Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context
Lao has embarked on an ambitious plan to transform its economy, reduce poverty, and graduate from least developed country status by 2020. The objectives of this report are 1) to provide critical information to the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) about...
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ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO TRAINING ADULT EDUCATION ADULTS APTITUDES ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOLS AVERAGE COMPLETION RATE BACHELOR DEGREE BASIC LIFE SKILLS BASIC LITERACY BASIC READING BASIC SKILLS CAREER CAREER CHOICES CERTIFICATION LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TEST COMPLETION RATES COMPUTER SKILLS CURRICULA DECISION MAKING DEGREES DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATED POPULATION EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROVIDERS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION TARGETS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL REFORM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL TESTING EMPLOYED GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT ENROLMENT RATES EQUITABLE ACCESS EXAM EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FURTHER EDUCATION GENDER DISPARITIES GIRLS HIGH DROPOUT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS HIGHER LEARNING HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS INTERNSHIPS INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB MARKET JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEEKERS JOB TRAINING KINDERGARTEN LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY ASSESSMENT LITERACY RATES LITERACY SKILLS LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS SKILLS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NET ENROLMENT NET ENROLMENT RATES NEW ENTRANTS NUMERACY NUTRITION OCCUPATIONS ON THE JOB TRAINING PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY DATA PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING READING READING COMPREHENSION READING SKILLS RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SEASONAL WORKERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF ESTEEM SKILL LEVELS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLED WORKFORCE SKILLS ACQUISITION SKILLS DEFICIENCIES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE SPORTS STAFF SALARIES STIPENDS STUDENT ALLOCATIONS STUDENT BODY STUDENT DEMAND TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING STAFF TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM TERTIARY STUDENTS TRAINED LABOR FORCE TRAINING FUNDS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SERVICES TUITION TUITION FEES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLMENT UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY LEVEL VOCATIONAL COURSES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WRITING SKILLS |
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ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO TRAINING ADULT EDUCATION ADULTS APTITUDES ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOLS AVERAGE COMPLETION RATE BACHELOR DEGREE BASIC LIFE SKILLS BASIC LITERACY BASIC READING BASIC SKILLS CAREER CAREER CHOICES CERTIFICATION LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TEST COMPLETION RATES COMPUTER SKILLS CURRICULA DECISION MAKING DEGREES DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATED POPULATION EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROVIDERS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION TARGETS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL REFORM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL TESTING EMPLOYED GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT ENROLMENT RATES EQUITABLE ACCESS EXAM EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FURTHER EDUCATION GENDER DISPARITIES GIRLS HIGH DROPOUT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS HIGHER LEARNING HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS INTERNSHIPS INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB MARKET JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEEKERS JOB TRAINING KINDERGARTEN LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY ASSESSMENT LITERACY RATES LITERACY SKILLS LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS SKILLS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NET ENROLMENT NET ENROLMENT RATES NEW ENTRANTS NUMERACY NUTRITION OCCUPATIONS ON THE JOB TRAINING PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY DATA PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING READING READING COMPREHENSION READING SKILLS RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SEASONAL WORKERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF ESTEEM SKILL LEVELS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLED WORKFORCE SKILLS ACQUISITION SKILLS DEFICIENCIES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE SPORTS STAFF SALARIES STIPENDS STUDENT ALLOCATIONS STUDENT BODY STUDENT DEMAND TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING STAFF TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM TERTIARY STUDENTS TRAINED LABOR FORCE TRAINING FUNDS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SERVICES TUITION TUITION FEES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLMENT UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY LEVEL VOCATIONAL COURSES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WRITING SKILLS World Bank Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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Lao has embarked on an ambitious plan to
transform its economy, reduce poverty, and graduate from
least developed country status by 2020. The objectives of
this report are 1) to provide critical information to the
Government of Lao PDR (GoL) about existing skills gaps in
Lao; 2) to provide the GoL and the steering committee that
will revise the Human Resource Development Strategy
2000-2020 (and link it to the 8th NSEDP) with evidence of
the current skills situation in the country, to better
inform decisions and human resource planning for the future;
and 3) to provide the GoL, the World Bank, and other
development partners a baseline of skills indicators against
which to measure progress going forward. Lao's economic
growth has led to increased demand for workers at all skill
levels, but employers have a difficult time finding workers
to meet that demand. The lack of skills among the workforce
is the most commonly cited constraint. The first priority
will be to increase the limited flow of students progressing
to higher education levels, in part due to high dropout
rates among students (especially in rural areas) in primary
school or between primary and secondary school. The second
priority will be to increase the level of cognitive skills
among the population by improving the quality of the
education system. The third priority will show as Lao's
economy moves forward, skills taught in the higher education
system will need to become better aligned with labor market
needs. The fourth priority will be to promote lifelong
learning and skills upgrading by increasing the incentives
and opportunities of workers to skill up, and employers to
invest in the skills of their workers. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context |
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skills for quality jobs and development in lao pdr : a technical assessment of the current context |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19300212/lao-pdr-skills-quality-jobs-development-lao-pdr-technical-assessment-current-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18694 |
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okr-10986-186942021-04-23T14:03:47Z Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context World Bank ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO TRAINING ADULT EDUCATION ADULTS APTITUDES ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOLS AVERAGE COMPLETION RATE BACHELOR DEGREE BASIC LIFE SKILLS BASIC LITERACY BASIC READING BASIC SKILLS CAREER CAREER CHOICES CERTIFICATION LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TEST COMPLETION RATES COMPUTER SKILLS CURRICULA DECISION MAKING DEGREES DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATED POPULATION EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROVIDERS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION TARGETS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL REFORM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL TESTING EMPLOYED GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT ENROLMENT RATES EQUITABLE ACCESS EXAM EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FURTHER EDUCATION GENDER DISPARITIES GIRLS HIGH DROPOUT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS HIGHER LEARNING HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS INTERNSHIPS INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB MARKET JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEEKERS JOB TRAINING KINDERGARTEN LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY ASSESSMENT LITERACY RATES LITERACY SKILLS LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS SKILLS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NET ENROLMENT NET ENROLMENT RATES NEW ENTRANTS NUMERACY NUTRITION OCCUPATIONS ON THE JOB TRAINING PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY DATA PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING READING READING COMPREHENSION READING SKILLS RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SEASONAL WORKERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF ESTEEM SKILL LEVELS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLED WORKFORCE SKILLS ACQUISITION SKILLS DEFICIENCIES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE SPORTS STAFF SALARIES STIPENDS STUDENT ALLOCATIONS STUDENT BODY STUDENT DEMAND TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING STAFF TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM TERTIARY STUDENTS TRAINED LABOR FORCE TRAINING FUNDS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SERVICES TUITION TUITION FEES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLMENT UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY LEVEL VOCATIONAL COURSES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WRITING SKILLS Lao has embarked on an ambitious plan to transform its economy, reduce poverty, and graduate from least developed country status by 2020. The objectives of this report are 1) to provide critical information to the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) about existing skills gaps in Lao; 2) to provide the GoL and the steering committee that will revise the Human Resource Development Strategy 2000-2020 (and link it to the 8th NSEDP) with evidence of the current skills situation in the country, to better inform decisions and human resource planning for the future; and 3) to provide the GoL, the World Bank, and other development partners a baseline of skills indicators against which to measure progress going forward. Lao's economic growth has led to increased demand for workers at all skill levels, but employers have a difficult time finding workers to meet that demand. The lack of skills among the workforce is the most commonly cited constraint. The first priority will be to increase the limited flow of students progressing to higher education levels, in part due to high dropout rates among students (especially in rural areas) in primary school or between primary and secondary school. The second priority will be to increase the level of cognitive skills among the population by improving the quality of the education system. The third priority will show as Lao's economy moves forward, skills taught in the higher education system will need to become better aligned with labor market needs. The fourth priority will be to promote lifelong learning and skills upgrading by increasing the incentives and opportunities of workers to skill up, and employers to invest in the skills of their workers. 2014-06-17T22:40:45Z 2014-06-17T22:40:45Z 2013-11-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19300212/lao-pdr-skills-quality-jobs-development-lao-pdr-technical-assessment-current-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18694 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic |