Youth employment and skills development in The Gambia [electronic resource] / Nathalie Lahire, Richard Johanson, Ryoko Tomita Wilcox.
Series: Africa Region human development series | World Bank working paper ; no. 217.Publication details: Washington D.C. : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank, 2011.Description: xviii, 98 p. : illISBN:- 9780821388112
- 9780821388136 (e-book)
- 370.113096651 22
- LC1047.G3 L32 2011eb
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"This report was prepared by Nathalie Lahire and included the following team members: Priscilla Elms, Ryoko Wilcox, and Richard Johanson."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).
Introduction: Macroeconomic trends. Poverty profile -- Overview of youth employment and training: Introduction. Youth involvement in the labor market. Youth unemployment and joblessness. Determinants of youth employment outcomes. Incidence of training. Human capital levels and youth labor market outcomes. Summary of recommendations -- Children's work and schooling: Introduction. Involvement in employment. Determinants of children's time use. Summary of recommendations -- Provision of technical and vocational education and training: Introduction. Provision of technical and vocational education and training. Financing of education. Recent TVET reforms. Analysis of the TVET sector. Summary of recommendations -- Recommendations: Introduction. Recommendations for policy makers. TVET level recommendations.
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