Improving Education and Developing Skills for Economic Growth in Niger
The preparation of this report, initiated at the request of the Government, required close coordination by a multi-sectoral working group involving several ministries. As the goal of this report is to define an overall framework for skills developm...
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| Format: | Economic & Sector Work |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/23167801/niger-improving-education-developing-skills-economic-growth-niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21284 |
| Summary: | The preparation of this report,
initiated at the request of the Government, required close
coordination by a multi-sectoral working group involving
several ministries. As the goal of this report is to define
an overall framework for skills development for both the
formal and informal sectors, it analyses various types and
levels of education: primary, secondary (general and
technical), higher education, public and private vocational
training, and apprenticeships. The report focuses its
analysis on: (i) the labor market and constraints on the
creation of jobs; (ii) the education and training system
from the point of view of its performance, management, and
financing; (iii) the issue of skills creation for the
sectors considered growth producing. The latter can
constitute an entry point in a dynamic involving the
development of the supply of education and training that
anticipates demand and adapts to the evolution of knowledge,
technology, and organizational forms. The aim of this report
is to provide the Government with lines of reflection to
feed into a serious and inclusive policy dialogue that
brings out the full dimensions of the issues at stake. The
dialogue should be based on the concept of an open economy
in which the spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation, a
full exploitation of the possibilities offered by science
and technology, and a state that creates the conditions to
encourage the development of the private sector are the keys
to success. |
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