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Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016.
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Abstract
- In recent years, skills development has become a priority among developed and developing countries alike. The World Bank Group, in its quest to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity, has joined efforts with countries and multilateral development partners to ensure that individuals have access to quality education and training opportunities and that employers can find the skills they need to operate. The skills towards employability and productivity (STEP) skills measurement program is part of the World Bank’s portfolio of analytical products on skills. The STEP program consists of two survey instruments that collect information on the supply and demand for skills in urban areas: a household survey and an employer survey. STEP has been implemented in waves, the first surveys being implemented in seven countries in 2012 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), Ukraine, Vietnam, and the Yunnan Province in China), and the second in five countries in 2013 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kenya, and Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR)). The data presented in this publication correspond to these countries. It illustrates the similarities and differences among groups that have completed different education levels on a wide range of issues and outcomes. Section one analyzes the trajectory of skills acquisition: participation in early childhood education programs, educational attainment by gender, and participation in training and apprenticeship programs. Section two explores background conditions associated with educational attainment, including the socioeconomic status of survey respondents at age 15, the educational attainment of their parents, their households’ asset levels, their health (as expressed by the presence of chronic illness), and their overall satisfaction with life. Section three covers cognitive skills: writing, numeracy, and reading (which is also evaluated through a direct reading assessment). Section four covers job-relevant skills, which are task-specific and which respondents possess or use on the job; and section five covers socio-emotional skills, using established metrics to measure personality and behavior. Section six covers the status of survey respondents in the labor market: whether they are employed, unemployed, or inactive.
- Subjects :
- IDEAS
INFORMATION
LITERACY LEVELS
FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
CHILDREN
DECISION-MAKING
READING SKILLS
PROCESS
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
PRACTICE
LITERACY SURVEY
DECISIONS
PERSONALITY
CONSTRUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
CONTENT
VALUES
WRITING SKILLS
EDUCATION
SCIENCE
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
METRICS
REASONING
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
OCCUPATIONS
GROUPS
LITERACY THRESHOLD
NAVIGATION
KINDERGARTEN
READING
DOMAINS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES
STUDENTS
LITERACY ASSESSMENT
COGNITIVE SKILLS
DOCUMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
NUMERACY
AGE GROUPS
DECISION MAKING
ADULT LITERACY
LITERACY
SCHOOL-AGE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
THINKING
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
JOB TRAINING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
INFERENCE
DISCUSSION
LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
DATA
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
INNOVATION
INTELLIGENCE
BASIC READING
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
RELATIONSHIPS
UPPER
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
RANGE
REFERENCE
APPRENTICESHIP
PRIMARY LEVEL
BOUNDARIES
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
FORMAL EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
YOUTH
EDUCATION SYSTEM
HUMAN CAPITAL
SKILLS
TRAITS
ACCIDENT
CONCEPTS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
TRAINING
VARIETY
PARTICIPATION
LEARNING
KNOWLEDGE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
QUALITY EDUCATION
WORKFORCE
SKILLS ACQUISITION
COMPLEXITY
UNDERSTANDING
DOCUMENTS
ADULTS
SKILLS TRAINING
AVERAGE SCORE
SKILLED WORKFORCE
ADULT POPULATIONS
SCHOOL
NURSERY SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP
WRITING
TRAINING COURSES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......2456..5c129def17524611a422626b394d6d79