Market Policy Research for Developing Countries: Recent Examples from the Literature – What do We Know and What should We Know?
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September 2, 2015

This paper is focused on research in developing countries into labour market institutions, behaviour and policies. Theoretical and empirical implications of employment protection legislation on labour outcomes are analysed. Issues that exist around the shifting from job to worker protection are discussed. Particular focus is given to the different alternatives to severance pay, including unemployment… Read more

Labour market policy, Labour market programs, Vocational training
The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
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September 2, 2015

This book is concerned with upgrading job relevant skills. It focus on three types of training programs relevant for individuals who are leaving formal general schooling or are already in the labour market. These are: Pre-employment technical and vocational education and training (TVET). TVET is usually offered within the formal schooling track and tends to… Read more

Human capital, Vocational Skills
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