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The Role of Training Programs for Youth Employment in Nepal: Impact Evaluation Report on the Employment Fund

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dc.contributor.authorChakravarty, Shubha
dc.contributor.authorLundberg, Mattias
dc.contributor.authorNikolov, Plamen
dc.contributor.authorZenker, Juliane
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T21:32:26Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T21:32:26Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThe youth unemployment rate is exceptionally high in developing countries. Because the quality of education is arguably one of the most important determinants of youth's labor force participation, governments worldwide have responded by creating job training and placement services programs. Despite the rapid expansion of skill-enhancement employment programs across the world and the long history of training program evaluations, debates about the causal impact of training-based labor market policies on employment outcomes still persist. Using a quasi-experimental approach, this report presents the short-run effects of skills training and employment placement services in Nepal. Launched in 2009, the intervention provided skills training and employment placement services for more than 40,000 Nepalese youth over a three-year period, including a specialized adolescent girls' initiative that reached 4,410 women ages 16 to 24. The report finds that after three years of the program, the Employment Fund intervention positively improved employment outcomes. Participation in the Employment Fund training program generated an increase in non-farm employment of 15 to 16 percentage points for an overall gain of about 50 percent. The program also generated an average monthly earnings gain of about 72 percent. The report finds significantly larger employment impacts for women than for men, but younger women ages 16 to 24 experienced the same improvements as older females. These employment estimates are comparable, although somewhat higher, than other recent experimental interventions in developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26286952/role-training-programs-youth-employment-nepal-impact-evaluation-report-employment-fund
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7656
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24232
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7656
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectREGULAR ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectFEMALE PARTICIPANTS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectSELF-CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSPONSORS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectEXAMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD SKILLS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectEX-COMBATANTS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectSELF- CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectWORKSHOPS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECTS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEARLY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectOUTREACH ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectCONTROL OVER RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectTRAINING SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleThe Role of Training Programs for Youth Employment in Nepalen
dc.title.subtitleImpact Evaluation Report on the Employment Funden
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Vocational & Technical Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.unitSocial Protection and Labor Global Practice Group; and the Gender Cross-Cutting Solutions Area
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