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Skills Employers Seek: Results of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Survey

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dc.contributor.authorRutkowski, Jan J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-20T15:37:50Z
dc.date.available2015-08-20T15:37:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-19
dc.description.abstractThe note presents the results of the STEP employer skills survey. The survey was implemented in early 2013 using a stratified sample of 354 firms. The firms were stratified by activity and firm size, with a booster sample of large firms. Post-stratification weights were used to make the results representative of firm size. The structure of the sample by activity, size and some other characteristics is presented in annex one. The small sample size implies that the estimates are subject to a wide margin of error. This problem is mitigated by the fact it is qualitative rather than quantitative results that are of primary interest. One should bear in mind that the survey’s results represent subjective perceptions, and as such should be taken with a grain of salt (for example, the employers may express exaggerated views). There are some additional limitations resulting from the survey’s design. It uses a pre-determined list of skills, which may or may not correspond with the skills that employers themselves are concerned about. Moreover, the skills are generic in nature, and not occupation specific. Skills are divided into groups (see below), and it is not possible to compare the importance of specific skills between groups (only within groups). Finally, the survey looks at skills of only two types of workers, highly skilled college graduates, and less skilled high school graduates (see below). These two groups are very heterogeneous, with a substantial variation in the skill set demanded from workers within a group. The upshot is that the survey’s results are very general in nature and as such are meant to highlight the importance of the skills gap problem, rather than to examine skill gaps specific to different types of workers and occupations. Put differently, the results are intended to inform the public debate on skills and education policy, rather than to identify specific skills-related problems. The note is structured as follows. Section one provides background information on the skill structure of employment, and presents evidence on a skills shortage in Armenia. Section two is central. It examines the demand for skills and the skills gap. It identifies skills that determine the employers hiring decisions, and skills that young job applicant most frequently lack. Section three focuses on firm organized training as a way of coping with a skills shortage. Section four concludes and discusses policy implications of the analysis.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919387/skills-employers-seek-results-armenia-step-employer-skills-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22530
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22530
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OFFICES
dc.subjectEDUCATION CYCLE
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET NEEDS
dc.subjectWHITE COLLAR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectSKILLED PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SUCCESS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectTHINKING
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectSKILL GROUP
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectEDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectCRITICAL THINKING
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectCRAFTSMEN
dc.subjectABILITY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectWRITING SKILLS
dc.subjectNEEDS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRMS
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSKILL GROUPS
dc.subjectFIRM ENTRY
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectLITERACY SKILLS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRM
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKER
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectEDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectSKILL SHORTAGES
dc.subjectCLERKS
dc.subjectJOB VACANCIES
dc.subjectJOB TURNOVER
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectSCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectLANGUAGE LITERACY
dc.subjectWORKFORCE SKILLS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectADVANCED SKILLS
dc.subjectETHICS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectWRITING
dc.subjectEMPLOYABILITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectPERSONALITY TRAITS
dc.subjectLITERACY LITERACY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectSKILL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectEXPERIENCE
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACTIVITY
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
dc.subjectSKILL SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.subjectCREATIVE THINKING
dc.titleSkills Employers Seeken
dc.title.subtitleResults of the Armenia STEP Employer Skills Surveyen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-08-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:29:41.143692Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919387/skills-employers-seek-results-armenia-step-employer-skills-survey
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryArmenia
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicAccess Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitSocial Protect Labor - GP (GSPDR)
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