Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives

Short-term education and skills training programs are a popular way to meet the needs of unemployed, out-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive employment. This...

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Main Authors: Clarke, Marguerite, Sharma, Meghna, Bhattacharjee, Pradyumna
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-350452021-09-21T13:42:37Z Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives Clarke, Marguerite Sharma, Meghna Bhattacharjee, Pradyumna EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT RESULTS-BASED FINANCING HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM Short-term education and skills training programs are a popular way to meet the needs of unemployed, out-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive employment. This paper reviews the global evidence to identify which programs are most effective at delivering results. How incentives for stakeholders are incorporated into the program design is given particular attention. Based on the findings, recommendations are offered for the future design of these training programs. 2021-01-25T17:10:35Z 2021-01-25T17:10:35Z 2021-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/831561611561440947/Review-of-the-Evidence-on-Short-Term-Education-and-Skills-Training-Programs-for-Out-of-School-Youth-with-a-Focus-on-the-Use-of-Incentives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35045 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2103 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
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topic EDUCATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
RESULTS-BASED FINANCING
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING PROGRAM
spellingShingle EDUCATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
RESULTS-BASED FINANCING
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING PROGRAM
Clarke, Marguerite
Sharma, Meghna
Bhattacharjee, Pradyumna
Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
relation Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2103
description Short-term education and skills training programs are a popular way to meet the needs of unemployed, out-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive employment. This paper reviews the global evidence to identify which programs are most effective at delivering results. How incentives for stakeholders are incorporated into the program design is given particular attention. Based on the findings, recommendations are offered for the future design of these training programs.
format Working Paper
author Clarke, Marguerite
Sharma, Meghna
Bhattacharjee, Pradyumna
author_facet Clarke, Marguerite
Sharma, Meghna
Bhattacharjee, Pradyumna
author_sort Clarke, Marguerite
title Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
title_short Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
title_full Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
title_fullStr Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
title_full_unstemmed Review of the Evidence on Short-Term Education and Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth with a Focus on the Use of Incentives
title_sort review of the evidence on short-term education and skills training programs for out-of-school youth with a focus on the use of incentives
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/831561611561440947/Review-of-the-Evidence-on-Short-Term-Education-and-Skills-Training-Programs-for-Out-of-School-Youth-with-a-Focus-on-the-Use-of-Incentives
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