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Skills Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
This publication reviews recent developments within technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as future challenges in skills development in the region. Based upon 70 case studies covering 20 countries, it provides a good starting point for the development of country policies and programmes, of relevance to other African regions as well as countries in other regions facing similar challenges. Issues discussed include: the labour market context, reform of public training programmes, regulation of non-government training institutions, enterprise-based training, building skills for the informal economy, balancing cost-effectiveness with growth and equity, and financing.
Building Knowledge Economies
In many parts of the world, knowledge is being put to work to accelerate and deepen the development process, promoting innovation and helping to generate wealth and jobs. This book discusses advanced development strategies that take into account education, information and communication technology, infrastructure, innovation, and the prerequisite economic and institutional regimes.
Improving Skills Development in the Informal Sector
This book uses household surveys in five countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to describe employment off the farm in the region s growing informal sector and assesses how different forms of education and training, including apprenticeships, influence choices in employment and earnings.
Review of World Bank Lending Operations in Education and Training, Fiscal 1984-85
This review covers all education sector reports, appraisal and completion reports issued in fiscal 1984-85. Among the important findings are the following. Sector work needs to be strengthened in education, particularly in the identification and analysis of alternative policies and investment strategies. New education lending grew by more than 70 percent over the past two years, but the share allocated to Sub-Saharan Africa declined substantially. Regions differed greatly in the share of their portfolios allocated to education. Given the prominent place of education in most budgets it is worth discussing whether portfolio shares of under 5 percent or 6 percent are large enough to be cost eff...
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