Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey
The note presents the results of the STEP employer skills survey. The survey was implemented in early 2013 using a stratified sample of 354 firms. The firms were stratified by activity and firm size, with a booster sample of large firms. Post-strat...
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SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PERSONALITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EDUCATION CYCLE SKILLED WORKERS LABOR MARKET NEEDS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NUMERACY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUPS EDUCATION POLICY HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE HIGHER EDUCATION JOB GENERAL EDUCATION LABOR MARKET DEMAND SKILLED PROFESSIONALS LABOR MARKET SUCCESS FIRM SIZE THINKING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SKILL GROUP LITERACY WORK EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE EDUCATED WORKERS LABOR MARKET CRITICAL THINKING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SOCIAL SKILLS WORKER CRAFTSMEN ABILITY UNEMPLOYED WRITING SKILLS NEEDS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM LOCAL FIRMS JOB TRAINING LABOR URBAN WORKERS PROBLEM SOLVING READING UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY SKILL GROUPS FIRM ENTRY PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING LITERACY SKILLS PREVIOUS WORK PRODUCTIVE FIRM WORKERS LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS YOUNG WORKERS SCIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SCHOOLS YOUNG WORKER LABOR DEMAND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AGE CURRICULA SKILL SHORTAGES CLERKS JOB VACANCIES JOB TURNOVER OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SCHOOL GRADUATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LANGUAGE LITERACY WORKFORCE SKILLS EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SKILLS ETHICS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING EMPLOYABILITY EDUCATION WORKING CONDITIONS INVESTMENT PERSONALITY TRAITS LITERACY LITERACY EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS BASIC SKILLS SKILL STRUCTURE LABORERS EXPERIENCE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COLLEGE GRADUATES LABOR SUPPLY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT STUDENTS COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL EDUCATION UNSKILLED WORKERS SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS SKILL SHORTAGE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR SHORTAGE EMPLOYEES CREATIVE THINKING |
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SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PERSONALITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EDUCATION CYCLE SKILLED WORKERS LABOR MARKET NEEDS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NUMERACY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUPS EDUCATION POLICY HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE HIGHER EDUCATION JOB GENERAL EDUCATION LABOR MARKET DEMAND SKILLED PROFESSIONALS LABOR MARKET SUCCESS FIRM SIZE THINKING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SKILL GROUP LITERACY WORK EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE EDUCATED WORKERS LABOR MARKET CRITICAL THINKING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SOCIAL SKILLS WORKER CRAFTSMEN ABILITY UNEMPLOYED WRITING SKILLS NEEDS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM LOCAL FIRMS JOB TRAINING LABOR URBAN WORKERS PROBLEM SOLVING READING UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY SKILL GROUPS FIRM ENTRY PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING LITERACY SKILLS PREVIOUS WORK PRODUCTIVE FIRM WORKERS LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS YOUNG WORKERS SCIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SCHOOLS YOUNG WORKER LABOR DEMAND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AGE CURRICULA SKILL SHORTAGES CLERKS JOB VACANCIES JOB TURNOVER OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SCHOOL GRADUATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LANGUAGE LITERACY WORKFORCE SKILLS EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SKILLS ETHICS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING EMPLOYABILITY EDUCATION WORKING CONDITIONS INVESTMENT PERSONALITY TRAITS LITERACY LITERACY EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS BASIC SKILLS SKILL STRUCTURE LABORERS EXPERIENCE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COLLEGE GRADUATES LABOR SUPPLY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT STUDENTS COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL EDUCATION UNSKILLED WORKERS SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS SKILL SHORTAGE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR SHORTAGE EMPLOYEES CREATIVE THINKING Rutkowski, Jan J. Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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The note presents the results of the
STEP employer skills survey. The survey was implemented in
early 2013 using a stratified sample of 354 firms. The firms
were stratified by activity and firm size, with a booster
sample of large firms. Post-stratification weights were used
to make the results representative of firm size. The
structure of the sample by activity, size and some other
characteristics is presented in annex one. The small sample
size implies that the estimates are subject to a wide margin
of error. This problem is mitigated by the fact it is
qualitative rather than quantitative results that are of
primary interest. One should bear in mind that the survey’s
results represent subjective perceptions, and as such should
be taken with a grain of salt (for example, the employers
may express exaggerated views). There are some additional
limitations resulting from the survey’s design. It uses a
pre-determined list of skills, which may or may not
correspond with the skills that employers themselves are
concerned about. Moreover, the skills are generic in nature,
and not occupation specific. Skills are divided into groups
(see below), and it is not possible to compare the
importance of specific skills between groups (only within
groups). Finally, the survey looks at skills of only two
types of workers, highly skilled college graduates, and less
skilled high school graduates (see below). These two groups
are very heterogeneous, with a substantial variation in the
skill set demanded from workers within a group. The upshot
is that the survey’s results are very general in nature and
as such are meant to highlight the importance of the skills
gap problem, rather than to examine skill gaps specific to
different types of workers and occupations. Put differently,
the results are intended to inform the public debate on
skills and education policy, rather than to identify
specific skills-related problems. The note is structured as
follows. Section one provides background information on the
skill structure of employment, and presents evidence on a
skills shortage in Armenia. Section two is central. It
examines the demand for skills and the skills gap. It
identifies skills that determine the employers hiring
decisions, and skills that young job applicant most
frequently lack. Section three focuses on firm organized
training as a way of coping with a skills shortage. Section
four concludes and discusses policy implications of the analysis. |
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Rutkowski, Jan J. |
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Rutkowski, Jan J. |
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Rutkowski, Jan J. |
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Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey |
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skills employers seek : results of the armenia step employer skills survey |
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2015 |
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okr-10986-225302021-04-23T14:04:09Z Skills Employers Seek : Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey Rutkowski, Jan J. SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PERSONALITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EDUCATION CYCLE SKILLED WORKERS LABOR MARKET NEEDS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NUMERACY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUPS EDUCATION POLICY HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE HIGHER EDUCATION JOB GENERAL EDUCATION LABOR MARKET DEMAND SKILLED PROFESSIONALS LABOR MARKET SUCCESS FIRM SIZE THINKING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SKILL GROUP LITERACY WORK EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE EDUCATED WORKERS LABOR MARKET CRITICAL THINKING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SOCIAL SKILLS WORKER CRAFTSMEN ABILITY UNEMPLOYED WRITING SKILLS NEEDS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM LOCAL FIRMS JOB TRAINING LABOR URBAN WORKERS PROBLEM SOLVING READING UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY SKILL GROUPS FIRM ENTRY PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING LITERACY SKILLS PREVIOUS WORK PRODUCTIVE FIRM WORKERS LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS YOUNG WORKERS SCIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SCHOOLS YOUNG WORKER LABOR DEMAND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AGE CURRICULA SKILL SHORTAGES CLERKS JOB VACANCIES JOB TURNOVER OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SCHOOL GRADUATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LANGUAGE LITERACY WORKFORCE SKILLS EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SKILLS ETHICS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING EMPLOYABILITY EDUCATION WORKING CONDITIONS INVESTMENT PERSONALITY TRAITS LITERACY LITERACY EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS BASIC SKILLS SKILL STRUCTURE LABORERS EXPERIENCE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COLLEGE GRADUATES LABOR SUPPLY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT STUDENTS COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL EDUCATION UNSKILLED WORKERS SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS SKILL SHORTAGE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR SHORTAGE EMPLOYEES CREATIVE THINKING The note presents the results of the STEP employer skills survey. The survey was implemented in early 2013 using a stratified sample of 354 firms. The firms were stratified by activity and firm size, with a booster sample of large firms. Post-stratification weights were used to make the results representative of firm size. The structure of the sample by activity, size and some other characteristics is presented in annex one. The small sample size implies that the estimates are subject to a wide margin of error. This problem is mitigated by the fact it is qualitative rather than quantitative results that are of primary interest. One should bear in mind that the survey’s results represent subjective perceptions, and as such should be taken with a grain of salt (for example, the employers may express exaggerated views). There are some additional limitations resulting from the survey’s design. It uses a pre-determined list of skills, which may or may not correspond with the skills that employers themselves are concerned about. Moreover, the skills are generic in nature, and not occupation specific. Skills are divided into groups (see below), and it is not possible to compare the importance of specific skills between groups (only within groups). Finally, the survey looks at skills of only two types of workers, highly skilled college graduates, and less skilled high school graduates (see below). These two groups are very heterogeneous, with a substantial variation in the skill set demanded from workers within a group. The upshot is that the survey’s results are very general in nature and as such are meant to highlight the importance of the skills gap problem, rather than to examine skill gaps specific to different types of workers and occupations. Put differently, the results are intended to inform the public debate on skills and education policy, rather than to identify specific skills-related problems. The note is structured as follows. Section one provides background information on the skill structure of employment, and presents evidence on a skills shortage in Armenia. Section two is central. It examines the demand for skills and the skills gap. It identifies skills that determine the employers hiring decisions, and skills that young job applicant most frequently lack. Section three focuses on firm organized training as a way of coping with a skills shortage. Section four concludes and discusses policy implications of the analysis. 2015-08-20T15:37:50Z 2015-08-20T15:37:50Z 2013-12-19 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919387/skills-employers-seek-results-armenia-step-employer-skills-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22530 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Armenia |