Youth Employment and Skills Development in The Gambia

Despite substantial improvements in access to basic education and steady economic growth, The Gambia still faces considerable challenges in respect to reducing poverty. As the result of its narrow economic base and its reduced internal market, the...

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Main Authors:	Lahire, Nathalie, Johanson, Richard, Wilcox, Ryoko Tomita
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO TRAINING ACQUISITION OF SKILLS ADOLESCENCE ADULT EMPLOYMENT ADULT WORKERS ADULTHOOD AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE APPRENTICESHIP AREA OF SKILLS BASIC EDUCATION BIRTH RATE BIRTH RATES BRAIN DRAIN CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM COGNITIVE SKILLS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTINUING EDUCATION CRAFTSMEN CREATIVE THINKING CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DOMESTIC MARKET EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION EXPENDITURE EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE EMPLOYMENT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ENROLLMENT ENTERPRISE TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FAMILIES FEMALE YOUTH FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL LABOR MARKET FORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM GENDER BIAS GENDER GAP HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER GRADES HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERATE ADULTS IN-SERVICE TRAINING INFORMAL SECTOR INSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOB EXPERIENCE JOB SEARCH JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET OUTCOME LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LEARNERS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE-LONG LEARNING LOCAL LABOR MARKET LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LOW EMPLOYMENT LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION MALE COUNTERPARTS MANPOWER MARITAL STATUS MERCHANTS MORAL IMPERATIVE MORTALITY NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEEDS OF YOUTH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS PASS RATE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIME AGE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE PROVISION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE TRAINING PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS PRODUCTION WORKERS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT PROVISION OF TECHNICAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY EDUCATION REGISTRATION FEES REMEDIAL EDUCATION RETAIL TRADE RURAL AREAS RURAL CHILDREN RURAL LABOR RURAL WORKERS RURAL YOUTH SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL FACILITIES SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL SKILLS ACQUISITION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING SUPPLIERS TEACHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEENAGERS TRAINEES TRAINING CENTER TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING DELIVERY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TUITION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PERSON UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN YOUTH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE PREMIUM WAGES WORKER WORKING CHILDREN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH INVOLVEMENT YOUTH LABOR YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH TRAINING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH WORK Microdata Set
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