Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?

Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opportunities, and this can be especially acute in developing countries. As the World Bank's 2013 world development report highlights, the mismatch bet...

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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17559622/can-entrepreneurship-training-improve-work-opportunities-college-graduates
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spelling okr-10986-170222021-04-23T14:03:33Z Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates? World Bank ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGE GRADUATES CURRICULUM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING GENDER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR MARKETS LEARNING MALE STUDENTS PERSONALITY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES RESEARCHERS SOCIAL COHESION TRAINING PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WORK OPPORTUNITIES YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opportunities, and this can be especially acute in developing countries. As the World Bank's 2013 world development report highlights, the mismatch between the skills and aspirations of college graduates and the realities of labor markets not only limits a country's economic development, but also affects social cohesion. Joblessness and underemployment are viewed as some of the triggers of the Arab Spring, which started with Tunisia's jasmine revolution in early 2011. In Tunisia, the World Bank worked with the government to evaluate a program designed to give university students entrepreneurship training and assistance developing a business plan. The evaluation found that the program increased self-employment and helped students develop some skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. The lessons learned from the evaluation will help policymakers and development experts hone programs that deliver an impact. 2014-02-12T17:05:42Z 2014-02-12T17:05:42Z 2013-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17559622/can-entrepreneurship-training-improve-work-opportunities-college-graduates http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17022 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Tunisia
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topic ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
COLLEGE GRADUATES
CURRICULUM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLLMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
GENDER
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
MALE STUDENTS
PERSONALITY
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCHERS
SOCIAL COHESION
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
COLLEGE GRADUATES
CURRICULUM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLLMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
GENDER
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
MALE STUDENTS
PERSONALITY
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCHERS
SOCIAL COHESION
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
World Bank
Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
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description Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opportunities, and this can be especially acute in developing countries. As the World Bank's 2013 world development report highlights, the mismatch between the skills and aspirations of college graduates and the realities of labor markets not only limits a country's economic development, but also affects social cohesion. Joblessness and underemployment are viewed as some of the triggers of the Arab Spring, which started with Tunisia's jasmine revolution in early 2011. In Tunisia, the World Bank worked with the government to evaluate a program designed to give university students entrepreneurship training and assistance developing a business plan. The evaluation found that the program increased self-employment and helped students develop some skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. The lessons learned from the evaluation will help policymakers and development experts hone programs that deliver an impact.
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title Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
title_short Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
title_full Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
title_fullStr Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
title_full_unstemmed Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
title_sort can entrepreneurship training improve work opportunities for college graduates?
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17559622/can-entrepreneurship-training-improve-work-opportunities-college-graduates
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