Youth employment and skills development in The Gambia

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lahire, Nathalie
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Johanson, Richard, Wilcox, Ryoko Tomita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington D.C. : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank, 2011.
Series:Africa Region human development series.
World Bank working paper ; no. 217.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.