School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy

As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candida...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Education Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	EDUCATION IMPROVING EDUCATION LABOR MARKET LIFELONG LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHOOL-TO-WORKFORCE TRANSITION SKILLED WORKERS SUBREGIONAL COLLABORATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8729347/school-work-eastern-caribbean-education-system-adequately-prepare-youth-global-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7626

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spelling	okr-10986-76262021-04-23T14:02:37Z School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy World Bank EDUCATION IMPROVING EDUCATION LABOR MARKET LIFELONG LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHOOL-TO-WORKFORCE TRANSITION SKILLED WORKERS SUBREGIONAL COLLABORATION As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, while the number of unemployed low skilled workers is growing. This report is organized into six chapters. After this brief introduction, the second chapter makes the argument for why skills matter to the OECS countries. The subsequent three chapters emphasize how education (school) is intrinsically linked to the labor market, both in providing initial preparation and training and in updating workers' skills throughout adulthood (lifelong learning). Thus, the third chapter discusses how adequately the schools in the OECS prepare youth for the labor market. The fourth chapter focuses on the transition from the education system to the labor market. The fifth chapter analyzes the opportunities for workers to continue learning while in the labor force. The final chapter summarizes the main policy recommendations for improving education and training in the OECS. Three transversal themes run through the report: (i) deepening sub-regional collaboration; (ii) increasing involvement of the private sector in education and training; and (iii) enhancing collaboration across different levels of the education and training systems. 2012-06-11T14:18:56Z 2012-06-11T14:18:56Z 2007-11-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8729347/school-work-eastern-caribbean-education-system-adequately-prepare-youth-global-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7626 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	EDUCATION IMPROVING EDUCATION LABOR MARKET LIFELONG LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHOOL-TO-WORKFORCE TRANSITION SKILLED WORKERS SUBREGIONAL COLLABORATION
spellingShingle	EDUCATION IMPROVING EDUCATION LABOR MARKET LIFELONG LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHOOL-TO-WORKFORCE TRANSITION SKILLED WORKERS SUBREGIONAL COLLABORATION World Bank School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
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description	As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, while the number of unemployed low skilled workers is growing. This report is organized into six chapters. After this brief introduction, the second chapter makes the argument for why skills matter to the OECS countries. The subsequent three chapters emphasize how education (school) is intrinsically linked to the labor market, both in providing initial preparation and training and in updating workers' skills throughout adulthood (lifelong learning). Thus, the third chapter discusses how adequately the schools in the OECS prepare youth for the labor market. The fourth chapter focuses on the transition from the education system to the labor market. The fifth chapter analyzes the opportunities for workers to continue learning while in the labor force. The final chapter summarizes the main policy recommendations for improving education and training in the OECS. Three transversal themes run through the report: (i) deepening sub-regional collaboration; (ii) increasing involvement of the private sector in education and training; and (iii) enhancing collaboration across different levels of the education and training systems.
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title	School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
title_short	School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
title_full	School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
title_fullStr	School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
title_full_unstemmed	School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
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