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SABER in Action - Workforce Development

SABER in Action - Workforce Development

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
13 Sep 2021
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SABER_in_Action_WfD.pdf
Equipping national workforces with job-relevant skills is a continuing challenge, and mismatches are a persistent concern. Many school
graduates cannot find jobs commensurate with their education and training. Employers complain of difficulty in filling vacancies and
bemoan the scarcity of soft skills for boosting productivity. More broadly, skills constraints make it dif cult for companies to innovate
and invest in more lucrative economic areas. A goal of SABER-Workforce Development is to help countries improve their workforce
development framework.
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Economic and social development

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Skills and training policy

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SABER Workforce Development Jordan Country Report 2013

SABER Workforce Development Jordan Country Report 2013

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Project documentation
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English

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Jordan_CR_Final_2013.pdf
The SABER-WfD diagnosis in
Jordan reveals the weaknesses and gaps in specific
aspects of policies, whereby strategies, institutions
and service delivery fall short of what might be
characterized as global good practice. The various
underlying problems are well understood, yet there
is a lack of consistency in addressing them through
an integrated approach that: (a) examines the
institutional landscape and policies that influence
skills supply and demand such as the government’s
economic policies (including wage, tax, trade and
spending policies), education policies and labor
policies, as well as the external factors and global
trends such as demographic changes, globalization
and technological advances, urbanization, and
climate change; (b) coordinates the implementation
of appropriate policy responses through a unified
vision; and (c) monitors progress on reform.The
results reveal how the lack of an integrated approach
and clear leadership result in disconnect between
economic development priorities and WfD agenda.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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89
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SABER Workforce Development West Bank and Gaza Country Report 2014

SABER Workforce Development West Bank and Gaza Country Report 2014

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Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Palestine_CR_Final_ 2014.pdf
The Palestinian Territories, along with six countries in
the Middle East and North Africa Region (Egypt, Iraq,
Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen) have applied the
World Bank workforce development (WfD) diagnostic
tool under the System Approach for Better Education
Results (SABER) Initiative. The diagnostic tool analyzes
and assesses the systems, institutions, and policies in
place to promote the development of an appropriately
skilled workforce. The tool focuses on three important
functional dimensions of policymaking and
implementation—strategic framework, system
oversight, and service delivery. Each dimension is
scored on a four-point scale against standardized
rubrics based on available knowledge on global good
practice. 

The results, summarized on the cover of this report,
rate the Palestinian Territories at the emerging level in
the functional dimensions of strategic framework and
system oversight and at the latent level in service
delivery.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Bulgaria Country Report 2014

SABER Workforce Development Bulgaria Country Report 2014

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Document
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Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WFD_Bulgaria_CR_Final_2014.pdf
After a decade of sustained growth averaging more
than 5 percent a year, the Bulgarian economy
contracted sharply as the global economic crisis hit
the country in 2008. The subsequent recovery
remains very modest. The employment rate among
the working age population (aged 16 to 64) over the
past three years has been persistently below pre?
crisis levels. Unemployment more than doubled from
5.7 percent in 2008 to 12.4 percent in 2012,
unleashing job?seeking emigration, especially among
the young Bulgarians. The government has
responded with a series of short?term measures
(e.g., subsidized employment) to restore growth and
employment. In the longer term, however,
continuously building a skilled workforce will be
fundamental for Bulgaria’s competitiveness and for
promoting sustained growth and shared prosperity,
especially in light of the country’s projected sharp
decline in the workforce due to population aging. In
light of the above, the government is considering a
number of reforms of the education sector, including
a new underlying law on preschool and school
education and amendments to the law on vocational
and technical training.
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Economic and social development

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125

Workers participation

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SABER Workforce Development China (Xinjiang) Country Report 2014

SABER Workforce Development China (Xinjiang) Country Report 2014

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Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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skpPSP
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participation-of-employers-and-workers-organizations
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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_China_Xinjiang_CR_Final_2014.pdf
This report presents the findings of the assessment
of the workforce development (WfD) system of
Xinjiang Province, China, conducted based on the
World Bank’s Systems Approach for Better Education
Results (SABER) WfD analytical framework and tool.
The focus is on policies, institutions, and practices in
three important functional dimensions of
policymaking and implementation—strategic
framework, system oversight and service delivery.
Subject Tags:

Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Morocco Country Report 2012

SABER Workforce Development Morocco Country Report 2012

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Document
Content Type:
Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Morocco_CR_Final_2012_French.pdf
Cette étude a pour but de donner une image
objective du dispositif de développement de la force
de travail du Maroc. Elle est basée sur un outil
d\'analyse des systèmes d\'éducation et de
développement de la force de travail (SABER?DMO).
Cet outil permet de documenter et d\'évaluer les
politiques et les institutions du pays au regard des
bonnes pratiques internationales.
Réalisée sur la base de consultations des parties
prenantes du dispositif de développement de la
main d\'œuvre du Maroc, l\'étude offre à leur
attention un cadre de référence afin d’évaluer la
trajectoire de développement du dispositif marocain.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Moldova Country Report 2013

SABER Workforce Development Moldova Country Report 2013

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Document
Content Type:
Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
13 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Moldova_CR_Final_2013.pdf
This report presents a comprehensive diagnostic of the
Republic of Moldova’s workforce development (WfD)
policies and institutions. The analysis is based on a
World Bank research tool created under the Systems
Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) initiative
and purposefully designed to provide systematic
documentation and assessment of WfD policies and
institutions. The SABER?WfD benchmarking tool also
aims to assist the government with the implementation
of the VET Development Strategy in the context of
international experience and global good practices.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Georgia Country Report 2014

SABER Workforce Development Georgia Country Report 2014

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Document
Content Type:
Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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12 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Georgia_CR_Final_2014.pdf
This report presents the findings of the assessment of
Georgia’s workforce development (WfD) system,
conducted based on the World Bank’s Systems
Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) WfD
analytical framework and tool. The focus is on policies,
institutions, and practices in three important functional
dimensions of policy making and implementation—
strategic framework, system oversight, and service
delivery.1 The findings suggest that the main focus in
Georgia is shifting from policy conceptualization to
implementation. Many of the gaps identified share
common root causes, implying that addressing a
selected gap may lead to progress on related fronts.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Solomon Islands Country Report 2014

SABER Workforce Development Solomon Islands Country Report 2014

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Document
Content Type:
Project documentation
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English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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12 Sep 2021
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SABER-WfD_Report_Solomon_Islands_FINAL_2014.pdf
Solomon Islands has embarked on a set of important strategic initiatives to create a favorable environment for
addressing the importance of skills to economic and human development including (i) the development
of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF), (ii) reform of tertiary education and training, and (iii) the creation of coordinating bodies to better link education and training to the labor market.
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Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
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125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
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89
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SABER Workforce Development Yemen, Republic of Country Report 2013

SABER Workforce Development Yemen, Republic of Country Report 2013

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Document
Content Type:
Project documentation
Language:

English

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english
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skpEng
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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skpPSP
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participation-of-employers-and-workers-organizations
Knowledge Products:

Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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evaluation-reports

Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
12 Sep 2021
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SABER_WfD_Yemen_CR_Final_2013.pdf
A decade of sustained economic growth from 2000 to 2010 enabled the Republic of Yemen to achieve substantial
improvements in social and economic indicators. The government’s commitment to education, expressed in the
development of level-specific strategies as well as sustained public investment, led to a remarkable expansion in access to basic education and, consequently, higher demand at the secondary and tertiary levels. However, quality has remained a challenge at all levels: Increased enrollment has not resulted in higher completion rates or improved student performance, and students leave the education system ill-prepared for the labor market. After the events of 2011, and reaching an unemployment rate of 29 percent in 2012—estimated at 60 percent for youth—workforce development (WfD) has become a priority on Yemen’s political agenda.
The SABER-WfD benchmarking results, summarized below, reveal the various challenges faced by the WfD system in Yemen. These include a strong supply-driven approach, weak links between education outcomes and labor market needs, a small private sector, and a shortage of employment opportunities in the public sector. Addressing them will require focused and sustained efforts and collaboration across multiple WfD stakeholders in the public and private sectors, as well as civil society organizations and donors engaged in supporting WfD policies and programs. Capitalizing on the increased attention given to WfD in the last two years, two priority actions could be pursued: (i) formulating a unified strategic vision for WfD in Yemen; and (ii) identifying key economic sectors that are growing at the local level and developing training and apprenticeship programs accordingly.
Subject Tags:

Economic and social development

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economic-and-social-development
Identifier
125

Workers participation

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workers-participation
Identifier
89
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