Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector

Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector

For a landlocked country like Uganda, access to ports through its neighbors as well as adequate transport infrastructure (road, rail, air, inland waterways to facilitate better access to the ports) are crucial since it is the conduit through which...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
TRANSPORT
LOGISTICS
EDUCATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
GREEN TRANSPORT
COMPETITIVENESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/253121510894144054/Uganda-Skills-to-support-the-transport-and-logistics-sector-main-report
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spelling okr-10986-289452021-05-25T10:54:40Z Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector World Bank Group TRANSPORT LOGISTICS EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET VOCATIONAL TRAINING GREEN TRANSPORT COMPETITIVENESS For a landlocked country like Uganda, access to ports through its neighbors as well as adequate transport infrastructure (road, rail, air, inland waterways to facilitate better access to the ports) are crucial since it is the conduit through which trade flows. Regional integration is indispensable in this context in order to expand and to integrate markets, exploit economies of scale, and attract foreign direct investment. Recognizing the importance of transport and logistics as a key sector in supporting Uganda’s economic development, this report assesses the human resource needs of the transport and logistics sector, including ‘green skills’. Green transport and logistics is a focus of the sector globally as it seeks to maximize resources, focus on efficiency and effectiveness to reduce carbon emissions and bring about financial savings. 2017-12-05T18:56:36Z 2017-12-05T18:56:36Z 2017-11-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/253121510894144054/Uganda-Skills-to-support-the-transport-and-logistics-sector-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28945 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Uganda
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topic TRANSPORT
LOGISTICS
EDUCATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
GREEN TRANSPORT
COMPETITIVENESS
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LOGISTICS
EDUCATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
GREEN TRANSPORT
COMPETITIVENESS
World Bank Group
Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
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description For a landlocked country like Uganda, access to ports through its neighbors as well as adequate transport infrastructure (road, rail, air, inland waterways to facilitate better access to the ports) are crucial since it is the conduit through which trade flows. Regional integration is indispensable in this context in order to expand and to integrate markets, exploit economies of scale, and attract foreign direct investment. Recognizing the importance of transport and logistics as a key sector in supporting Uganda’s economic development, this report assesses the human resource needs of the transport and logistics sector, including ‘green skills’. Green transport and logistics is a focus of the sector globally as it seeks to maximize resources, focus on efficiency and effectiveness to reduce carbon emissions and bring about financial savings.
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author World Bank Group
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title Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
title_short Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
title_full Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
title_fullStr Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
title_full_unstemmed Uganda : Skills to Support the Transport and Logistics Sector
title_sort uganda : skills to support the transport and logistics sector
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/253121510894144054/Uganda-Skills-to-support-the-transport-and-logistics-sector-main-report
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