Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs

Demand-driven training (DDT) and results-based contracting (RBC) are two mechanisms used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of skill training programs. DDT links skills development explicitly with the job market, typically through employer eng...

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Language:English
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spelling okr-10986-335562021-09-16T17:09:28Z Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs World Bank SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET TECHNICAL EDUCAITON DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Demand-driven training (DDT) and results-based contracting (RBC) are two mechanisms used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of skill training programs. DDT links skills development explicitly with the job market, typically through employer engagement. Private sector employers define what type of training is necessary, either directly or indirectly through training providers. RBC is based on an agreement with training providers by which the disbursement of funding is conditional on the achievement of defined targets, most often verified gainful employment. Although these two mechanisms are independent, they are frequently combined. Much has been written about various approaches to DDT. However, relatively little is known about the application of RBC in skills training. This report reviews the literature, identifies project examples and derives lessons for the design and implementation of both DDT and RBC. A summary of the existing literature on international experiences with both DDT and RBC, including good practices, is presented here. This review aims to identify the most effective ways to deliver these programs and provide general lessons on their design and implementation. The audience for this review includes World Bank teams and other development and policy practitioners interested in results-based contracting in the context of demand driven training. 2020-04-09T18:50:16Z 2020-04-09T18:50:16Z 2020-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/245201585887181276/Demand-Driven-Skills-Training-and-Results-Based-Contracting-Lessons-for-Youth-Employment-Programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33556 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Africa Kenya
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topic SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
LABOR MARKET
TECHNICAL EDUCAITON
DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
spellingShingle SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
LABOR MARKET
TECHNICAL EDUCAITON
DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
World Bank
Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
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description Demand-driven training (DDT) and results-based contracting (RBC) are two mechanisms used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of skill training programs. DDT links skills development explicitly with the job market, typically through employer engagement. Private sector employers define what type of training is necessary, either directly or indirectly through training providers. RBC is based on an agreement with training providers by which the disbursement of funding is conditional on the achievement of defined targets, most often verified gainful employment. Although these two mechanisms are independent, they are frequently combined. Much has been written about various approaches to DDT. However, relatively little is known about the application of RBC in skills training. This report reviews the literature, identifies project examples and derives lessons for the design and implementation of both DDT and RBC. A summary of the existing literature on international experiences with both DDT and RBC, including good practices, is presented here. This review aims to identify the most effective ways to deliver these programs and provide general lessons on their design and implementation. The audience for this review includes World Bank teams and other development and policy practitioners interested in results-based contracting in the context of demand driven training.
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title Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
title_short Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
title_full Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
title_fullStr Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
title_full_unstemmed Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
title_sort demand-driven skills training and results-based contracting : lessons for youth employment programs
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/245201585887181276/Demand-Driven-Skills-Training-and-Results-Based-Contracting-Lessons-for-Youth-Employment-Programs
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