Skills, Productivity and Employment Growth
Skills, Productivity and Employment Growth

Author: María Antonia Gallart

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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The aim of this study is to illustrate the relationship between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in Latin America societies through the analysis of the existing information and the study of some national case studies. The main focus is on the evolution of later decades, particularly since the end of the 1980s up to the present.

Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia
Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9292544209

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This publication highlights priorities and strategies in meeting current and emerging needs for skills development in South Asia. The report is in line with the Asian Development Bank's effort to support its developing member countries' priorities toward global competitiveness, increased productivity, and inclusive growth. It also identifies key issues, constraints and areas of improvement in making skills training more responsive to emerging labor market needs in South Asia as an important factor in sustaining high economic growth. The report was completed in 2012 under the Australian AID-supported Phase 1 of Subproject 11 (Innovative Strategies for Accelerated Human Resource Development) of RETA 6337 (Development Partnership Program for South Asia).

Education Costs and Financing Policies in Latin America
Education Costs and Financing Policies in Latin America

Author: Ernesto Schiefelbein

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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In this review of research on Latin American educational costs and policies, the paper discusses the available use of alternatives for a better use of resources. He shows that a more active role by the private sector will help meet the increasing demand for educational expansion. The paper emphasizes that change will result only from policies applied over the long term.