Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development

This report assesses the prospects for Turkey's youth by examining the 'school-to-work transition'. Turkey needs to invest in its young people to capture the potentially substantial dividend of today's large youth cohort. Becaus...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Social Protection Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9810349/investing-turkeys-next-generation-school-to-work-transition-turkeys-development
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT MALES
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE
CALCULATIONS
CAREER COUNSELING
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CENSUSES
COMMODITY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CONSULTATION PROCESS
CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
CULTURAL VALUES
CURRENCY
CURRICULA
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EARNING
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYABLE SKILLS
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
EMPLOYER PENSION
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENTRY POINT
EXCHANGE RATE
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE WORKERS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
FUTURE GROWTH
GENERAL PUBLIC
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
HOUSEWIFE
HOUSEWIVES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOME TAXES
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFORMED DECISIONS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB CREATION
JOB FAIRS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
JOB SECURITY
JOB VACANCY
JOB-SEEKERS
JOBS
LABOR CODE
LABOR COST
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ASSESSMENTS
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET REFORM
LABOR MARKET REFORMS
LABOR MARKET SITUATION
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LACK OF INFORMATION
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
LOW COSTS
LOW EARNINGS
LOW EMPLOYMENT
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES
MATH
MINIMUM WAGE
MORTALITY
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER WORKERS
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREVIOUS ONES
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
PROBABILITY
PROTECTING WORKERS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RATES OF RETURN
REGULAR WORKERS
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITIES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
SECOND JOB
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE SECTOR
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SKILL GROUPS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE PLANNING
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TEENS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SYSTEM
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE GAP
WAGE PREMIUM
WAGE PREMIUMS
WAGE SECTOR
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGES
WITHDRAWAL
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
WORKING AGE
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT MALES
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE
CALCULATIONS
CAREER COUNSELING
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CENSUSES
COMMODITY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CONSULTATION PROCESS
CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
CULTURAL VALUES
CURRENCY
CURRICULA
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EARNING
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYABLE SKILLS
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
EMPLOYER PENSION
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENTRY POINT
EXCHANGE RATE
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE WORKERS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
FUTURE GROWTH
GENERAL PUBLIC
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
HOUSEWIFE
HOUSEWIVES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOME TAXES
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFORMED DECISIONS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB CREATION
JOB FAIRS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
JOB SECURITY
JOB VACANCY
JOB-SEEKERS
JOBS
LABOR CODE
LABOR COST
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ASSESSMENTS
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET REFORM
LABOR MARKET REFORMS
LABOR MARKET SITUATION
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LACK OF INFORMATION
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
LOW COSTS
LOW EARNINGS
LOW EMPLOYMENT
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES
MATH
MINIMUM WAGE
MORTALITY
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER WORKERS
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREVIOUS ONES
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
PROBABILITY
PROTECTING WORKERS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RATES OF RETURN
REGULAR WORKERS
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITIES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
SECOND JOB
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE SECTOR
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SKILL GROUPS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE PLANNING
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TEENS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SYSTEM
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE GAP
WAGE PREMIUM
WAGE PREMIUMS
WAGE SECTOR
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGES
WITHDRAWAL
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
WORKING AGE
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
World Bank
Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Turkey
description This report assesses the prospects for Turkey's youth by examining the 'school-to-work transition'. Turkey needs to invest in its young people to capture the potentially substantial dividend of today's large youth cohort. Because of the sheer number of young people, Turkey's working-age population will expand by over 800,000 every year during the next decade. This so-called 'productive population' will continue to grow until around 2020 when the demographic window starts to close. By that time, Turkey will have the population profile of an aging society. East Asia's economic miracle of the 1970s and 1980s demonstrated that a large youth cohort can propel an economy to very high growth rates. However, the experience in other regions, such as Latin America, has shown that this outcome is by no means guaranteed. Investments made now in today's children and youth will be critical in determining the extent to which Turkey benefits from this 'demographic dividend' While the potential benefits are great, so are the risks if today's large youth cohort does not find its place in tomorrow's labor market and society. The potential downside of this demographic profile is also significant. If Turkey's young people are not well prepared for the world of work and if the labor market does not generate more and better jobs for them, then this large youth cohort will be the source of social and economic pressures and tensions. Indeed, managing the transition into adulthood will be a very important factor in determining how well Turkey achieves the goals of stability, equity, and competitiveness that are at the heart of the Ninth Development Plan. In many respects, Turkey has taken important steps to prepare for this future. Today's young people are more educated and healthier than previous ones, which is a strong base to build on. Educational achievements have been notable, especially in basic education. Enrollments are up at all levels. Some important steps have been taken to modernize the labor market and to establish the foundations for employment institutions and policies suitable for an open, private-sector led economy.
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author World Bank
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title Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
title_short Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
title_full Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
title_fullStr Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
title_sort investing in turkey's next generation : the school-to-work transition and turkey's development
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9810349/investing-turkeys-next-generation-school-to-work-transition-turkeys-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8084
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spelling okr-10986-80842021-04-23T14:02:36Z Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADULT EDUCATION ADULT MALES AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE CALCULATIONS CAREER COUNSELING CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENSUSES COMMODITY COMMUNITY COLLEGES CONSULTATION PROCESS CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA CULTURAL VALUES CURRENCY CURRICULA DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EARNING EARNINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYER PENSION EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTRY POINT EXCHANGE RATE FAMILY INCOME FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE WORKERS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL LABOR MARKET FUTURE GROWTH GENERAL PUBLIC GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES HOUSEWIFE HOUSEWIVES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY INCOME INCOME LEVEL INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TAXES INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMED DECISIONS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT JOB CREATION JOB FAIRS JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SECURITY JOB VACANCY JOB-SEEKERS JOBS LABOR CODE LABOR COST LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ASSESSMENTS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET REFORM LABOR MARKET REFORMS LABOR MARKET SITUATION LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR FORCE LACK OF INFORMATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL LABOR MARKET LOW COSTS LOW EARNINGS LOW EMPLOYMENT LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES MATH MINIMUM WAGE MORTALITY NUMBER OF PEOPLE OCCUPATIONS OLDER WORKERS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION DYNAMICS POPULATION PROJECTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION PREVIOUS ONES PREVIOUS SECTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE TRAINING PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS PROBABILITY PROTECTING WORKERS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE RATES OF RETURN REGULAR WORKERS RESPECT RESPONSIBILITIES RURAL AREAS RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION SECOND JOB SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE SECTOR SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SKILL GROUPS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATE PLANNING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TEENS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRADE UNIONS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SYSTEM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION VOCATIONAL SCHOOL VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE GAP WAGE PREMIUM WAGE PREMIUMS WAGE SECTOR WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGES WITHDRAWAL WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING AGE WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH LABOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH PARTICIPATION This report assesses the prospects for Turkey's youth by examining the 'school-to-work transition'. Turkey needs to invest in its young people to capture the potentially substantial dividend of today's large youth cohort. Because of the sheer number of young people, Turkey's working-age population will expand by over 800,000 every year during the next decade. This so-called 'productive population' will continue to grow until around 2020 when the demographic window starts to close. By that time, Turkey will have the population profile of an aging society. East Asia's economic miracle of the 1970s and 1980s demonstrated that a large youth cohort can propel an economy to very high growth rates. However, the experience in other regions, such as Latin America, has shown that this outcome is by no means guaranteed. Investments made now in today's children and youth will be critical in determining the extent to which Turkey benefits from this 'demographic dividend' While the potential benefits are great, so are the risks if today's large youth cohort does not find its place in tomorrow's labor market and society. The potential downside of this demographic profile is also significant. If Turkey's young people are not well prepared for the world of work and if the labor market does not generate more and better jobs for them, then this large youth cohort will be the source of social and economic pressures and tensions. Indeed, managing the transition into adulthood will be a very important factor in determining how well Turkey achieves the goals of stability, equity, and competitiveness that are at the heart of the Ninth Development Plan. In many respects, Turkey has taken important steps to prepare for this future. Today's young people are more educated and healthier than previous ones, which is a strong base to build on. Educational achievements have been notable, especially in basic education. Enrollments are up at all levels. Some important steps have been taken to modernize the labor market and to establish the foundations for employment institutions and policies suitable for an open, private-sector led economy. 2012-06-14T20:10:56Z 2012-06-14T20:10:56Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9810349/investing-turkeys-next-generation-school-to-work-transition-turkeys-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8084 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Turkey