Publication:
Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBrudevold-Newman, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorUbfal, Diego Javier
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T18:36:41Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T18:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-11
dc.description.abstractYoung adults seeking to enter the labor market often confront a skills mismatch with firms reporting difficulty finding new entrants with appropriate levels of soft skills. This paper reports findings from a randomized controlled trial in Rwanda in which recent graduates from tertiary education were randomly assigned to a two-week intensive soft skills training program developed and delivered by staff of the University of Rwanda. Results indicate that the program facilitated accelerated entry into the labor market in a period characterized by COVID-19-related disruptions. These effects dissipated over the following year as more jobs became available in the economy and the control group's employment caught up with that of the treatment group. The paper finds evidence of significant job network expansion for participants of the training, which could have led to faster labor market entry for the treated youth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448406202334384/IDU065fafe530be290477f0a9e80a50bdad3c28f
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10489
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39979
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10489
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSOFT SKILLS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectTRANSITION FROM WORK TO SCHOOL
dc.subjectJOB NETWORKING
dc.subjectRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT)
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET IMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
dc.titleReturns to Soft Skills Training in Rwandaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleReturns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda
okr.date.disclosure2023-06-20
okr.date.lastmodified2023-06-20T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448406202334384/IDU065fafe530be290477f0a9e80a50bdad3c28f
okr.guid099448406202334384
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-65fafe53-be29-477f-a9e8-a50bdad3c28f
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10489
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10489
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34098278
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34098278
okr.identifier.reportWPS10489
okr.import.id1039
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448406202334384/pdf/IDU065fafe530be290477f0a9e80a50bdad3c28f.pdfen
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.unitGender Director (HGNDR)
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI)
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
IDU065fafe530be290477f0a9e80a50bdad3c28f.pdf
Size:
540.86 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
IDU065fafe530be290477f0a9e80a50bdad3c28f.txt
Size:
175.39 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Policy Research Working Papers