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Education
Careers and labour market information: an international review of the evidence
Document Library
July 19, 2019

Effective careers advice is impossible without good quality labour market information. Careers professionals and advisers, the people whose job it is to offer and support careers advice in the community or in schools, are key to success. Vital to their work is access and familiarity with a robust and sophisticated body of intelligence about the… Read more

careers, Labour market, labour market information
Social Protection
How changes in technology and automation will affect the labour market in Africa
Helpdesk Report
July 6, 2017

Estimates of how many jobs are vulnerable to being replaced by machine vary but it is clear that developing countries are more susceptible to automation compared to high-income countries. Traditionally, blue-collar routine jobs have been automated but with the emergence of greatly improved computing power, artificial intelligence and robotics, a much larger scope of occupations… Read more

Automation, Education, Labour market, Social Protection
Education
The impact and implementation of national qualifications frameworks: a comparison of 16 countries
Document Library
February 24, 2016

This paper notes the very limited evidence that exists for national qualification frameworks (NQFs) having had successful impact, yet also acknowledges the continued faith in them as an answer to failing skills systems. The author notes that there has been relative success but that it has to do with good initial starting conditions. Thus, Scotland,… Read more

Labour market, nqf, qualifications
Health
South Africa’s private sector investment in training and its erosion as a result of HIV and AIDS
Document Library
January 25, 2016

The South African economy is dependent on the productivity of its labour. To maximise productivity, the labour force must possess the appropriate skills. The private sector invests more funds than the government on training. However, the HIV and AIDS epidemic is eroding this investment. Based on an estimate of the HIV and AIDS death rate… Read more

HIV/AIDS, Labour market, south africa
Education
Gender
Social Protection
Gender disparities in Africa’s labor market
Document Library
January 20, 2016

Evidence indicates that in several countries in Africa, women’s earnings are a fraction of male’s earnings. It is argued in this book that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the labour markets, but rather the result of multiple factors, including access to education and credit, cultural values and household duties and… Read more

Africa, Gender Equality, Gender inequality, Labour market, Poverty reduction
Education
Skills and jobs: lessons learned and options for collaboration
Document Library
November 18, 2015

Knowledge and skills acquisition is central to human capital development and economic development. Workers with more education have better employment opportunities, have the potential to earn higher wages and have more stable and rewarding jobs. Skills can improve how adaptable and mobile workers are. The more skills present in an economy, the more productive other… Read more

Labour market, skills development
Education
Health
Generating employment in poor and fragile states: evidence from labor market and entrepreneurship programs
Document Library
November 18, 2015

This paper reviews the evidence on what interventions designed to raise incomes in fragile states work, and whether stimulating employment promotes social stability. Skills training and microfinance have shown little impact on poverty or stability, especially relative to programme cost. In contrast, the evidence suggests that injections of capital (cash, capital goods, or livestock) may… Read more

employment, Entrepreneurship, fragile states, Labour market
Education
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Gender disparities in Africa’s labour market
Document Library
November 18, 2015

Evidence indicates that in several countries in Africa, women’s earnings are a fraction of male’s earnings. This book argues that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the labour markets, but rather the result of multiple factors, including access to education and credit, cultural values and household duties and labour market conditions…. Read more

Africa, Gender inequality, Labour market
Perspectives on Higher Education and the Labour Market: review of International Policy Developments
Document Library
October 1, 2015

This report explores international policy trends regarding the relationship between higher education and the labour market, reviewed mainly from the governmental perspective. It asks what initiatives, policy instruments and approaches can be identified in other countries which are useful for Dutch higher education policy. The report discusses the issue of education supply and demand on the national… Read more

education policy, Higher Education, Labour market

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