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Protección y formación: instituciones para mejorar la inserción laboral en América Latina y Asia

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															Protección y formación: instituciones para mejorar la inserción laboral en América Latina y Asia
													

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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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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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20 Oct 2016

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El mundo del trabajo es objeto de grandes transformaciones. Estas transformaciones causan un fuerte impacto en los mercados laborales y generan nuevos retos para sus instituciones, entre ellas, las relacionadas con la protección contra el desempleo y con la formación profesional y capacitación, que son clave para la creación de empleo pleno y productivo y el trabajo decente para todas y todos. Por una parte, la constante transformación de los mercados de trabajo y la heterogeneidad creciente de las relaciones laborales generan grandes desafíos para el diseño de instrumentos de protección contra el desempleo. Por otra parte, una adecuada cualificación de la fuerza de trabajo es un elemento clave para cualquier estrategia de desarrollo que aspire a centrar el crecimiento económico en la innovación y el conocimiento. Esto implica un gran reto para los sistemas nacionales de formación profesional y capacitación, que deben hacer frente a una diversidad creciente tanto de las demandas del sector productivo como de las personas que buscan integrarse de manera digna al mercado laboral.

Mediante un análisis de las experiencias recientes de los países de América Latina y Asia en relación con los sistemas de protección contra el desempleo y la formación profesional y capacitación, así como de los retos que enfrentan para el desarrollo de estas instituciones laborales, este libro procura contribuir al debate sobre el perfeccionamiento de instituciones laborales que fomenten el desarrollo sostenible en un mundo del trabajo cambiante.

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Access to training

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Education and training

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Employability

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Americas

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A skills beyond school review of Peru

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A skills beyond school review of Peru

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Training quality and relevance

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Research papers

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19 Oct 2016

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Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can work based learning be used? How can teachers and trainers be effectively prepared? How should postsecondary programmes be structured? This country report looks at these and other questions in the context of Peru.

The report has six chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of Peru’s education and training system and includes an in-depth discussion of its key strengths and challenges. Chapter two explores how Peru can improve the alignment between the supply of VET programmes and the demands of the labour market. Chapter three focuses on strategies for improving the quality in its VET programmes. The fourth chapter examines the fragmented architecture of Peru’s education and training system and provides recommendations on how to facilitate student transitions from one system or level to the next. Chapter five focuses on the need to address inequities in access to high-quality VET, particularly for student from low-income, rural, and historically disadvantaged groups. The final chapter explores how Peru can help students make informed choices about their education and training through better career navigation and consumer information services.

DOI: 10.1787/9789264265400-en

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School-to-work transition

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TVET systems

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Vocational training

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Americas

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Peru

Seoul multi-year action plan on development

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Seoul multi-year action plan on development

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Other sources

Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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17 Oct 2016

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This plan sets out concrete actions and outcomes to be delivered and developed over the medium term. The plan includes developing human capital as a critical component of any country’s growth and poverty reduction strategy. Adding to education initiatives related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is important for developing countries, in particular Low Income Countries, to continue to develop employment- related skills that are better matched to employer and market needs in order to attract investment and decent jobs.

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Fact sheet: Regional Model Competency Standards

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Fact sheet: Regional Model Competency Standards

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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Publication Date:

13 Oct 2016

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This fact sheet explains what Regional Model Competency Standards (RMCS) are, describes how they can be used and provides an overview of the RMCS available to date.

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Competency

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Competency based training

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Competency standards

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Employment and skills strategies in Southeast Asia: Setting the Scene

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Employment and skills strategies in Southeast Asia: Setting the Scene

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12 Oct 2016

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The Southeast Asian region has experienced some of the highest growth rates in the world, with investments in skills playing a significant role in helping national economies to adjust to changes in working practices, advances in technology, and challenges associated with globalisation. In some countries this process has been more successfully managed and significant advances have been achieved in growth rates and employment levels, but in others it has resulted in stagnation of economic sectors, underemployment, rising unemployment levels and social exclusion for large sections of the society.

This report identifies and discusses employment and skills strategies in Southeast Asia. The report is divided into five sections. Section two, following the introduction, discusses the economic and labour market context. Section three discusses key issues for employment and skills development. Section four discusses policy responses and initiatives; and section five briefly suggests key issues of employment and skills development in Southeast Asia for further discussion and analysis.

DOI: 10.1787/5kmbjglh34r5-en

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Skills and training policy

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Skills mismatch

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Asia and the Pacific

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How can job opportunities for young people in Latin America be improved?

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How can job opportunities for young people in Latin America be improved?

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.

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Research papers

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07 Oct 2016

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Job training programs for vulnerable youth are the main response of Latin American governments to address the problem of inadequate employment opportunities for young people. Despite its importance, knowledge about these programs is scarce. This study contributes to filling this gap in the literature by presenting new evidence on the effectiveness of six of these programs operating or that were implemented in Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Dominican Republic. This analysis uses the results of impact evaluations of these programs and the results of qualitative surveys of young participants and employers, and in-depth interviews to training centers, employers and policy makers. The main results confirm the limited evidence available, namely, that these programs have little impact on the probability of getting a job (although there is a high heterogeneity in these impacts), but a significant impact on job quality. From this analysis, the report proposes a research agenda to improve knowledge on the functioning and impact of these programs, and provide a series of recommendations to improve the design and increase the effectiveness of youth training programs.

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Vocational training

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Hungary: Skilling up the next generation

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Hungary: Skilling up the next generation

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06 Oct 2016

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An analysis of Hungary’s performance in the program for international student assessment Facing the prospects of rapid aging and demographic decline over the coming decades, Hungary needs a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity growth that it needs to continue fueling a convergence of its living standards with those of its West European neighbors. Skilling up Hungary’s workforce should start by equipping youth with the right cognitive and social-emotional foundation skills. International research has identified three dimensions of skills that matter for good employment outcomes and economic growth: cognitive skills, such as literacy, numeracy, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving; social-emotional skills and behavioral traits, such as conscientiousness, grit, and openness to experience; and job- or occupation-specific technical skills, such as the ability to work as an engineer. Hungary can do significantly better in preparing its next generation with the right cognitive foundation skills.

This report focuses on cognitive skills and examines results for Hungary from the program for international student assessment (PISA), which assesses the mathematics, reading, and science competencies of 15-year-olds. This report lays out a policy agenda consisting of two parallel elements: first, improving socioeconomic conditions for children and youth in general and in school through policies targeted to the poor and disadvantaged such as welfare and employment policies for parents and education support for children. Second, promoting equity and reducing socioeconomic segregation in basic education through inclusive education policies.

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School-to-work transition

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Skills and training policy

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Youth

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Europe and Central Asia

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Hungary

Facilitating green skills and jobs in developing countries

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Facilitating green skills and jobs in developing countries

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.

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06 Oct 2016

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Green growth and green economy policies in developing countries have proven to have positive impacts on the countries’ labour markets and economic development, providing opportunities for green job creation, skills development and other social benefits, such as decent jobs. Given that green jobs and skills are emerging concepts, this study aims to provide a knowledge base regarding their role in the transition to a sustainable economy in the developing country context. In order to do this, the study selected and analysed 10 technical and financial organisations active in the field of green economy/ growth and green jobs/ skills at strategic and operational level and carried out 5 case studies on initiatives that aim to promote green jobs and skills in different regions and sectors. Based on this analysis, the study provides recommendations for better integration of green jobs and skills into policies and programmes.

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Green skills

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Skills for green jobs: Occupational changes in the green economy

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Skills for green jobs: Occupational changes in the green economy

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ILO

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Promotional material

Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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06 Oct 2016

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This fact sheet analyses the potential occupational changes from a transition towards a green economy in Namibia.

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Green jobs

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green-jobs

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Green skills

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green-skills

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Occupational qualification

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Africa

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Developing the knowledge, skills and talent of youth to further food security and nutrition

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Eight out of 10 of the world’s working poor who live on US $1.25 per day live in rural areas, where many are caught in vulnerable employment, especially in agriculture.Flourishing rural areas are vital to regional and national development. Yet, rural economies tend to face a wide range of challenges that urban areas are more likely to overcome. These include access to transportation, sanitation and health services, and a consumer base in close proximity to support small and medium enterprise development. Women and men working in rural areas also face difficulties associated with a paucity of economic opportunities, under investment, poor infrastructure and public services, including education, and, in many cases, weak governance and underdeveloped markets.

Education, entrepreneurship, and physical and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.

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Youth employability

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.

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19 Feb 2016

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This document provides case studies from different regions that set out the challenges, successes and lessons learned relating to the development of knowledge, skills and capacity for youth in agriculture. Bearing in mind the necessity of addressing various approaches for targeting youth, case studies cover the areas of peer-to-peer knowledge transfer, vocational training and skills development, and education systems and research. Specific issues concerned with how to integrate traditional or inter-generational knowledge and the use of new technologies are interwoven throughout the various case studies. The conclusion offers insights into how learning from these initiatives can inform the broader policy environment as well as the design of youth targeted policies, projects and programmes - with the overarching objective of providing attractive, remunerative and sustainable livelihoods for youth in agriculture to further food security and nutrition.

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